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Enjoy it while you can, folks. We only have two Saturdays left in the regular season. Thankfully, this latest was a humdinger. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox renewed the best rivalry in sports. Boston even went so far as to bring out David Ortiz to throw the first pitch before yesterday’s game. Elsewhere, the New York Mets, who are in danger of falling out of the wildcard, hosted the Rangers, a club in pursuit of a final spot in the AL. Speaking of the playoffs, the Milwaukee Brewers punched their ticket yesterday. It’s all happening, just not for much longer.
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Today’s Headlines
Jazz Jumps The Sox
The Yankees were almost singlehandedly led to a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. The kicker? It was second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. leading the charge instead of star outfielder Aaron Judge. Chisholm accounted for runs two, three, and four, relying on two singles and a home run. All told, he went 3-4 with three RBIs. Starter Max Fried matched Chisholm some, allowing just two earned runs over five-and-a-third innings despite constant traffic. With a Blue Jays win (spoiler), the win doesn’t move the needle much for the Yankees. For the Sox, though, they’re just two games ahead in the wildcard race.
Mets Keep Free Falling
Losers of eight straight with a 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday, the New York Mets are cratering like few have. This latest comes with its own heartbreak. The Mets, carried by rookie pitcher Brandon Sproat, blanked the Rangers through six. All they needed from their bullpen was six outs. That was too tall a task. Texas DH Joc Pederson hit a sacrifice fly to cut the 2-0 lead in half, and pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez tied the game. The Rangers’ relievers kept the Mets’ offense quiet while their unit got back to work in the ninth. Infielder Cody Freeman ignited the charge against Mets closer Edwin Diaz, and outfielder Wyatt Langford notched the game-winning single. Due to the loss, New York is no longer in control of its playoff destiny for the first time this season.
Milwaukee Magic
The Milwaukee Brewers kept their magical season going on Saturday with a bonkers 9-8 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. And bonkers is the best word. Milwaukee was losing 6-2 in the eighth before scoring two runs. St. Louis, realizing they needed more, supplied it with one run in the ninth. Sadly, the insurance was for naught. Milwaukee rattled off three runs in the ninth to tie the game and send the affair to extras. St. Louis responded again, scoring in the 10th and hoping they could finally shut the door. They couldn’t. Milwaukee’s Caleb Durbin tied things, and Andruw Monasterio singled Durbin home for the improbable walk-off win. And just in case the day couldn’t get any sweeter, Milwaukee became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. It was a pretty good day in the land of cheese.
The Battle of the Birds
Not much has gone right for the Baltimore Orioles this season. And that includes blowing Saturday’s game, a 5-4 loss, to the Toronto Blue Jays. Baltimore had it all but in the bag, ahead 4-2 with three outs to go. Reliever Keegan Akin got the ninth and secured one and only one out. Yennier Cano followed and was no better, allowing three straight singles to tie the game at four. This brought Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk to the plate. Kirk drove a low and inside sinker deep enough to score Joey Loperfido and win the game. More than just a cute comeback, the win keeps Toronto three games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East.
Giants Can’t Get Ahead
With a Mets loss, the San Francisco Giants could complete their resurrection. Standing in their way were the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat their rival 13-7 on Saturday night. Making matters worse for San Fran is how they lost. Once ahead 4-1 and escaping a bases-loaded, no-outs situation, they thought they’d survived LA’s best. But then came a six-run fifth and a two-run sixth. LA was now ahead 12-7 and never looked back. By day’s end, San Francisco was still behind the Mets for the last playoff spot, but only barely, trailing by half a game.
Rays Spoil Rizzo’s Return
Saturday was supposed to be a day of celebration for the Chicago Cubs. Yet the Tampa Bay Rays spoiled Anthony Rizzo’s retirement with a 5-4 comeback win. Making matters worse, Chicago had this game early, leading 4-3 following the seventh. Home runs from Tampa’s third baseman, Junior Caminero, and catcher Nick Fortes changed that. Closer Pete Fairbanks then put the cherry on top of the Cubs’ pain, putting men on the corners on with no outs, only to rebound by retiring the next three.
Best Moments From Yesterday
Ueck’s Still Rooting
How do you enjoy a wild win and a playoff spot? With a message from the heavens.
A MUST watch 👇
Pat Murphy read an emotional letter from Bob Uecker as the Brewers celebrated clinching the postseason 🥹 pic.twitter.com/5j6sJCPmb7
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 14, 2025
Soto 30-40
If there is to be a silver lining in the Mets’ season of hell, it’s Juan Soto. With a dinger on Saturday, he’s one of three players ever to record 40 home runs, 30 steals, and 100+ walks in a single season.
