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Luis Campusano's 2-run homer in 10th lifts Padres to 3-2 win over Yankees
— Luis Campusano hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Friday night to move back into the third National League wild-card spot.

New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres: Game Highlights
New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres: Game Highlights

Iván Herrera's 3-run homer in the 9th inning rallies the Cardinals to a 7-6 win over the Rockies
— Iván Herrera hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Friday night, tightening a crowded race for the final National League wild card.

Jameson Taillon exits start with right elbow discomfort
Blue Jays starter Jameson Taillon left Friday night's game against Kansas City after two innings due to right elbow discomfort.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers: Game Highlights
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers: Game Highlights

Aranda and Palacios homer as Rays overcome first Rangers grand slam of season in 7-6 win
— Jonathan Aranda and Richie Palacios homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame the first grand slam of the season by Texas in a 7-6 victory Friday night, ending a 10-game road losing streak against the Rangers.

OF Trent Grisham leaves game with right hamstring discomfort
Trent Grisham left the Yankees' game Friday night against San Diego because of discomfort in his right hamstring.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

Benches clear in Red Sox-Orioles after Blaze Alexander's hard slide
The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox benches cleared after a tense moment involving Blaze Alexander.

Kirk, Clement and Springer each drive in 2 runs as Blue Jays beat Royals 9-2 to reach .500
— Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement and George Springer drove in two runs apiece to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

Yainer Diaz homers in 3-run 3rd, Astros beat Diamondbacks 3-1
— Yainer Diaz hit a solo home run in a three-run third inning, Cristian Javier combined with four relievers to limit Arizona to three hits and the Astros beat the Diamondbacks 3-1 on Friday night.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights
Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights

Alvarez hits 2 homers and Mets go deep 5 times to back McLean in 10-6 win over Giants
— Francisco Alvarez hit two of New York's five home runs Friday night, leading Nolan McLean and the Mets to a 10-6 win over the San Francisco Giants.

Pratt drives in 4 runs in the Brewers' 10-7 win over the Reds
— Cooper Pratt drove in a season-high four runs with a bases-loaded triple and a groundout, Brice Turang had a two-run double and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7 on Friday night.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds: Game Highlights
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds: Game Highlights

Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins: Game Highlights
Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins: Game Highlights

San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets: Game Highlights
San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets: Game Highlights

Imanaga pitches 6 sharp innings, Crow-Armstrong doubles, steals 33rd base as Cubs beat Marlins 6-1
— Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Friday.

Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights

Colson Montgomery hits a 2-run homer as the White Sox knock off the Twins 4-1
— Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Friday night.

Red Sox beat the Orioles 1-0 on Gasper's 1st-inning homer; benches clear in the eighth
— Mickey Gasper hit a first-inning home run, Ranger Suarez gave up five hits in seven innings, and benches cleared after a contentious eighth-inning double play as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday night.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Game Highlights
Los Angeles Angels vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Game Highlights

Jones throws 6 strong innings, Mangum doubles in run in Pirates' 1-0 win over Angels
— Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Friday night.

Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles: Game Highlights
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles: Game Highlights

Sale outduels Sánchez, Braves beat Phillies 5-2 and extend lead to 5 games in NL East
— Atlanta’s Chris Sale outdueled Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday night to extend their lead in the NL East to five games.

Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies: Game Highlights
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies: Game Highlights

Guardians' Brayan Rocchio hits grand slam, walk-off HR
Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio became the sixth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam and a walk-off home run in the same game on Friday.

Dodgers hold Shohei Ohtani out again, are 'hopeful' IL not needed
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was not in the starting lineup Friday for a second straight game because of biceps and neck issues.

Bazzana singles home winning run in 10th inning as Guardians top Tigers 4-3 to sweep doubleheader
— Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio in the 10th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader Friday.

Brayan Rocchio's walk-off homer gives Guardians a 7-6 comeback win over Tigers
— Brayan Rocchio hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning after connecting on a tying grand slam in the fourth, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a split doubleheader on Friday.

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights
Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights

Pirates' Konnor Griffin (finger) activated off 60-day IL
The Pirates activated rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin off the 60-day injured list on Friday.

Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Saturday: Lean on Holmes as Cubs continue playoff push
Everything you need to know to set your fantasy baseball lineups for Saturday's MLB action.

MLB, in midst of CBA uncertainty, sets spring training schedule
Baseball's spring training schedule will start Feb. 19 -- if there is labor peace.

White Sox activate catcher Kyle Teel from 10-day injured list
Kyle Teel, out since July with a high ankle sprain, is back with the White Sox after being activated from the injured list.

Fantasy baseball news and notes: Rutschman's remarkable return and more for Friday
All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.

Fantasy Baseball Forecaster Playoff Round 1, Week 2: Sept. 7-13
Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our preview featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings and schedule observations.

Will Shohei Ohtani pitch in October? 5 questions for Los Angeles Dodgers
Ohtani hasn't been healthy enough to pitch in two months. Is his value as a pitcher in the postseason worth risking his bat?

Fantasy baseball forecaster: Team hitting ratings
Stay ahead of the game and optimize your fantasy baseball hitters with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's hitting matchups as well as the potential for stolen bases.

Fantasy baseball forecaster: Pitcher projections for the next 10 days
Keep up to date on who is pitching -- and how well they're expected to do -- with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's probable starting pitchers with game score projections.

Fantasy Baseball Reliever Depth Chart
Our updated reliever depth chart displays the closer hierarchy for each team, as well as the fatigue factor in each MLB bullpen.

MLB betting tips for Friday: Snell poised to strike?
All of the odds, recommended prop bets and trends in baseball for Friday, September 4.

Impact of 12 MLB stars' down 2026 seasons on their teams
From bad gameplay to injuries to a mix of both, these players' seasons had huge impact on the success of their clubs this year.

MLB playoff tracker 2026: Clinching scenarios, bracket, schedule
From current playoff matchups to league races to the postseason schedule, we have everything you need to know.

Padres begin 3-game series against the Yankees
New York Yankees (80-60, second in the AL East) vs. San Diego Padres (73-67, third in the NL West)

Braves visit the Phillies to open 4-game series
Atlanta Braves (83-57, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (79-61, second in the NL East)

Athletics bring 1-0 series lead over Mariners into game 2
Athletics (55-86, fourth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (66-75, third in the AL West)

White Sox host the Twins to open 3-game series
Minnesota Twins (67-73, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (73-67, first in the AL Central)

Mets play the Giants in first of 3-game series
San Francisco Giants (58-83, fourth in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (63-77, fifth in the NL East)