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MLB playoffs 2023: Rangers, Twins, Diamondbacks and Phillies look to advance Wednesday
After winning their Wild Card Series openers on the first day of Major League Baseball's playoffs, the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies can advance to the next round with victories Wednesday. As is often the case when postseason play...
Diamondbacks hit Burnes hard to rally for 6-3 victory over Brewers in Wild Card Series opener
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks are one resilient bunch. Staring at an early deficit against Corbin Burnes, they slugged their way to the front of their NL Wild Card Series. Carroll and Ketel Marte homered on back-to-back pitches and Gabriel Moreno also...
Wheeler strikes out 8, Castellanos tells Phillies to put a ring on it in 4-1 win over Marlins
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flip that finger, Nick. The ring one, of course. Nick Castellanos had no desire to turn his moment on second base into a NSFW moment in the postseason. The All-Star slugger did — with millions briefly confusing the gesture for the obscene finger...
Rays' Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to Tropicana Field on Tuesday, the lowest for a postseason game since the 1919 World Series other than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the...
Royce Lewis rolls into postseason for Twins with homers in first 2 at-bats
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis was unsure about his postseason status for the Minnesota Twins after missing the last two weeks with a strained left hamstring. Two at-bats and two home runs later, Lewis was clearly ready to roll. Lewis became the second rookie in...
Montgomery sparkles, Rangers beat sloppy Rays 4-0 in AL Wild Card Series opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Montgomery was exceptional against the Tampa Bay Rays, even better when he lumbered off the mound to make a diving catch that helped the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory in their AL Wild Card Series opener. “It's good to do your job and help the...
Rays, Rangers face off in AL Wild Card Series after looking at points like best teams in baseball
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers both looked like they might be the best teams in baseball for significant stretches of a long season in which they now find themselves facing each other in an AL Wild Card Series. The Rays got off to a historic 13-0...
Pablo López and the Twins aim to stop playoff skid when they host the Blue Jays in Wild Card Series
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López is a newcomer to the Minnesota Twins who was just an 8-year-old in Venezuela when this record postseason losing streak began. He's heard all about it, and he's eager to help make it disappear. “I feel like, just like anything in...
NL champion Philadelphia Phillies look to make quick work of upstart Marlins in Wild Card Series
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob Thomson gripped a bottle of bubbly in the exhilarating moments after the Philadelphia Phillies clinched a second straight postseason berth and called Bryce Harper, Bryson Stott & crew “the most resilient team I’ve ever been around.” The second-year...
Rangers falter in season finale in 1-0 loss to Seattle, allowing Houston to win AL West
SEATTLE (AP) — The elation of less than 24 hours earlier inside the Texas Rangers clubhouse was replaced with disappointment about a major missed opportunity. The Rangers are thrilled to be back in the postseason, but failed to win American League West title and earn some extra...
