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We were all little kids with big baseball dreams at one point in our lives. But for a bunch of 11- and 12-year-olds from Henderson, Nev., and Pariba, Curacao, they had the ultimate honor of battling it out for the Little League Baseball World Series championship Sunday. But the ones from Pariba came out on top thanks to a strong all-around performance, beating Henderson 11-2. Pariba went undefeated in the tournament, but had a slow start Sunday, trailing 2-0 before going to work. This was Curacao’s second championship, joining the 2oo4 team.
Today’s Headlines
Bizarre HR Gives Rays Sweep Of Padres
When is the last out of the game actually a game-tying homer? When the outfielder runs into the wall and loses his grip on a terrific catch. That is what happened at the end of the San Diego Padres–Tampa Bay Rays game. The Rays used that fortune to steal a 5-4 victory from the Padres. Let’s set the stage: Superstar Padres closer Mason Miller was in to protect a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth. Junior Caminero had a leadoff single, but it looked like he might be stranded there as Miller got the next two hitters. Jonny DeLuca lofted an 0-1 slider down the left-field line toward the foul pole. Left fielder Samad Taylor raced over and initially caught the ball, but lost it over the fence as he banged into the short wall, going for a tying homer instead of a game-ending catch. Two innings later, after the Padres had taken 4-3 lead, the Rays scored one run on a bases-loaded error and got the walk-off when DeLuca lined one over Taylor’s head with one out in the 11th. While the Rays maintained their perch as the AL’s best team, the Padres were knocked a half-game out of the last NL wild card, trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Here’s The Catch: Yankees Roll
Can a disputed catch lead to a 15-run loss? Not ordinarily, but this might be one of those extraordinary times. A line drive that was ruled a trap and upheld by replay in a 0-0 game led to a five-run inning by the New York Yankees, who went on to crush the rival Boston Red Sox 16-1 to take three of four games in the series. Hard to tell whether that decision turned the tide in the game, but it certainly helped that rally. Heliot Ramos hit a three-run homer, his first with the Yankees, to cap that five-run inning, then the Yankees put it away with a nine-run eighth inning. Austin Wells homered twice in that huge eighth inning, becoming the first player to go deep twice in a single inning of a game he did not start. Paul Goldschmidt and José Caballero also drove in three runs as the second-place Yankees stayed 4½ games behind the Rays in the AL East and moved four games ahead of the Red Sox in the battle for the top AL wild-card spot. The Red Sox are five games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians, who hold the final berth.
Meanwhile, Red Sox radio announcer Will Flemming suggested a Boston pitcher should throw at Wells and that he should start a fight with the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr., whom he called a “bush league player” for stealing with a six-run lead.
Reds’ 4 HRs Enough To Offset Crow-Armstrong’s 2
Pete Crow-Armstrong can hit all the homers he wants. But if his Chicago Cubs don’t get better pitching down the stretch, their postseason position will become precarious. Crow-Armstrong hit his fourth and fifth homers in the last two days, but they didn’t amount to much after left-handed starter Shota Imanaga gave up six runs over five innings in a 7-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the NL Central’s last-place team. The loss dropped the Cubs into a tie for the NL’s No. 1 wild card with the Philadelphia Phillies. Reds right-handed starter Chase Burns struck out seven over 5⅔ innings and rookie Sal Stewart hit one of four homers for Cincinnati and homered in his third consecutive game, givinghim 31 this year, the second-most by a Reds rookie. Tyler Stephenson, Héctor Rodríguez and Dane Myers also went deep for the Reds. Stewart’s solo homer lifted his MLB-leading RBI total to 105. Crow-Armstrong hit yet another leadoff homer in the bottom of the first, his second straight game and the ninth time this year, and added a solo shot in the ninth, giving him 38 0n the season, moving into second in MLB, trailing the 40 by Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. The Cubs now welcome the MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers to Wrigley Field for four games between the NL Central rivals. The Brewers have an eight-game lead in the division over the Cubs.
Scherzer Punches Out 10, Continues All-Time Climb
We don’t know for sure whether this will be Max Scherzer’s final season. If it is, the right-handed starter is going out strong. Allowing one hit over seven shutout innings, Scherzer struck out 10 to move into ninth place on the MLB’s career list in the Toronto Blue Jays‘ 7-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. It was a spectacular performance by the 42-year-old. Alejandro Kirk and Kazuma Okamoto homered for the Jays. Scherzer’s latest and perhaps last double-digit strikeout game moved him past Gaylord Perry and into ninth place on the career strikeout list with his 10th strikeout of the day, fanning Cal Raleigh.
Most strikeouts all-time:1. Nolan Ryan: 5,7142. Randy Johnson: 4,8753. Roger Clemens: 4,6724. Steve Carlton: 4,1365. Bert Blyleven: 3,7016. Tom Seaver: 3,6407. Don Sutton: 3,5748. Justin Verlander: 3,5549. Max Scherzer: 3,53510. Gaylord Perry: 3,534
— Sarah Langs (@slangsonsports.bsky.social) 2026-08-30T20:34:55.308Z
D’backs Veterans Meet, Ready For Marte Return
Four team leaders met with Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo the previous weekend to discuss the Ketel Marte situation as the team contends for a playoff berth. The second baseman famously did not report to Fenway Park for an Aug. 17 game against the Boston Red Sox and has not been around the team since for what has been deemed a “personal issue.” Marte was initially put on the team’s restricted list before he and his agent met with Hazen and Lovullo in Arizona and, following an MRI, then going on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his left knee. Four players — Corbin Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo, Nolan Arenado and Eduardo Rodriguez — discussed Marte’s impending return and whether they want him in the lineup. According to the Arizona Republic, the players will accept the mercurial second baseman back into the clubhouse as soon as soon as today. “I don’t have a whole lot to say on it, other than we’re going to welcome him, we’re going to try to win some ball games,” Arenado said.
By The Numbers
1,000 Cleveland Guardians superstar José Ramírez homered and notched his 1,000th career single in a 11-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
12 Baltimore Orioles star Gunnar Henderson went 4-for-4 with two homers and a triple for 12 total bases in an 8-5 victory over the A’s.
7 Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed starter Tyler Glasnow, in his second start since coming off the injured list, struck out six over seven innings in a 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
2018 Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starter Braxton Ashcraft struck out nine over 5⅔ innings in a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming the team’s first 14-game winner since 2018.
200 Milwaukee Brewers catcher Gary Sánchez hit his 200th career homer in a 7-4 loss to the Texas Rangers. It was Sanchez’s 11th homer this season.
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Injuries and Other Moves
⚾ Boston Red Sox left fielder Roman Anthony (torn ligament in right wrist and hand) and shortstop Trevor Story (sports hernia) were activated from the 60-day injured list.
⚾ All-Star Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was placed on the 10-day IL with a right hip impingement.
⚾ Seattle Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock went on the 15-day IL with a strained left adductor.
⚾ San Diego Padres left fielder-infielder Luis Rengifo (strained right knee) and first baseman Gavin Sheets (sprained left foot) went on the 10-day IL.
⚾ St. Louis Cardinals rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt was placed on the 10-day IL with tendinitis in his right wrist.
Articles You Should Read
What Posey and Vitello are saying about the Giants manager’s future — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle
Bittersweet day as Red Sox option popular, productive players — Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic
No two ways about it: Ohtani should not pitch again this season — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Lefty lessons: Why Rangers’ Carter can learn from watching Brewers’ left-handed hitters — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News
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