FORGET THAT!
JUAN SOTO HAS A 40/30 SEASON! pic.twitter.com/oXY9txGUwg
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 13, 2025
Salvy’s Milestone
In an otherwise run-of-the-mill Kansas City loss, catcher Salvador Perez reached 300 home runs and 1,000 career RBIs. He is now the eighth primary catcher to reach 300 dingers.
What a moment for Salvador Perez 👏
He collects his 300th career home run AND 1,000th career RBI on one big swing! pic.twitter.com/Z6DeL2XXgN
— MLB (@MLB) September 13, 2025
Colonel Kurtz
Nick Kurtz is, in the words of comedian Larry David, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Nick Kurtz just crushed a 114.6 mph, 493-foot grand slam in the eighth inning. It's the longest A's home run under Statcast tracking (since 2015) and the longest homer in MLB this season. What a shot. pic.twitter.com/pcOd7UJ4oy
— Theo DeRosa (@Theo_DeRosa) September 14, 2025
Out of Rizzo’s Reach (Somehow)
Anthony Rizzo returned to Wrigley to retire. What he did not do was catch a Moisés Ballesteros‘ home run ball hit right to him. No, seriously.
LOOK OUT, RIZZO!
Mo Baller's first career @mlb home run lands in Anthony's lap! pic.twitter.com/et13uoUyVk
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 13, 2025
Papi’s First Pitch
Chicago wasn’t the only city to have a franchise legend return this weekend.
Big Papi’s ceremonial first pitch at Fenway 🔥 pic.twitter.com/DTOx9MCi7T
— NESN (@NESN) September 13, 2025
Terry’s Still Got It
The New York Mets held their old-timers day on Saturday. Terry Collins, in Terry Collins fashion, performed the perfect callback.
"YOU GOTTA GIVE US A SHOT!" 😂
Terry Collins has been ejected
➡️ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/md8WYpHYbx
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 13, 2025
Injuries and Other Moves
⚾Breathe easy, Detroit. Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is a-okay after leaving Friday’s game with what seemed to be side tightness. Manager AJ Hinch said testing showed no serious damage and that Skubal plans to make his next start as previously scheduled.
⚾ Houston might have a problem. The Astros announced that star second baseman Jose Altuve exited Saturday with right foot discomfort. It’s worth noting that Altuve started yesterday’s game before departing after three. Further evaluation will determine exactly what’s wrong with Altuve’s foot. In the meantime, Astros fans might want to hang tight.
⚾ Dodgers catcher Will Smith is landing on the 10-day IL with a right-hand contusion. The source of the injury, a ball fouled off his hand on September 3, led Smith to sit for a week. With little improvement, according to manager Dave Roberts, Smith heads to the IL. In the meantime, Chuckie Robinson is back up from Triple-A to help third-string catcher Ben Rortvedt pick up the slack.
⚾ Toronto’s adding to its flock of pitchers. The organization is reportedly promoting pitching prospect Trey Yesavage. Yesavage, 22, was the 20th overall pick in last year’s draft and has enjoyed a strong season in the minors. In 25 games from as low as A-ball to Triple-A, Yesavage sports a 3.12 ERA, 160 strikeouts, and a 0.97 WHIP.
⚾ The St. Louis Cardinals are calling it a season for shortstop Masyn Winn. The 23-year-old initially tore his meniscus and hoped to play through the injury, but could not. Winn will end his true sophomore season hitting .253/.310/.363 with nine home runs, 51 RBIs, and a .673 OPS. Infielder José Fermin will replace Winn on the active roster. In a final move, St. Louis released infielder Garrett Hampson.
⚾ The surging San Francisco Giants will be without first baseman Dominic Smith. The journeyman exited Friday’s win early and underwent an MRI for a hamstring strain on Saturday. The strain will sideline Smith to the IL and promote outfielder Jerar Encarnación. While the severity of Smith’s injury is unclear, losing him will be a blow. In 63 games, he’s hitting .284/.333/.417 with five homers, 33 RBIs, and a .750 OPS.
⚾ The Boston Red Sox officially shut down reliever Liam Hendriks on Saturday due to forearm tightness. Hendriks, who returned from Tommy John surgery this season, hasn’t pitched since May 27. Despite back-to-back injury-plagued seasons, Hendriks hopes to be playing again in 2026.
⚾ Change is coming to the Los Angeles Angels. The club selected the contract of infielder Denzer Gusman and DFA’d utilityman Scott Kingery. Likewise, outfielder Matthew Lugo is being sent to Triple-A, while infielder Christian Moore is being called up.
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