Twins fans react to Rosario's first career walkoff homerInto the 8th inning on Wednesday night, the Minnesota Twins clung to a 1-0 lead over the San Diego Padres. The game meant nothing to San Diego, fifteen games below the .500 mark and eliminated from postseason consideration almost from the moment the season opened.But for the Twins, … Continue reading Twins win in wild walkoff to maintain AL Wildcard cushion
Texas Rangers ride back into AL Wildcard race
The Rangers have ridden back into the AL playoff raceThe Texas Rangers have been champions of the American League West Division in four of the last seven years. In eight of the last nine they have either won the division or finished as the runners-up.But for much of the 2017 campaign, the Rangers struggled. Jeff Banister‘s … Continue reading Texas Rangers ride back into AL Wildcard race
Bud Black trying to guide Rockies back to the MLB postseason
Black and Rockies in control of a postseason berthThis is the first year as the skipper at the helm of the Colorado Rockies for former big league pitcher Bud Black.Black has prior big league managerial experience, of course. For more than eight seasons, from 2007 through the opening months of 2015, he guided the San Diego … Continue reading Bud Black trying to guide Rockies back to the MLB postseason
Yankees, Brewers refusing to go away in MLB divisional races
Brew Crew hard for defending champion Cubs to shakeThe New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers apparently didn’t get the memo. As Labor Day arrives across Major League Baseball, four of the six divisional races appear to already be settled.The Washington Nationals have opened a massive 15-game lead in the National League East Division. Both the LA … Continue reading Yankees, Brewers refusing to go away in MLB divisional races
MLB playoff races wild with more than 20 teams still alive
Brewers and Cardinals two of many teams still aliveIt is very possible that we are about to experience one of the greatest stretch runs in MLB history during the month of September, which begins in just three weeks.A quick glance around the standings in Major League Baseball on Thursday morning, August 10, shows that three … Continue reading MLB playoff races wild with more than 20 teams still alive
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