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That's Walker's 29th home run of the year, and it happened shortly after the Rangers dug themselves a 5-1 hole to the Twins.

Pat Murphy lifted "The Miz" with a runner on first and one out in the top of the sixth. That runner didn't score, so Misiorowski officially ends his season with a 1.80 ERA.

With that, he easily clears Cam Schlittler's 1.95 ERA for the MLB lead.

Ketel Marte hit an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning, cutting Arizona's deficit to 3-1.

They'll need to keep coming back… and for the Rays to do the same in Philadelphia, where it's 7-2 Phillies in the seventh inning.

Jakob Junis walked three batters in the fifth inning, including one to bring home a run for Minnesota. Skip Schumaker lifted him for Jordan Montgomery, who is coming into a bases-loaded, one-out situation.

With the Astros still leading the A's 4-0, it might be about time to stick a fork in the Rangers.

So, that's what 100 mph looks like in super slo-mo.

This is after he had doubled earlier in the game, so the Phillies' whole lineup is getting in on what is a 10-hit barrage so far. This is also their second home run of the inning, after that had gone six games and 189 batters in a row without even one.

With Zack Wheeler shoving on the mound, the Phillies have pretty strong clinch energy right now.

He's also almost certainly sown up the major league ERA title, with four scoreless innings dropping his ERA for the season down to 1.82.

Fun fact: "The Miz" is the third pitcher this century with over 250 strikeouts and an ERA under 2.00 in a season, joining Jacob deGrom and Pedro Martinez.

Harper had last homered on September 12, and this is just his second long ball since August 26.

This happened right around when Gavin Sheets put the Diamondbacks in a 2-0 hole with a solo homer in San Diego. It's looking good for the Phillies.

George Springer is in the last year of his contract with the Blue Jays, and he is undecided about whether he wants to return for another major league season. He turned 37 on September 19.

If this is it, happy trails to a four-time All-Star and one of the great playoff hitters baseball has ever known.

The game had no stakes, so it will not be rescheduled. The Yankees and Orioles will both finish their seasons with 161 games.

One wonders how the Red Sox feel about this. They're about to face the Yankees in the Wild Card Series, and weather concerns forced a double-header on Friday and a move to Tropicana Field for what has also proven to be a stakes-free finale against the Cubs.

With his two-run triple, that makes it six extra-base hits and nine RBI for Lucas Spence in this four-game set. Not bad for an undrafted free agent playing in just his 19th major league game.

With a 4-0 lead and the Rangers losing 3-1, Houston is sitting pretty right now.

Josh Bell. Again. This time he blasts one to right for a two-run homer. He's driven in all three of Minnesota's runs.

As if the Phillies' 4-0 lead wasn't bad enough, now Arizona will have to play from behind to even have a chance to make the playoffs.

Rick Rizzs has been the radio voice of the Mariners for 41 seasons, culminating in this one. It got a little dusty at T-Mobile Park when this happened.

He had only throw 25 pitches, but was about to face the Twins' batting order for the second time in the game. Definitely an aggressive move by Rangers manager Skip Schumaker.

Rangers 1, Twins 1

It's his second home run off the day, and this is once again a week out from suffering multiple facial fractures. He's clearly ready for the postseason.

With his next October homer, he'll become the seventh player ever with 20 career home runs in the postseason.

Texas has life in a must-win game. It's still 0-0 between the Astros and A's midway through the second in Sacramento.

The same isn't yet true of the actual bracket, but the schedule for the Wild Card Series is out. No surprises here at all.

Logan Gilbert fanned the side in the first against the Angels. He's the 13th pitcher this season to record 200 strikeouts, and it's the second such season of his career after 2024.

Either that or they're just bad, as both MacKenzie Gore and Peter Lambert ran into trouble in the first inning in Minnesota and Sacramento, respectively.

Gabriel Moreno was in Arizona's initial starting lineup, but he got scratched less than an hour before first pitch.

Assuming he or Luis Arraez isn't used as a pinch-hitter today, this would seem to close the book on the race for the NL batting title. Moreno would win, .311 to .310.

A sac fly in the first inning by Josh Bell made it 1-0 for the Twins over the Rangers, putting Texas on the defensive.

As a reminder, Texas needs a win and a Houston loss to make the playoffs.

Because he hit a two-run home run a week to the day from when he took a foul ball off his face while standing in the on-deck circle, causing multiple fractures.

What did you think I meant?

Kyle Schwarber smoked this at 116.8 mph off the bat, allowing runners to score from second and third.

The Diamondbacks only just took the field in San Diego, yet their playoff hopes have already suffered a big blow.

Possibly for the last time in a major league uniform? Max Scherzer hasn't yet made that determination, but it does seem possible that the 42-year-old will call it a career.

For what it's worth, it might make his decision easier if he gets the 11 strikeouts he needs to get past Justin Verlander on the all-time leaderboard.

J.T. Realmuto had been mired in an 0-for-34 slump before doubling home Edmundo Sosa. Victor Mesa Jr. didn't take a good route, but that thing was scorched at 110.5 mph.

This was after Bryce Harper had struck out looking, so good on Bryson Stott to bail him out with two down in the inning.

This makes Francisco Lindor one of only three primary shortstops to top the 300-home run threshold, joining Cal Ripken Jr. (431) and Miguel Tejada (307).

For those who are wondering: Alex Rodriguez was not technically a primary shortstop, but he did hit 344 home runs as a shortstop.

If the Phillies are going to clinch a playoff spot today, it would help to get a vintage start from Zack Wheeler. It seems he's gotten the message, as he made quick work of three really good Rays hitters in the first.

For the AL West

The Astros hold the tiebreaker, courtesy of a 9-4 record against the Rangers in the regular season.

For the NL Wild Card

The Diamondbacks hold the tiebreaker. They and the Phillies split six games during the regular season, so the tiebreaker is determined by intra-division records. Arizona went 32-19 in the NL West, while the Phillies went 28-24 in the NL East.