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Cristopher Sanchez beats Miami, takes over MLB lead with his 16th win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

After a road trip that took them from hazy, hot and humid St. Louis to the cornfields of Iowa and finally to a weekend in the city where Mary Tyler Moore once tossed her hat in the air, the Phillies returned to Citizens Bank Park to begin an important six-game homestand Monday night.

They had the guy they wanted on the mound.

Lefty Cristopher Sanchez entered the series opener against the Miami Marlins tied for the major-league lead with 15 wins, 10 of which had come at home.

Those numbers got better after Sanchez helped the Phillies beat the Marlins, 6-5.

Sanchez pitched six innings of one-run ball and took over the major-league lead with his 16^th win, one more than Boston’s Sonny Gray.

For the season, Sanchez is 16-4 with a 2.51 ERA in 26 starts.

He is 11-1 with a 1.42 ERA in 15 starts at home.

For his career, he is 29-9 with a 2.43 ERA in 73 games (64 starts) at Citizens Bank Park.

If the Phils stay on their regular rotation, Sanchez should make seven more starts as he tries to win 20 games. There were no 20-game winners in the majors the last two seasons. Roy Halladay was the last Phillie to reach the plateau when he won 21 in 2010.

“It would be an honor to be in position to get 20 wins, but my first thought and my first goal is to throw as many quality innings as I can for the team and always leave the team in a good position to win games when I’m on the mound,” Sanchez said. “After that, if that mark happens, I’ll take it, of course, and it would be an honor.”

Sanchez has had sharper outings. He allowed 11 base runners on eight hits (seven of which were singles) and three walks, but he got outs when he needed them most. Three times he registered the third out of an inning with two runners on base. Two of those came on a strikeout.

“They’re a contact-oriented team,” Sanchez said. “I just tried to get as many zeroes on the board as I could. That was the main goal tonight.”

Manager Don Mattingly said, “I thought Sanchie was good. That’s kind of what he does. He gets some traffic but hangs in there and gets the ball on the ground. He almost gets a triple play there in (the fifth) inning.”

Sanchez left with a 4-1 lead, but the Marlins scored a pair of two-out runs against Jonathan Bowlan in the seventh. It could have been worse. Javier Sanoja’s bases-loaded, two-run double was initially ruled foul. It was overturned by replay officials in New York, who called for runners to be placed at second and third. Had the play initially been called correctly, three runs would have scored and the game would have been tied at 4-4. Marlins’ manager Clayton McCullough didn’t care for the call and was ejected.

The Phillies put a run on the board in the bottom of the seventh to extend their lead to two runs, but ended up leaving the bases loaded. The Marlins again made it a one-run game when Brian Navarretto homered against reliever Brooks Raley in the eighth. Orion Kerkering came on and got out of the inning, preserving a one-run lead, and Alec Bohm once again extended it to two runs with a base hit in the bottom of the inning. Bohm’s hit scored Bryce Harper, who reached base four times on three hits and a walk.

Derek Hill came off the bench and had two RBIs late in the game on a base hit and a bases-loaded walk.

“They kept coming,” Mattingly said of the Marlins. “It seemed like every time they scored, we were able to answer back, which was huge.”

The day after throwing a season-high 33 pitches in Minneapolis, Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth. He allowed a run but ended up with his 27^th save.

The victory was the Phillies’ fourth in a row as they moved into sole possession of the second NL wild card spot, a game up on San Diego. The Padres hold the third and final spot by a game over Arizona. Miami and St. Louis are both three games behind the Padres.

The Phillies have two more games remaining against the Marlins before hosting St. Louis in a weekend series. With 36 games remaining, it would behoove the Phils to have a good homestand and keep the Marlins and Cardinals from creeping upward.

“We’re on a day-to-day basis now,” Mattingly said. “It’s not like win a series. It’s more like win every day no matter who we play. That’s just where we’re at.”

