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Nate Lowe hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays continued their playoff push with a 5-4 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. It was the third straight 11-inning victory for the Rays (92-63), who entered the day tied with the Cleveland Indians for the American League's second and final wild-card playoff berth. Willy Adames also homered for Tampa Bay. Continue to Article

September 21, 2019 10:28:pm EST

Mike Foltynewicz pitched eight shutout innings, and the Atlanta Braves earned a 6-0 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants to clinch a second straight National League East title. The Braves notched their 19th division championship, tying them with the New York Yankees for the most in the majors since the divisional era started in 1969. The Yankees won their 19th title on Thursday. Continue to Article

September 21, 2019 12:52:am EST

With 10 days left in the regular season, we have reached the final opportunity for gamers to make upgrades on their 2019 rosters. Luckily a few players are sitting on waivers in many leagues who could still make a major impact in the final week of the campaign. After hitting .308 with a lofty 1.011 OPS in Triple-A this season, Murphy is off to a great start with the A's. The rookie backstop has batted .353 with four homers across 34 at-bats, and he could be the club's No. 1 catcher in postseason play. Continue to Article

September 20, 2019 3:22:pm EST

Some of Tampa's troubles simply have to do with playing in the cutthroat American League East, where the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are together currently spending more than twice as much on players as the rest of the division combined. Whether in terms of the average victories necessary to win the division or even just the bare-minimum requirement, those numbers have consistently been higher for the AL East than any other division in baseball this decade: The AL East has been really tough to win Source: Baseball-Reference.com In every division except the AL East and NL West, a 90-win team has had at least had some chance to come out in first place this decade. Continue to Article

September 20, 2019 2:14:pm EST

A look at what's happening around the majors today: POPPIN' Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Braves are poised to break out the bubbly, with a magic number of one to clinch their second straight NL East title. They can celebrate when Mike Foltynewicz (7-5, 4.80 ERA) starts at SunTrust Park against San Francisco. A win by Atlanta or a loss by second-place Washington at Miami will seal it. Continue to Article

September 20, 2019 3:02:am EST