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We’re well into the month of August now, and that means postseason races are heating up. With the stakes rising as we get ever closer to October, there are going to be a lot of big series to keep your eye on the rest of the way. 

This week is packed with intriguing matchups between clubs in the thick of division and Wild Card races. A pair of surprise National League contenders face off, as do American League powers from the East and West. There’s also an Interleague matchup between two of the hottest teams in baseball, each surging in the standings after a disappointing first half.

When a 7-year-old was separated from his two brothers during an on-field event at Citizens Bank Park, Bryce Harper comforted the distraught child and helped reunite him with his family.

Zack Greinke has always taken pride in his hitting (nine career home runs!) and was agonizingly close to a rare at-bat before being left in the on-deck circle.

A 4-6-3 in the scorebook usually means a double play. But it took two Royals and some improvisation to get a single out against the Phillies.

Travis Bazzana started playing in the Australian Baseball League at age 15 and has starred at Oregon State and in the Cape Cod League, putting him in position to potentially become the first Australian to be drafted first overall.

Underneath Bobby Witt Jr.’s disappointing numbers during the first few months of the season were hints that better times were ahead, and now he is emerging as the five-tool superstar many envisioned.

Juan Soto and the Padres look to gain ground in the NL Wild Card race as they take on Mookie Betts and the Dodgers in the Casamigos Tequila MLB Network Showcase at 4 p.m. ET.

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