The Rockies have 10 more chances to clear themselves of infamy by association.

Colorado dropped its fourth straight game on Wednesday at Coors Field, an 8-4 defeat to the Marlins to clinch the club’s 41st series defeat this season. The loss sank Colorado to 41-111 as the Rockies still need one more win to ensure they don’t tie the 2024 ...Read more

Dave Roberts started out of the dugout with a walk.

Once Blake Snell caught his gaze, it turned into a trot.

With two out in the seventh inning, and Snell trying to put the finishing touches on his best performance in a Dodgers uniform, Roberts appeared to be coming to the mound after a pair of walks to turn to his shaky bullpen with a three-...Read more

DETROIT — Things just keep getting tighter and tighter.

For the second night in a row, the Cleveland Guardians made the biggest plays defensively and got the biggest hits.

Three two-out RBI singles provided the margin of victory Wednesday night as the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 in front of 34,415 at Comerica Park.

The loss cut ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Chandler Simpson was everywhere, and Ian Seymour was locked in as the Rays beat the Blue Jays, 2-1, to end a three-game skid.

Simpson delivered the game-winning single in the seventh inning, kept the Rays in the lead with his heroics in center field and used his speed to score the game’s first run.

Seymour, making only his ...Read more

NEW YORK — The San Diego Padres are who they are on offense.

They know they are at their best when they accept that and commit to scratching and clawing and taking what the game gives them.

But they also believe they are capable of being more.

They were both on Wednesday. They had to be.

They relied on both small ball and the long ball, ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Their winning streak is done, ending at 10 games.

The Mariners went from leading by one run going into the bottom of the eighth inning to trailing by three runs going into the top of the ninth after one of their best relievers couldn’t hold a one-run lead or finish the inning.

How?

A two-run home run by Adam Frazier in ...Read more

Trent Grisham’s price keeps going up.

The New York Yankees’ impending free agent drilled two homers on Wednesday night — his third in two games — as the Bombers defeated the Minnesota Twins 10-5 in the rubber match of a three-game set. Grisham’s first homer of the night was a solo shot to tie the game at two in the top of the third ...Read more

PHOENIX — The San Francisco Giants aren’t not done quite yet.

After only mustering one hit through the first 10 innings, the Giants put up in the top of the 11th inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon, snapping a four-game losing streak and keeping their fading playoff hopes alive.

San Francisco and Arizona both...Read more

CHICAGO — The circle of Chicago Cubs life led me to Gallagher Way on Wednesday afternoon to watch Craig Counsell’s team clinch a postseason spot on the big screen video board outside Wrigley Field.

A dozen or so others also made the trip out to the park, and let out a mini-roar when Cubs left fielder Ian Happ caught the final out of an 8-4 ...Read more

CHICAGO — There’s running wild, and then there’s what the Orioles did against the White Sox on Wednesday afternoon.

Baltimore (72-80) tied a team record with seven stolen bases in its 3-1 win over Chicago, coming out with an aggressive game plan and executing it without being caught to earn a sweep and 3-3 split in their penultimate road ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Pop the champagne bottles: The Chicago Cubs are heading to the postseason.

The Cubs clinched a playoff spot Wednesday with their 8-4 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s their first postseason berth since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and first in a full season since 2018.

They’re well positioned to host a wild-card...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani said he is prepared to make a six-inning start in October. He said he is open to pitching out of the bullpen, even if remaining in the game after a relief appearance might require him to play in the outfield.

His unspoken reasons for wanting to do so are obvious: The Dodgers are terrible.

They aren't terrible ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The difference between a 76-win team that fancies itself still in the wild-card hunt and the 74-win team that, inch by inch, recedes from such notions was clear from the opportunities exploited.

The Cincinnati Reds used all three of starter Andre Pallante’s walks to generate runs for a 6-2 victory against the Cardinals on ...Read more

NEW YORK — Cal Raleigh might not be done making history just yet.

When the Seattle Mariners slugger struck his 55th home run of the year on Tuesday night, he broke a tie with Mickey Mantle to set a new single-season record for homers by a switch-hitter.

And when Raleigh clubbed his 56th home run in his very next at-bat, he tied Ken Griffey ...Read more

It was a stressful decision. But it shouldn’t have been so consequential.

In the middle of the fifth inning Tuesday night, Shohei Ohtani returned to the Dodgers’ dugout after a clean inning of work on the mound. Waiting for him at the top step was manager Dave Roberts, who (according to the SportsNet LA television broadcast) wanted to ask ...Read more

Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer loves to talk about the fight in his team, even when it goes down swinging. It happened again Tuesday night at cold and rainy Coors Field, where the Rockies fell 6-5 to the Marlins.

“It’s a testament to the guys, they could have folded early,” Schaeffer said for the umpteenth time during the worst ...Read more

PHOENIX — For the second time in the last four days, the Giants have scored four runs in the first inning against a left-handed pitcher. For the second time in the last four games, the Giants have failed to protect that early lead.

San Francisco dropped its fourth straight game on Tuesday night at Chase Field, losing 6-5 to the Arizona ...Read more

The Yankees didn’t forget their bats on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins.

The night after tallying two hits in their shutout loss, the Bombers broke out the lumber, recording 16 hits to hang on and defeat the Twins, 10-9, and even the three-game series. It was a big night for Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s lineup, which included 10 ...Read more