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Let’s not bury the lede. The Baltimore Orioles went from being no-hit through eight-and-two-thirds innings and losing 3-0 to winning the game last night. Yes, that’s right. They scored four unanswered runs with one out remaining to beat, not just anyone, but the vaunted Los Angeles Dodgers. If it sounds improbable, it’s because it is. According to Jayson Stark of The Athletic and all available play-by-play data, this has never happened before. Never. Major League Baseball, everyone. Even after 149 years, it’s still surprising us.
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Today’s Headlines
Orioles Complete the Impossible
Isn’t it ironic? On the night the Baltimore Orioles celebrated Cal Ripken Jr., the man who was always available, the Orioles’ offense didn’t show up — Literally. The Los Angeles Dodgers almost no-hit the Orioles. And they were one out away from doing so until Jackson Holliday halted Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s no-hitter with a solo shot. It was a bemusing button to the night. But then it became a lit fuse. One by one, the Orioles loaded the bases and made it 3-2. Not satisfied with a feel-good effort, Orioles third baseman Emmanuel Rivera rocketed a game-winning walk-off single to complete maybe the craziest 4-3 comeback in recent memory. Now, that’s how you honor an icon.
Yankees On Toronto’s Tail
With a 2-1 win yesterday over the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees are officially in play for the AL East crown. The Yankees got the win, not thanks to their stars, but their secondary options. Outfielder Jasson Domínguez started the scoring, lacing an RBI single in the second, while catcher Austin Wells tallied runs two and three. Likewise, it wasn’t starters Carlos Rodón or Max Fried who belittled the Blue Jays’ bats. That honor goes to Luis Gil, who allowed just three hits and one run over six strong innings. That’s not to say Gil didn’t get some help. Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger threw a strike to cut down Toronto’s Bo Bichette to keep the game 2-1. New York is now just three games back of Toronto in the East with 20 games to go. The former will try to make up more ground in today’s series finale.
Brown and deGrom Throwdown in Texas
Houston Astros starter Hunter Brown did something few can: Get the better of Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom. Brown outdueled his elder with a night of the usual highs and odd lows. For instance, Brown struck out eight over six scoreless. Pretty standard. What’s not is the amount of trouble he had to wade through, with four hits and three walks allowed. Nonetheless, Brown survived, lowering his ERA to 2.17. As for deGrom, he was nearly just as good, save for two solo shots, the first from Astros first baseman Christian Walker, the second from outfielder Yordan Alvarez. The Astros bullpen picked up where Brown left off, and the offense exploded, securing the 11-0 dub.
Cincy Keeps Itself Alive
New York Mets pitcher Jonah Tong allowed three hits in his second Major League start. The only problem is that each hit was a home run that catapulted the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-3 win. Yet despite that, Tong still pitched six solid innings. And maybe that would’ve been enough had the Mets’ offense shown up. Instead, they were dormant for a change, mostly due to a strong start from Brady Singer. The loss doesn’t hurt New York the way the win helps Cincinnati. The Reds remain on the outside looking in, being five games back as of this morning, but every little bit helps.
St. Louis Steals One
Down 2-0 with three outs to go and with just three hits to their name, the St. Louis Cardinals looked cooked. Then, they were anything but with a wild 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. It started slowly, with singles from infielders Nolan Gorman and Masyn Winn. A hit-by-pitch one batter later loaded the bases and put unabashed hope back into Busch Stadium. Second baseman Thomas Saggese bolstered that feeling with an RBI single, and outfielder Jordan Walker fulfilled it with a walk-off RBI double.
Skubal Shines
To the shock of no one, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal made mincemeat out of the Chicago White Sox in a 6-0 win. Skubal struck out six over seven shutout innings and allowed just two hits and one walk. It was domination. Over his last four starts, the reigning Cy Young winner and presumptive favorite to repeat in 2025, has a 0.33 ERA and 0.77 WHIP with 32 strikeouts to his ledger. The Tigers’ offense, meanwhile, rode a five-run fourth to the win.
