#Mets #apologize #Marlins #field #debacle #forced #doubleheader #- NEW YORK — The sloppy field that caused a costly postponement for the Miami Marlins left the New York Mets all wet. Mets owner Steven Cohen apologized to the Marlins on Wednesday for the circumstances that led to Tuesday night’s series opener between the teams getting washed out. The game was…
#Marlins #pull #Cubs #wild #card #twinbill #split #Mets #- NEW YORK — After a long day on a dry field in Queens, the Miami Marlins still hold their playoff prospects in their own hands. Jon Berti hit a leadoff homer to complete his twi-night cycle and Miami pulled even in the down-to-the-wire race for the…
#Yankees #Cole #puts #finishing #touches #season #2hit #shutout #- TORONTO — Gerrit Cole pitched a two-hitter to near his second AL ERA title, Aaron Judge homered twice and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 on Wednesday night to ensure they won’t finish with a losing record. Cole (15-4) faced two batters over minimum,…
#Sanchez #strong #possibility #meaningful #playoff #work PHILADELPHIA — By the time the Phillies arrived in their clubhouse Wednesday after their raucous postseason-clinching Tuesday victory party, the champagne had dried and the cigar ashes had been vacuumed . The next step in the wind-down process would be the responsibility of Rob Thomson, who would have five…
#Fielding #whiz #center #bad #plate PHILADELPHIA — The popped corks came after the base hit, the base hit came after the opportunity and the opportunity came after the loose screw. Such has been the unlikely, unexpected chain of baseball circumstances that has begun to build the legend of Johan Rojas. “I’m not going to lie…
#Team #party #anthem #added #color #postgame #celebration PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper rushed to the field with his Phillies teammates Tuesday night, ready to kickstart another postseason clinching bash. But Harper — and all the Phillies — needed to hear the song to really believe the playoff berth was real. Philadelphia had to play the anthem…
#Acuña #Ohtani #seasons #MVP #picks #- On Sept. 2, the Braves and Dodgers were deadlocked, 1-1, as the game headed into the 10th inning. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker decided to use a speedster, Nicky Lopez, to pinch run for his ghost runner at second base. The Braves went to win the game in the tenth….
#Brooks #Robinson #Orioles #baseman #Gold #Gloves #dies #age #- BALTIMORE — Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86. The Orioles announced his death in a joint statement with Robinson’s family Tuesday….
#Wells #2run #9th #lifts #Yankees #win #Blue #Jays #- TORONTO — Rookie catcher Austin Wells hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Tuesday night. Michael King and two relievers combined on a three-hitter to help the Yankees improve to a major league-best 18-9…
#challenges #postseasonbound #Phillies #flinched PHILADELPHIA — No one quite knows who ultimately gives the OK to start wheeling crates of champagne into a fall-time baseball clubhouse, only that when it happens there is no reason to look back. “I never thought about it,” Rob Thomson was saying the other day, admitting that in-house celebrations are…
