The postseason chaos candidate to watch

September 22, 2023
by RJ Hamster

Friday, September 22

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Good morning! New Cooperstown exhibit is Bananas!

TOP NEWS

Xander Bogaerts celebrates a home run as he jogs toward first base

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Did Cole seal the Cy? Ace gets ovation in final Bronx start of ’23

Gerrit Cole struck out nine and permitted only two hits (and no walks) in eight innings. “There’s just something about having good nights in the Bronx,” he said. “It doesn’t get much better than that.”

Another night, another statistical milestone for Acuña

Ronald Acuña Jr. scored his 140th run of the season last night — an accomplishment that speaks to both his individual brilliance and his team’s overwhelming offensive prowess.

Castellanos slugs HR No. 28, sets career high in RBIs

Going 2-for-3 with a home run in a win over the Mets, Nick Castellanos upped his RBI total to 103, with nine games to go.

Brewers’ pitching staff could spark deep postseason run

No matter the matchup, Milwaukee won’t be an easy postseason draw thanks to its pitching.

Royce’s slams, Waino’s milestone and more

Sarah Langs’ weekly roundup of 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball looks at Royce Lewis, Adam Wainwright, Corbin Carroll and Ronald Acuña Jr., among others.

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TOP PERFORMANCES

Gerrit Cole delivers a pitch against the Blue Jays

Gerrit Cole: 8 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 9 K
Lowers AL-best ERA to 2.75

Nick Castellanos: 2-for-3, HR, 4 RBIs
Clubs go-ahead HR for his 3rd blast in past 2 games

Matt Olson: 2-for-6, HR, 2 R
Smacks 53rd homer, ties Atlanta record with 132nd RBI

Ozzie Albies: 4-for-6, 4 RBIs, 2 R
Picks up 100th RBI of the season

Emmet Sheehan: 4 2/3 IP, 0 H, 9 K
Has 10 2/3 hitless innings in 2 career starts vs. Giants

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IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY

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YESTERDAY’S MUST-SEE PLAY

An animated gif of Kevin Kiermaier making a diving catch

Kevin Kiermaier always sticks the landing.

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TODAY’S STAFF PICKS

Hall of Famers and staff cut the ribbon on a new exhibit with the Savannah Bananas

SCOREBOARD

ANA 4 @ TB 5

MIL 6 @ STL 0

ATL 10 @ WAS 3

TOR 3 @ NYY 5

BAL 2 @ CLE 5

NYM 4 @ PHI 5

PIT 8 @ CHC 6

DET 7 @ OAK 3

SF 2 @ LA 7

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