August 28th, 2025

⚾ Headlines Around the League

Mets 6, Phillies 0 — McLean Dominates With 8 Scoreless to Complete Sweep

Dodgers 5, Reds 1 — Ohtani Fans 9 as LA Sets Strikeout Record

Giants 12, Cubs 3 — Devers Delivers Monster Night in San Francisco Rout

Rangers 20, Angels 3 — García, Pederson, Higashioka Drive Historic Outburst

Blue Jays 9, Twins 8 — Barger’s Bat Swap Sparks Wild Comeback

What a game in Toronto last night! The Twins and Blue Jays went back and forth in an absolute thriller as the Jays continue their push toward the AL East title.

Once again, Addison Barger came through in the clutch. This time ripping a double in the 8th inning to give Toronto the lead. The kid just keeps delivering big moments. Check it out here:

If you missed the game, check out the full highlights here:

We are approaching the final month of the season and it is shaping up to be an epic finish.

📊 Final Scores and Highlights

Mets 6, Phillies 0

Nolan McLean turned in the best outing of his young career, firing eight shutout innings with six strikeouts as the Mets blanked the Phillies 6-0. The rookie right-hander became the first pitcher in club history to win his first three starts, setting the tone for a sweep that cut New York’s division deficit to four games.

🔑 Key Moments

• The Mets broke through in the 3rd when Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Pete Alonso delivered three straight RBI hits, giving McLean an early 3-0 cushion.

• In the 7th, Mark Vientos delivered the knockout punch, smashing a two-run homer to left-center to extend the lead to 6-0.

• McLean handled the rest, retiring 15 straight at one point and working out of an 8th-inning jam before handing the ball to Brooks Raley, who closed the door in the 9th.

📊 Notable Stats

Mets

• Nolan McLean: 8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K (W, 3-0, 0.89 ERA)

• Mark Vientos: 2-for-4, HR (13), 3 RBI

• Brandon Nimmo: 3-for-4, R

• Francisco Lindor: 2-for-4, RBI, R

Phillies

• Alec Bohm: 2-for-3

• Taijuan Walker: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (L)

Dodgers 5, Reds 1

Shohei Ohtani finally secured his first win as a Dodger, striking out nine over five innings and combining with the bullpen to set a franchise record with 19 total K’s in a 5-1 victory over Cincinnati. The right-hander also jumpstarted the game-changing fourth inning rally with a single.

🔑 Key Moments

• The Reds struck first in the 3rd when Noelvi Marte crushed a solo homer to left-center, giving Cincinnati a 1-0 lead.

• In the bottom of the 4th, Shohei Ohtani broke up a perfect start with a single, sparking a rally. Enrique Hernández followed with a two-run knock, and Dalton Rushing capped the surge with a two-run single to push LA ahead 4-1.

• The Dodgers added insurance in the 8th as Michael Conforto launched his 10th homer, a solo shot to right-center.

• On the mound, Ohtani’s nine strikeouts set the tone before Blake Treinen finished it off in the 9th, fanning Elly De La Cruz to seal the sweep.

📊 Notable Stats

Dodgers

• Shohei Ohtani: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K (W, 1st win with LA) | 1-for-5, R

• Enrique Hernández: 1-for-4, 2 RBI

• Dalton Rushing: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB

• Michael Conforto: 2-for-4, HR (10), RBI

Reds

• Noelvi Marte: 1-for-4, HR (11)

• TJ Friedl: 2-for-4, BB

• Elly De La Cruz: 1-for-5, 4 K, SB (32)

Giants 12, Cubs 3

Rafael Devers put on a show at Oracle Park, going 4-for-4 with two homers, a double, and five RBIs to power the Giants’ blowout win over Chicago. Matt Chapman added his 200th career home run and Heliot Ramos also went deep as San Francisco’s offense rolled.

🔑 Key Moments

• In the 1st, Rafael Devers crushed a solo shot to center, giving the Giants the early lead.

• The Cubs answered in the 2nd as Nico Hoerner launched a three-run homer to put Chicago ahead 3-1.

• In the 3rd, Devers doubled home a run, then scored on a Dominic Smith sacrifice fly as the Giants surged back in front, 4-3.

• With two outs in the 5th, Matt Chapman blooped a single to right that drove in two runs, aided by an errant throw, extending the lead to 6-3.

• The 6th brought the knockout punch: Devers launched his second homer of the night, a three-run blast to left-center, capping a five-run lead.

• The Giants piled on with back-to-back solo shots — Chapman’s milestone 200th career homer in the 7th and Ramos’ long ball in the 8th — sealing the rout.

