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Saturday, August 13

• Mom’s reaction to son’s long-awaited callup is priceless

• Gonsolin flirts with no-no, LA streak hits 11

• Tatis Jr. suspended 80 games for banned substance

• Homer No. 46 puts Judge in elite company

• J-Rod plates 2 in return to Mariners’ lineup

• Wild Card in hand, Orioles enjoying turn of tide

• Phils match the energy for thrilling extras win vs. Mets

• Trade still fresh, Soto embraces homecoming with multihit game

• Montgomery keeps proving he’s ‘the right guy’ for Cards

• Whitlock goes into ‘airplane’ mode in Red Sox win over Yanks

• Kopech’s no-no a no-go to manage workload

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These prospects could make an impact down the stretch

You didn’t think the roster additions were finished at the Trade Deadline, did you?

There are still several internal improvements clubs could make down the stretch, many of which could have big impacts on the 2022 playoff rush. Some of them could be household prospect names, like Francisco Álvarez or Corbin Carroll. Others could be lesser prospects called up to play smaller, but almost equally important, roles as contending clubs try to improve in the margins before the postseason arrives.

MLB Pipeline has 30 prospects we could see in the Majors before the season is over, one for each club. 

’18 hero Benintendi makes return to Fenway

The Red Sox traded Andrew Benintendi 18 months ago, yet Friday was the first time he returned to Boston to face his original team.

Little League team no-hits its way to Williamsport

Thanks to a dominant no-hit performance from pitcher Joey Lionetti, Massapequa Coast Little League is headed to Williamsport, Pa., after defeating Toms River East in the Metro Regional Finals.

Little Leaguer uses work gloves as batting gloves — and goes deep

Those are definitely not your standard batting gloves. Those are more like work gloves that someone might use to carry timber or handle scorching materials. But they got the job done.

Saturday afternoon baseball

After winning on a late homer Friday, the Braves take on the Marlins in Game 1 of a doubleheader at 1 p.m. ET. Then at 4, the Orioles take on the Rays — after taking their Wild Card spot from them.

ATL 4 @ MIA 3

SD 10 @ WAS 5

CLE 8 @ TOR 0

BAL 10 @ TB 3

PHI 2 @ NYM 1

DET 0 @ CWS 2

NYY 2 @ BOS 3

SEA 6 @ TEX 2

LA 8 @ KC 3

OAK 5 @ HOU 7

MIL 1 @ STL 3

ARI 3 @ COL 5

MIN 4 @ ANA 0

PIT 3 @ SF 5

Today’s Trivia Question

Who is the only player in AL/NL history to hit 50 home runs and strike out fewer than 50 times in the same season?

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