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Carlos Santana hits two home runs vs. Royals

Carlos Santana clubbed two homers and knocked in three runs in a loss to the Royals on Friday.

Santana popped a solo blast in the fourth inning and added a two-run shot for good measure in the sixth. With three multi-hit games in his last four, his batting average is now up to .222 for the year, his high-water mark since early April. He's also up to 17 home runs and 45 RBI on the year.

Sat, Jul 26, 2014 12:35:00 AM

LeMahieu sitting with batting title on the line

DJ LeMahieu is not in the Rockies' lineup Saturday against the Brewers.

It's his second absence in the last three days, though LeMahieu isn't known to be dealing with any injuries. Perhaps manager Walt Weiss is looking to preserve his National League batting title. With two games to go, LeMahieu leads Washington's Daniel Murphy by a thin .348 to .347 margin. Daniel Descalso will cover second base in his absence.

Source: Patrick Saunders on Twitter

Oct 1 - 4:54 PM

Gyorko blasts 30th homer to beat Pirates

Jedd Gyorko blasted a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning on Saturday, powering the Cardinals to a much-needed 4-3 victory over the Pirates.

With the victory, the Cardinals now sit just 1/2 game back of the Giants in their race for the final wild card berth in the National League, with the Giants set to take on Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on Saturday night. The Cardinals rallied from a 3-0 deficit with three runs in the sixth inning, setting the stage for Gyorko's dramatic blast in the eighth. He has been a tremendous source of power in the middle of the Cardinals lineup, slashing .242/.304/.496 with 30 bombs and 58 RBI.

Oct 1 - 4:44 PM

Adrian Beltre sitting Saturday against Rays

Adrian Beltre is not in the Rangers' lineup Saturday against the Rays.

He's just getting a breather before the postseason. Beltre has been outstanding this year, hitting .299 with 32 HR and 104 RBI while providing his usual stellar glove work at third base. He should become the 31st player to reach 3,000 hits next season.. Joey Gallo will handle the hot corner on Saturday.

Source: Jeff Wilson on Twitter

Oct 1 - 4:40 PM

Bartolo Colon pitches Mets to wild card berth

Bartolo Colon earned his 15th victory of the season and secured the top wild card spot in the National League for the Mets on Saturday with a strong showing over five innings of two-run ball against the Phillies.

The ageless wonder scattered five hits on the day and didn't walk a batter. All of the damage against him came on one mighty swing of the bat by Ryan Howard in the fifth inning. He concludes a terrific regular season with a 15-8 record, 3.43 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 128/32 K/BB ratio over 191 2/3 innings.

Oct 1 - 4:17 PM

Martinez tosses seven scoreless vs. Pirates

Carlos Martinez came up huge for the Cardinals on Friday by tossing seven scoreless innings in a 7-0 win over the Pirates.

That’s why he’s their ace. Martinez scattered five hits — all of them singles — while walking just one batter and striking out nine. He induced 18 swinging strikes in his 104 pitches. Martinez improved to 16-9 with the victory and will finish the regular season with a 3.04 ERA and 174/70 K/BB ratio over 195 1/3 innings.

Oct 1 - 12:59 AM

Ortiz powers Red Sox past Blue Jays

David Ortiz slugged a go-ahead two-run homer to lead the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday.

Well, of course he did. The Blue Jays had a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but Dustin Pedroia and Mookie Betts each drove in runs with singles to tie things up before Ortiz took Brett Cecil deep down the right-field line. Ortiz now has 38 home runs, his most since his 30-season in 2006. He also had an RBI single on the night and finds himself tied for the AL lead with 127 RBI. He leads the majors with a .625 slugging percentage and a 1.027 OPS. It has been a remarkable swan song, but Red Sox fans are hoping he has more heroics in store during the postseason.

Sep 30 - 11:48 PM

Darvish punches out 12 in victory over Rays

Yu Darvish was in dominant form in Friday's victory over the Rays, punching out 12 over six innings of one-run baseball.

He allowed just three hits and a walk in the impressive outing. The only blemish on his night was Evan Longoria's RBI double in the sixth inning. Darvish finishes the regular season with a 7-5 record, 3.41 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 132/31 K/BB ratio over 100 1/3 innings. With Darvish and Cole Hamels atop the Rangers' rotation, they look like a team that no one will want to tangle with come playoff time.

Sep 30 - 11:34 PM

Miguel Cabrera powers Tigers past Braves

Miguel Cabrera launched a pair of home runs on Friday, powering the Tigers to a critically-important 6-2 victory over the Braves in Atlanta.

In a game that the Tigers absolutely needed to win, Cabrera and the rest of the Tigers' offense came through in a big way. Ian Kinsler started the game with a solo homer and two batters later Cabrera socked a two-run blast to give the Tigers an early 3-0 lead that they wouldn't relinquish. He added on a solo shot in the third inning, finishing the night 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBI. He's now hitting .315/.394/.565 with 38 homers and 108 RBI in what has been another outstanding season.

Sep 30 - 11:19 PM

Arenado connects for NL-leading 41st homer

Nolan Arenado mashed his NL-leading 41st homer of the season in Friday’s 4-1 victory over the Brewers.

Arenado connected for a two-run homer against Brent Suter in the bottom of the first inning to give the Rockies an early lead. The 25-year-old finished the night 2-for-4 with two runs scored and is batting .296/.363/.575 on the year. He leads the majors with 133 RBI. Just to put things in perspective here, nobody else in the NL has more than 108 RBI.

Sep 30 - 11:15 PM

Trumbo slugs MLB-leading 47th homer

Mark Trumbo mashed his MLB-leading 47th homer in Friday’s win over the Yankees.

It was a two-run homer in a six-run fifth inning which put the game out of reach. Trumbo has hit just .202 during the second half, but at least he has managed 19 homers and 40 RBI in 70 games during that time.

Sep 30 - 10:48 PM

Schoop homers, drives in five runs vs. Yanks

Jonathan Schoop went 2-for-4 with a homer and matched a career-high with five RBI in Friday’s 8-1 victory over the Yankees.

Schoop had gone 15 straight games without an RBI, but he broke out in a big way on Friday. He knocked in two runs with a double in the fourth inning before slamming a three-run homer in a six-run fifth inning. The 24-year-old failed to maintain his strong first half, but he’s sitting on 25 homers and 82 RBI.

Sep 30 - 10:46 PM