⚾ Headlines Around the League
Phillies 9, Dodgers 6 — Marchán’s 9th-inning blast caps wild comeback after Ohtani duel
Mariners 12, Royals 5 — Raleigh sets historic switch-hitter and franchise HR marks
Yankees 10, Twins 9 — New York builds nine-run lead, survives late scare
Mets 8, Padres 3 — Mets' bats erupt early to steady Wild Card push
Guardians 7, Tigers 5 — Cleveland answers in extras after Carpenter’s 9th-inning blast
📊 Final Scores and Highlights
Phillies 9, Dodgers 6
Shohei Ohtani no-hit Philadelphia through five innings and belted his 50th homer, but the Phillies battered the Dodgers’ bullpen and clinched the series opener behind late power from Brandon Marsh, Max Kepler, and Rafael Marchán.
🔑 Key Moments
Bottom 2nd: The Dodgers jumped in front when Alex Call hit a solo shot and Enrique Hernández followed with a two-run homer for a 3–0 lead.
Top 6th: The Phillies broke through against the bullpen. Bryce Harper doubled in two, and Brandon Marsh crushed a three-run homer to flip the score 5–4. Moments later, Max Kepler added a solo homer for a 6–4 edge.
Bottom 8th: Ohtani got the Dodgers back in it with his 50th homer, a solo blast, and Alex Call tied it with a sacrifice fly to make it 6–6.
Top 9th: With two outs, Rafael Marchán came up huge, blasting a three-run homer to right to give Philadelphia the decisive 9–6 lead.
📊 Notable Stats
Phillies
Rafael Marchán: 2-for-4, HR (2), 3 RBI, 2 R
Brandon Marsh: 1-for-4, HR (11), 3 RBI
Bryce Harper: 1-for-3, 2B (32), 2 RBI, R
Cristopher Sánchez: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 6 K
Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani: 2-for-5, HR (50), 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 K (no-hit bid)
Alex Call: HR (5), 2 RBI including sac fly
Enrique Hernández: HR (9), 3 RBI
Teoscar Hernández: 2B (28), R
Mariners 12, Royals 5
Cal Raleigh made history with two massive home runs, breaking Mickey Mantle’s single-season switch-hitter record and tying Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners franchise mark as Seattle rolled past Kansas City for its 10th straight win.
🔑 Key Moments
In the 1st, Julio Rodríguez ripped a two-run double after Cal Raleigh had already doubled, giving Seattle an early 2-0 cushion
Dominic Canzone opened the 2nd with a solo shot to right, extending the lead to 3-0
The historic moment came in the 3rd when Raleigh crushed his 55th homer, a towering blast to right that broke Mantle’s record for most homers by a switch-hitter in a season
Later in the inning, Victor Robles tripled in a run as the Mariners piled on to make it 7-0
Raleigh struck again in the 4th, this time from the opposite side of the plate, belting No. 56 to tie Griffey’s single-season Mariners record
Kansas City got on the board in the 4th with Carter Jensen’s first career homer, before the rookie went deep again in the 6th to cut it to 10-3
Canzone wasn’t done either, adding his second homer in the 5th and then his third in the 9th — a three-homer game to seal the 12-5 win
📊 Notable Stats
Mariners
Cal Raleigh: 3-for-5, 2 HR (55, 56), 3 RBI, 3 R
Dominic Canzone: 5-for-5, 3 HR (8, 9, 10), 4 RBI, 4 R
Julio Rodríguez: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Victor Robles: 1-for-5, 3B, RBI
Royals
Carter Jensen: 3-for-4, 2 HR (1, 2), 3 RBI, 3 R
Jonathan India: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
Kyle Isbel: 2-for-4, RBI
Yankees 10, Twins 9
The Yankees’ bats came alive after a shutout loss, exploding for nine runs in the first three innings before the bullpen held off a furious Minnesota rally for a narrow win.
