Day: September 30, 2018

LA clinches postseason spot, keeps heat on RoxLA clinches postseason spot, keeps heat on Rox

Manny Machado’s go-ahead RBI triple in the eighth inning propelled the Dodgers to a 10-6 win over the Giants at AT&T Park on Saturday, which clinched a spot in the postseason for the sixth consecutive season, the longest streak in MLB. Los Angeles is guaranteed no worse than a Wild Card berth — with a sixth consecutive National League West title still possible.

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Yanks pass ’97 M’s for single-season HR markYanks pass ’97 M’s for single-season HR mark

On his first day trying on the pinstripes, Giancarlo Stanton memorably remarked that his new teammates would make him “feel sorry for the baseballs.” Nine and a half months later, these Yankees stand alone as the most powerful lineup in Major League history. Gleyber Torres connected for the Bombers’ 265th home run in Saturday’s 8-5 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park, establishing a new all-time record for homers in a single season by a club. Stanton extended the record in the seventh inning, and the Yanks have nine remaining innings to add more.

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