R.I.P. Davey Johnson
Davey Johnson, a former All-Star second baseman and manager of the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Washington Nationals, passed away on Friday. Johnson was a baseball lifer, making the Majors in 1965 as a player and leaving for good in 2013 after a three-year managerial stint in D.C. Of his stops, Johnson achieved the most with the Mets. Over seven seasons in New York, Johnson went 595-417 and piloted the club toward two NL East titles, and most famously, the 1986 World Series championship. For his efforts as a player and manager, both the Mets and Orioles named Johnson to their Hall of Fames. Johnson was 82.
Best Moments From Yesterday
Orioles Honor Ripken Jr.
Thirty years ago, Cal Ripken Jr. became baseball’s ultimate iron man. Yesterday, the Orioles celebrated the anniversary in full.
A product of Baltimore, by Baltimore, and for Baltimore. pic.twitter.com/EeLsivvucl
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 6, 2025
Cedanne’s Cannot be Contained
Ceddanne Rafaela with another catch of the year candidate. So, y’know, just another day that ends in a “y.”
CATCH OF THE YEAR?!?!
CEDDANNE RAFAELA, WE HAVE NO WORDS 🤯 pic.twitter.com/D8c4TxLrpJ
— MLB (@MLB) September 7, 2025
Blaze Rebuts
Maybe Blaze Alexander saw Ceddanne Rafaela’s catch and, like us all, was inspired.
WHAT IS GOING ON TONIGHT?! 😮
Blaze Alexander robbed this baseball right out of the front row 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oH7EO37FeJ
— MLB (@MLB) September 7, 2025
Barger Barges In
Yankees catcher Austin Wells might’ve had a better day if not for Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger.
Addison Barger makes an incredible diving catch to take away extra bases from the Yankees 👏 pic.twitter.com/wR0C7LgYJb
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 6, 2025
J-Rod x2
The Seattle Mariners are struggling. Thankfully, Julio Rodríguez powered them ahead Saturday.
Julio Rodríguez’s 2nd homer of the night makes it 30 on the season!
He has 4 homers and 8 RBI in his last 4 games. pic.twitter.com/bU8d2SOyKS
— Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) September 7, 2025
Verlander Vaults Ahead
And just like that, Justin Verlander passes Gaylord Perry. Next up, Don Sutton.
With his 3,535th strikeout, Justin Verlander has surpassed #ForeverGiant Gaylord Perry for 8th place on the all-time strikeout leaderboard 👏 pic.twitter.com/Gxwssn5vZV
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) September 7, 2025
Injuries and Other Moves
⚾ After exiting early Friday, Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. underwent an MRI on Saturday to determine what’s wrong with his back. Manager Matt Quatraro said the organization feels that Witt is only dealing with muscle spasms, but they’re awaiting results for certainty.
⚾ Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong departed Saturday’s game with a right knee contusion. The source: When Crow-Armstrong fouled a sinker off his right knee. The good news is PCA finished the at-bat and ran the bases. The bad news is he’d hobble off the field and not return to the field.
⚾ With his 450th plate appearance of the season, Seattle Mariners infielder Jorge Polanco officially vested his 2026 player option. The option allows Polanco to return to Seattle’s shores in 2026 or wade into free agency’s open waters.
⚾ With catcher Dalton Rushing going to the 10-day IL, the Los Angeles Dodgers are down another backstop. Rushing, who’s filled in as of late for All-Star Will Smith, will join him on the IL due to a right shin contusion. Triple-A catcher Chuckie Robinson will join the Dodgers in the meantime.
⚾ Detroit Tigers pitcher Alex Cobb will officially miss the rest of the 2025 season. Cobb, 37, will undergo hip surgery to address what’s kept him off the field this season. More than ending his season, the injury could prompt Cobb to retire, but that decision won’t be made until the offseason.
⚾ After being DFA’d earlier last week, the Chicago White Sox officially outrighted right-hander Bryse Wilson to Triple-A Charlotte.
⚾ The New York Mets signed left-handed pitcher Joe La Sorsa to a minor league contract yesterday. La Sorsa, a New York Native, recently elected free agency instead of a minor league option from the Cincinnati Reds. In just five appearances this season, La Sorsa carries a 10.80 ERA.
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