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Giancarlo Stanton may be chasing the home run title but Philadelphia's Rhys Hoskins is the one rewriting history on a nightly basis. Hoskins continued his record home run pace, connecting on his 17th in just his 33rd major league game during the Phillies' 8-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Hoskins, who was called up to the Phillies on Aug. 10, is the fastest player in major league history to get to 17 career homers. Continue to Article

September 13, 2017 10:40:pm EST

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians won their 21st straight game on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to set a AL winning-streak record and join only two other teams in the past 101 years to win that many consecutive games. Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer off Buck Farmer (4-3) and Mike Clevinger (10-5) won his fourth straight start as the Indians matched the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest streak since 1900. The run has put Cleveland within five wins of catching the 1916 New York Giants, who won 26 straight without a loss but whose century-old mark includes a tie. The Indians haven't lost in 20 days, and they've rarely been challenged during a late-season run. However, they had Continue to Article

September 13, 2017 9:11:pm EST

The rookie first baseman on the Philadelphia Phillies has been hitting home runs like a madman, and shows no signs of slowing down. Hoskins did it again — twice! — on Tuesday night when the Phillies faced the Miami Marlins in what became a wild 15-inning affair. Extra innings might not have lasted too long without Hoskins. Continue to Article

September 13, 2017 12:42:pm EST

Walk-off finishes are always exciting.But the Phillies' walk-off in the 15th inning last night on an RBI by Nick Williams was a little late for much of Philadelphia to witness live. And it wasn't even the only walk-off celebration of the evening.Nope. Continue to Article

September 13, 2017 12:31:pm EST

The legend of Rhys Hoskins grew a little larger Tuesday night and the Phillies beat the Miami Marlins, 9-8, in 15 innings. Hoskins helped the Phillies come back from a 7-2 deficit with his 15th homer, a solo shot in the seventh. Three innings later, he tied the game with his 16th homer, a bomb over the wall in center on a 100-mph fastball from Brian Ellington. The Phillies won it in the 15th on an RBI double by rookie Nick Williams. The bullpen was spectacular with 10 innings of one-run ball. The time of game was four hours, 57 minutes. The late innings were wild. The Phillies thought they won the game in the bottom of the ninth, but an overturned call meant they only tied it. Miami went ahead Continue to Article

September 13, 2017 2:04:am EST