📊 Notable Stats

Giants

• Rafael Devers: 4-for-4, 2 HR (26, 27), 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R

• Matt Chapman: 3-for-4, HR (18, 200th career), 3 RBI

• Heliot Ramos: 2-for-4, HR (16), 3 R

• Carson Whisenhunt: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

Cubs

• Nico Hoerner: 2-for-3, HR (5), 3 RBI

• Pete Crow-Armstrong: 1-for-4, R

• Dansby Swanson: 1-for-3, R

Rangers 20, Angels 3

The Rangers responded to losing Nathan Eovaldi with their loudest offensive game in over a decade, piling up 22 hits and 20 runs in a blowout of the Angels. Adolis García, Joc Pederson, and Kyle Higashioka each delivered five RBIs as Texas crushed four homers and matched a franchise record with 12 different players recording a hit.

🔑 Key Moments

• In the 1st, Adolis García set the tone with a towering three-run blast to center, flipping an early deficit into a 3-1 lead.

• The 2nd brought more fireworks as Joc Pederson unloaded a three-run shot to right, giving Texas a commanding 7-1 cushion.

• Corey Seager added a two-run homer in the 4th, part of a 4-RBI night that pushed the lead to 9-1.

• In the 7th, the Rangers erupted for eight runs, capped by Kyle Higashioka’s three-run homer to left-center, cementing the rout at 20-3.

📊 Notable Stats

Rangers

• Adolis García: 4-for-6, HR (18), 2 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R

• Joc Pederson: 2-for-6, HR (7), 5 RBI, 3 R

• Kyle Higashioka: 2-for-5, HR (10), 5 RBI

• Corey Seager: 2-for-2, HR (21), 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

• Wyatt Langford: 2-for-2, 2B, 4 R, 2 BB

• Jacob Latz: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

Angels

• Nico Hoerner: 2-for-3, HR (5), 3 RBI

• Christian Moore: 2-for-4, HR (4), RBI, R

• Taylor Ward: 1-for-3, 2B, R

Blue Jays 9, Twins 8

It took eight innings and four Toronto homers to finally flip the script, but Addison Barger delivered the knockout blow with a go-ahead double that capped the Blue Jays’ furious rally in a 9-8 thriller over the Twins.

🔑 Key Moments

• Byron Buxton set the tone early with two homers in his first two at-bats, pushing Minnesota ahead 3-1 by the third.

• The Blue Jays answered in the bottom of the 3rd when Bo Bichette laced a two-run single to tie the game, erasing Buxton’s quick strikes.

• Trouble struck in the 4th and 5th as Edouard Julien doubled home a run and scored on an error, then Brooks Lee added a solo blast to stretch the Twins’ lead to 8-5.

• Toronto’s bats came alive in the 4th with back-to-back homers from Davis Schneider and Andrés Giménez, trimming the deficit to one.

• In the 8th, Ty France crushed a solo homer to make it 8-7, setting the stage for Barger’s laser off the wall that drove in two runs and sent the Rogers Centre crowd into a frenzy.

• Closer Jeff Hoffman, burned the night before, redeemed himself with a clean 9th to lock down the save.

📊 Notable Stats

Blue Jays

• Addison Barger: 1-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI

• Davis Schneider: 2-for-3, 2 HR (9, 10), 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

• Andrés Giménez: 2-for-3, HR (7), 2 RBI, 2 R, 2B

• Bo Bichette: 2-for-5, 2 RBI

• Ty France: HR (7), RBI, R (PH)

• Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, SV (30th)

Twins

• Byron Buxton: 2-for-5, 2 HR (26, 27), 2 RBI, 3 R

• Luke Keaschall: 2-for-5, HR (4), RBI, R

• Brooks Lee: HR (14), RBI, R

• Edouard Julien: 2B (7), RBI, R

Other scores around the league:

Yankees 11, Nationals 2
M. Fried: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 SO, 2 BB
A. Judge: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Braves 12, Marlins 1
J. Wentz: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 SO, 2 BB
J. Profar: 2-3, 4 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Guardians 4, Rays 3
D. Rasmussen: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 SO, 1 BB
S. Cecconi: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 SO

Mariners 4, Padres 3
B. Woo: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
E. Suarez: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2
B. Bello: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
A. Chapman: 1.0 IP, 3 SO

Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 2
R. Nelson: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 SO
A. Saalfrank: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO

Royals 12, White Sox 1
R. Bergert: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 SO, 2 BB
M. Yastrzemski: 2-5, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
B. Chandler: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 1 BB
S. Gray: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 SO, 3 BB

Astros 4, Rockies 0
F. Valdez: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 2 BB
C. Dollander: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 SO, 4 BB

Athletics 7, Tigers 0
L. Morales: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 7 SO, 2 BB
Z. Gelof: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI

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