Mets eliminate Phillies and advance to National League series

Mets eliminate Phillies and advance to National League series

New York. Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his last important swing in an extraordinary season full of similar feats, and the New York Mets reached the MLB National League Championship Series for the first time in nine years with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Puerto Rican Edwin Díaz … Read more

Dodgers beat Padres and advance to Championship Series

Dodgers beat Padres and advance to Championship Series

Los Angeles. Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Yu Darvish in a historic playoff duel between Japanese starters and the Los Angeles Dodgers relied on home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday, thus settling in in the National League Championship Series. Yamamoto allowed two hits in five innings … Read more

Tigres and Royals win at home at the start of the Major League playoffs

Tigres and Royals win at home at the start of the Major League playoffs

Tarik Skubal has become one of the best starters in the Major Leagues. With pitches that smoked yesterday at Minute Maid Park, home of the brand new Astros, the number one candidate to win the American League Cy Young Award led the Detroit Tigers to victory (3-1) against Houston, in the start of the wild … Read more

With a home run by Tatis Jr., Padres defeat Braves

With a home run by Tatis Jr., Padres defeat Braves

San Diego. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer in his first playoff start in four years. With this and the 12 strikeouts that Michael King recorded, the San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-0 in the first game of their National League wild card series in the Major Leagues. Tatis’ 415-foot shot … Read more

Detroit and Kansas City advance to the American League divisional round

Detroit and Kansas City advance to the American League divisional round

Houston. Cuban Andy Ibáñez broke the tie by emptying the bases with a double in Detroit’s four-run rally in the eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory this Wednesday, in the second game of their American League wild card series. Parker Meadows hit a home run and Detroit stopped … Read more

Lawsuit filed to prevent auction of Ohtani’s 50th home run ball

Lawsuit filed to prevent auction of Ohtani’s 50th home run ball

Miami. A Florida man requested a temporary injunction to prevent the ball with which Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th home run of this season from going to auction, arguing that it was stolen moments after he had taken possession of it. An urgent hearing was scheduled for Thursday in Miami Dade County in connection with … Read more

Cubs pull off no-hitter against Pirates

Cubs pull off no-hitter against Pirates

ChicagoShota Imanaga and two relievers combined to pitch a no-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs, led by Mexican Isaac Paredes, routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 on Monday. Imanaga, a 31-year-old right-hander in his first season with the Cubs after pitching in Japan for eight seasons, struck out seven and walked two in seven innings. He threw … Read more