Today’s roster moves: Here

Monday notes…

• NOT GOING FIRST: The Cubs have not scored a run in the first inning of their last six games. They haven’t even made a hit, going out in order in five games and earning a pair of walks in the other. They made a sacrifice fly and a forceout to end the first inning of the game before the streak started, so they have been hitless in 22 consecutive first-inning PA. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
• GOING FIRST: The Cubs have won their last five games when facing an opponent for the first time, including the one-game make-up vs. the Blue Jays. They have won seven of eight, raising their record for the season in first games to 21-20. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
• AGAINST WINNING TEAMS: The Cubs are 32-25 in games in which their opponents began with a winning record. They had won four in a row before losing yesterday. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
• TODAY IN CUBS HISTORY: Kyle Hendricks throws six strong innings and Ian Happ’s sixth-inning homer is the difference in a 2-1 Cubs win over the Reds that breaks a 12-game losing streak that followed the big selloff in 2021. It happened five years ago today, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021.

The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup.

White Sox lineup:

Road trip up North pic.twitter.com/hQczNXsY5y

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 17, 2026

Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Luis Castillo, RHP

Shōta Imanaga had a rough outing his last time out against the Nationals but still has a 2.49 ERA and 1.125 WHIP over his last 11 starts covering 61.1 innings.

He has not faced the White Sox this year. Here’s the start he made against them last year, July 25, 2025 at Rate Field. Please don’t click on that boxscore link. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Hi there, Luis Castillo! The new White Sox starter is quite familiar to us after all those years with the Reds. He has made 18 career starts against the Cubs, though the last was more than two years ago, April 14, 2024 at Wrigley Field while with the Mariners.

Currently active Cubs are batting .273 (24-for-88) against Castillo with four home runs. Nico Hoerner is 6-for-11 (.545) against him and Alex Bregman, Michael Conforto, Michael Busch and Ian Happ account for the four homers.

Here is the weather forecast for the area around Wrigley Field.

Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. It’s also on CHSN and WCIU-Ch. 26 with the Sox announcers.

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The 2026 game discussion procedure has been changed, so please take note.

You’ll find the game preview, like this one, posted separately on the front page two hours before game time (90 minutes for some early day games following night games).

At the same time, a StoryStream containing the preview will also post on the front page, titled “Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of week/date) game threads.” It will contain every post related to that particular game.

The Live! (formerly “First Pitch”) thread will still post at five minutes to game time. It will also post to the front page. That will be the only live game discussion thread. After the game, the recap and Heroes and Goats will also live on the front page as separate posts.

You will also be able to find the preview, Live! thread, recap and Heroes and Goats in this section link. The StoryStream for each game can also be found in that section.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

After the disappointment of last night and dropping yet another contest on Peacock in front of a nationwide viewing audience, I decided to call the one man in Houston who could bolster all of collective spirits.    That man is Geoff Blum, the 3-time Emmy Award Winner from Space City Home Network.   Geoff joins us exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes.   

Q:  125 games are in the books.    What’s your overall assessment of things?

A: The Astros are in good position.   They’re sitting atop the A.L. West.    One thing I’ve learned about watching this team and this organization and being around the guys in the clubhouse, is they do not panic.  It’s easy on the outside to point to a series or a specific game but when you are playing 162 games, you put things into a greater context.    There’s still plenty of time to either secure the top spot or lose it, but I’ve learned over the years not to panic with these guys.

Q: With Hunter, there was that stretch where we issued a series of walks.    Do you sense that something is going on with his mechanics, or is it focus?   

A: I do think it’s a little bit of the mechanics.    When guys come back from injury, the body just isn’t the same which is true of anybody, it can be a position player or a pitcher.    Your body reacts and there’s a recovery process.   Hunter Brown is hyper competitive, and he’ll go out there and find a way to do it.    

Q: So, you’re not concerned at all with Hunter Brown down the stretch?

A: The velocity is there.    Some of his pitches last night were amazing.    It’s just a matter of him dialing it in consistently.

Q:  Where would the Astros be without Peter Lambert?

A: Without Peter Lambert, the Astros are not sitting in first place.    He’s become the anchor of the rotation.    He’s become consistent even with his quiet and humble demeanor.    I appreciate his workmanship, his consistency and all that he’s done this season.  

Go Rays!

The Orioles will play the fourth and final game of the series tonight in Tampa Bay. Wrap-around weekend series are rare these days. So are four-game sweeps of first place teams. Baltimore can’t control its schedule, but it can dictate the results on the field tonight.

