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MVP debates are as old as the game itself, Gehrig and Foxx, Mays and Aaron. Now it's Ohtani against PCA, and the players on the other dugout are split down the middle. See more

White Sox bullpen shuffle Tuesday, Huascar Brazoban to the 15-day IL. Jonathan Cannon gets the call from Charlotte. Same old rhythm of the long season, one man rests, another answers the bell.

Cal Raleigh's three-homer night puts him alongside his own skipper in the Mariners record book, the only catchers in club history to go deep three times in a game. Good company. See more

Injury report time. Roman Anthony's rehab clock is winding down, word is he's nearing a return, good news for a Boston lineup that's missed his bat. Meanwhile Andy Pages is sidelined 4-5 weeks with a fractured left hand. See more

Kevin Gausman worked the night like an old craftsman, quiet and precise, painting corners while the Cubs bats did their thumping behind him. See more

Good enough is a phrase that carries weight when the rotation's thin. Rodón knows it, walked off the mound Sunday with answers and homework both. See more

22 pitches, one out recorded, but 95.1 on the gun tells its own story. Felix Bautista's rehab opener with Chesapeake wasn't pretty, control's still catching up to the arm. Rust like that has a way of shaking loose. See more

Down four, two outs, ninth inning, and still the Phillies find a way. That's the old baseball truth right there, the game gives you 27 outs and not one of them is a gift. Nine straight now. See more

Baseball's a game of long seasons, but life doesn't wait for off days. Joe Espada away from the Astros dugout Sunday, a family emergency pulling him home. Omar Lopez called it one of the worst nights of his life. See more

Shoulder inflammation sends Soroka to the IL for Arizona, and any arm going down in September stings a little more. See more

Cody Bellinger back in the Bronx after 25 games away, hamstring healed up. Funny thing about this game, it teaches patience even to men built for speed. Lineup gets a little deeper today, a little more dangerous.

Baseball's got a long memory for nights like this. 19-2, Cubs over the M's, Miller roughed up again just days after that 22-0 gut punch from Milwaukee. Sometimes the game just piles on. See more

Down four in the ninth, and you'd have been forgiven for heading to the parking lot. But Schwarber doesn't believe in that ending. His 39th, a walk-off, and the Phillies keep rolling, nine straight now. See more

Kids lined up against the rail, hollering for a homer like it was the only wish that mattered that day. Harris heard it, timed it right, and sent one out just when the moment called loudest. See more

Jared Young comes off the bench and delivers the kind of hit that used to buy a fella a steak dinner in this game. Biggest swing of the day for the Mets, and the bullpen goes and lets the White Sox walk it off anyway. See more

Baseball's most dangerous place isn't the cellar, it's the middle. Not bad enough to rebuild, not good enough to believe. See more

Baseball's a game of small margins and old cruelties, sometimes the ball finds you where you least expect it, even in the quiet of the cages. See more

Forearm strains test a pitcher's patience more than his arm. Ryan Weathers is staying hopeful, eyeing a return to the Bronx before the year runs out. See more

Pennant races are heating up. September baseball is the best baseball.