🔑 Key Moments
Cody Bellinger singled in the 1st to drive in Trent Grisham for a 1-0 Yankees lead
Austin Wells doubled home a run in the 2nd, then Grisham followed with a two-run homer to make it 5-1
Sacrifice flies from Grisham and Aaron Judge plus a Ben Rice RBI double pushed the lead to 9-1 in the 3rd
James Outman homered in the 5th and Ryan Fitzgerald added a two-run shot in the 6th to bring the Twins within 10-7
Trevor Larnach homered in the 9th to cut it to 10-9, but David Bednar secured the final outs for the save
📊 Notable Stats
Yankees
Trent Grisham: 2-for-4, HR (31), 3 RBI, 2 R
Aaron Judge: 1-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Ben Rice: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI
Austin Wells: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R
Anthony Volpe: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R
Twins
Trevor Larnach: HR (17), 2 R, 2 RBI
Ryan Fitzgerald: 2-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI
James Outman: HR (5), 2 RBI
Spencer Torkelson: 4-for-5, 2B, RBI
Mets 8, Padres 3
The Mets jumped all over Michael King with five runs in the 1st and back-to-back homers in the 2nd, riding the power surge and a Holmes-Manaea tandem to keep their October hopes on track.
🔑 Key Moments
Brandon Nimmo singled in the 1st to bring home Francisco Lindor for a 1-0 lead
Jeff McNeil followed with a two-run double before Brett Baty launched a two-run homer, making it 5-0 Mets in the opening frame
Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso went deep in the 2nd, stretching the margin to 7-1
Cedric Mullins added a solo blast in the 4th to push the lead to 8-2
Freddy Fermin’s homer in the 8th was too little, too late as New York closed it out 8-3
📊 Notable Stats
Mets
Francisco Lindor: 2-for-3, HR (27), 2 R, RBI, BB
Pete Alonso: 2-for-4, HR (35), 2 R, RBI
Brett Baty: 1-for-3, HR (17), 2 RBI, 2 BB
Jeff McNeil: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Clay Holmes/Sean Manaea: 9.0 IP combined, 7 H, 3 R, 6 K
Padres
Jackson Merrill: HR (14)
Jake Cronenworth: HR (11)
Freddy Fermin: HR (5)
Guardians 7, Tigers 5
The Guardians squandered a late lead but roared back with four extra-base hits in the 10th to outlast the Tigers and stay alive in the playoff chase.
🔑 Key Moments
In the 2nd, C.J. Kayfus lined a clutch RBI single to right, plating Nolan Jones for an early 1-0 Guardians edge
Gleyber Torres answered in the 3rd with a towering solo homer that evened the score at 1-1
Gabriel Arias put Cleveland back in front in the 4th, smashing a solo shot to right-center for a 2-1 lead
The Guardians stretched it in the 6th when Bo Naylor doubled home José Ramírez to make it 3-1
Detroit clawed back, cutting it to 3-2 in the 8th on Spencer Torkelson’s RBI single before Kerry Carpenter stunned with a game-tying blast in the 9th, forcing extras
In the 10th, Cleveland erupted — Steven Kwan drove in the go-ahead run with a double, Angel Martínez tripled him home, and José Ramírez added an RBI double to cap a four-run rally for a 7-3 lead
Torkelson tried to spark a comeback with a two-run homer in the bottom half, but the Tigers’ rally fell short at 7-5
📊 Notable Stats
Guardians
Steven Kwan: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
José Ramírez: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB (39)
Gabriel Arias: 2-for-5, HR (11), 2 RBI
Kyle Manzardo: 3-for-5, 2B
Tim Herrin: 1.0 IP, 3 K, scoreless
Tigers
Spencer Torkelson: 4-for-5, HR (29), 2 RBI
Gleyber Torres: 1-for-5, HR (16), 2 R
Kerry Carpenter: 1-for-1, HR (26), game-tying blast
Other scores around the league:
Braves 6, Nationals 3 (GM1)
J. Suárez: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 9 SO, 2 BB
R. Iglesias: 1.0 IP, 2 SO, 1 BB
Braves 5, Nationals 0 (GM2)
C. Sale: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 9 SO
M. Gore: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 3 BB
Cubs 4, Pirates 1
C. Horton: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
M. Busch: 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Athletics 2, Red Sox 1
M. Spence: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB
C. Early: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 SO
Blue Jays 6, Rays 5
E. Lauer: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO
B. Lowe: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Orioles 8, White Sox 7
D. Kremer: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 SO, 3 BB
D. Beavers: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Brewers 9, Angels 2
F. Peralta: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 10 SO, 2 BB
C. Yelich: 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Astros 6, Rangers 5
C. Gordon: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 SO, 2 BB
A. Blubaugh: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 7 SO, 1 BB
Marlins 6, Rockies 5
E. Pérez: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 6 SO
M. Moniak: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Diamondbacks 6, Giants 5
A. Saalfrank: 1.0 IP, 1 SO
W. Flores: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Cardinals 3, Reds 0
M. McGreevy: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 3 BB
R. O’Brien: 1.0 IP, 1 SO
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