DENVER — A sellout crowd of 47,587 came to Coors Field on Friday night for the fireworks, and, perhaps, to see future Hall of Famer Mike Trout hit his 400th career home run.

As a bonus, the fans saw the Rockies beat the Angels, 7-6, for their 42nd win of the season. That means Colorado officially dodged baseball infamy. The White Sox, who ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Pablo López grabbed the loose baseball and shoveled it to first baseman Kody Clemens in one motion, retiring Angel Martinez by a step. López briefly laid on the grass, face down and arms akimbo, as though dead.

Think of it as a metaphor for the Twins’ season.

López laughed as he got up, but the death-defying play did its ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — What could be the last Busch Stadium appearance in the same game for two players acquired to lead the Cardinals back to October relevance allowed them both to do what they had so well.

Nolan Arenado, the cornerstone player acquired ahead of the 2021 season to create a dynamic duo with Paul Goldschmidt, had the runaway hit for the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The postseason looks more likely by the day for the Mets.

Juan Soto‘s three-run shot in the bottom of the fourth capped off a six-run inning that gave the Mets a lead they never looked back from in their 12-6 win over the Nationals. Soto’s 42nd home run of the season — a new career-high — sent Citi Field into a frenzy and ...Read more

At his best Jarren Duran is a game-changing talent, but this year the speedy outfielder has rarely been at his best against lefties. His struggles had reached a point where on Tuesday Red Sox manager Alex Cora batted him eighth against a lefty despite the club’s recent offensive malaise.

But facing one of baseball’s toughest southpaws on ...Read more

DETROIT — If what the Tigers experienced Friday night, especially in the first two innings, wasn’t rock bottom, nobody wants to see what lies beneath.

The Tigers endured their fourth consecutive loss, seventh in their last eight games and 16th in their last 23. And this one was in the no-compete category, beaten by the Atlanta Braves, a ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — For the second time this season, Mitch Keller took the mound for what could be his final home outing at PNC Park. This time, he couldn’t deliver the same quality start he spun in July.

Keller allowed four runs in five innings, as the Pirates lost, 4-3, to the Athletics on Friday night at PNC Park. The Pirates, who left 11 ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Two weeks ago, after Trevor Rogers was asked about being named the American League’s best pitcher in August, he was asked about his surprise Cy Young Award case despite missing the first two months of the season.

“I haven’t put a whole lot of thought to it,” Rogers said.

After another stellar outing Friday, Rogers has ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Anybody who attempts to predict the MLB postseason should only do so with an explicit acknowledgment that the MLB postseason is impossible to predict. Just ask the Dodgers, who have been the biggest, baddest team in the National League heading into virtually every postseason over ...Read more

BALTIMORE — With a career year nearing its end, Trent Grisham is going to get a raise on the open market this winter.

Whether that comes via a long-term deal or a one-year qualifying offer remains to be seen, but a source confirmed to the New York Daily News that the going rate for the latter will be approximately $22 million this offseason. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers fans pay up, in significant numbers and in significant amounts, to watch their team on SportsNet LA: Home team, home channel.

Not on Friday, though, when Clayton Kershaw takes the mound for what might well be the final time at Dodger Stadium.

The exclusive broadcast rights for the game belong to Apple TV+, as part of a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto was not at his most efficient Thursday night.

Which meant, even though he pitched 51/3 scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants, he left the fate of the game to the Dodgers' shaky bullpen.

So often on nights like these recently, such a scenario would be a recipe for disaster. Given the way things ...Read more

BALTIMORE — With the Yankees’ hopes of a division title dwindling, the club capitalized on a chance to gain ground in the American League East on Thursday as Max Fried dominated the Orioles in a 7-0 win.

The series-opening triumph at Camden Yards followed losses from Toronto, Boston and Detroit and gave the Bombers an 86-67 record with nine...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The holy grail is upon them.

For the first time in franchise history, and in the year after a global superstar led them to a World Series championship, the Dodgers will hit 4 million in attendance this season.

The Dodgers have led the major league in attendance every year since 2013, the first full season under the Guggenheim ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Last year, in the middle of a World Series celebration he had spent two decades dreaming about, Clayton Kershaw took the mic at Dodger Stadium and made a declaration.

“I love you guys, thank you!” he shouted to an adoring Chavez Ravine crowd.

“Dodger for life!”

On Thursday, that distinction was cemented.

After 18 ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — He came to town as a quiet Texas kid charged with carrying Hollywood's team.

For 18 years, in greatness and in grief, through sweet dreams and bitter despair, he did exactly that.

He was splendid. He was awful. He set records. He ruined seasons. He was passionately embraced. He was loudly booed.

For 18 years, Clayton Kershaw ...Read more

DENVER — The 2025 Rockies’ motto: Too little, too late, too bad.

As has become their custom during their historically bad season, the Rockies made some late-inning noise Thursday afternoon at Coors Field, scoring four runs in the ninth. A solo homer by Blaine Crim, an RBI double by Ryan Ritter, and a two-run homer by Mickey Moniak powered ...Read more