The O’s won a pair of one-run games before thumping the Rays 10-2 on Sunday. They’ll look to finish the job this evening against Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.09 ERA).

Tyler O’Neill will play right field and bat leadoff against the lefty. He’ll be followed by designated hitter Pete Alonso and second baseman Jackson Holliday. Coby Mayo will bat cleanup and play first base.

Gunnar Henderson will look to ride a recent hot streak from the five hole. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will handle the hot corner, and Jeremiah Jackson will play left field. Christian Franklin will play center field and bat ninth. Carlos Narváez will hit eighth and catch Brandon Young.

Young (9-3, 3.33 ERA) is looking for his 10th win of the season. The majority of Baltimore’s high-leverage relievers should be available following yesterday’s blowout win.

Orioles lineup

1. T O’Neill (R) RF
2. P Alonso (R) DH
3. J Holliday (L) 2B
4. C Mayo (R) 1B
5. G Henderson (L) SS
6. C Encarnacion-Strand (R) 3B
7. J Jackson (R) LF
8. C Narváez (R) C
9. C Franklin (R) CF

Starter: RHP Brandon Young (9-3, 3.33 ERA)

Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:

Home sweet home#RingTheBellpic.twitter.com/a5LQgFMFze

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 17, 2026

For the Marlins:

Fish in Philly.

📺: https://t.co/CoO4Nlpkc8
👂: @MarlinsRadio, @radiomambi710, @1043wqam
⏰: 6:40 PM ET#FightinFishpic.twitter.com/GwmYuGF4A4

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 17, 2026

Let’s talk about it.

The Cincinnati Reds lost to the St. Louis Cardinals earlier on Monday, and surprisingly it was not due to the work of lefty Kent Emanuel.

The 34 year old journeyman was effectively plucked out of independent league ball to make this start, as the Reds got him, sent him to AAA Louisville to start once, and then rolled him out there today. He more than rewarded them by lasting 5.0 IP and allowing just 2 ER, and instead it was (once again) the putrid Cincinnati offense that backed him by scoring just a lone run in a 2-1 loss.

That means the Reds have scored 1, 1, 4, 0, 1, 9 (!), 0, 4, 1, 2, 3 runs in their last 10 contests. Good luck winning with that!

It’ll be Rhett Lowder who’ll next try to get the opponent to score -1 runs so the Reds can try to win zero to negative one, as he’ll start the evening half of Monday’s doubleheader against the Birds. Veteran Andre Pallante will start for St. Louis, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET.

Here’s how the Reds will line up to start Game 2 of the day:

Game 2 up next.

Powered by @PNCBankpic.twitter.com/G792zVcQGD

— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 17, 2026

The Yankees announced today that Carlos Rodón will make his return from the injured list tomorrow night. Out since June 28th with left elbow inflammation, the left-hander will start in the first game of this week’s three-game set with the Orioles.

Rodón made two rehab starts in the lead-up to his return, looking particularly sharp in his most recent outing, striking out seven and allowing two hits in 4.1 shutout innings for Somerset on August 13th. He was limited to 58 pitches in that start, so expect him to be on a fairly restrictive pitch count tomorrow night.

The Yankees desperately need offensive reinforcements, but they’ll take anything they can get right now. Rodón’s return should further deepen what’s been the best pitching staff in the league, though how the roster shakes out remains to be seen. The most obvious candidate to be bumped out of the rotation is Will Warren, who has been outpitched over the course of the summer by his mid-rotation mate Ryan Weathers. Warren would’ve been on full rest for tomorrow night, so perhaps he could be involved in a piggyback sort of setup as the Yankees try to slowly increase Rodón’s pitch count.

Rodón had a 3.30 ERA in nine starts and 46 innings before hitting the shelf in June. His season had already been abbreviated by offseason elbow surgery, his season debut not coming until May 10th in Milwaukee. Though injuries have ensured this hasn’t been the kind of campaign Rodón envisioned, he’s been effective when healthy and would give the Yankees a downright super rotation if he can pitch as he did earlier year.

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns discussed several topics ahead of Monday's game against the Padres...

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Senga's new role as a high-leverage reliever

Stearns spoke on Kodai Senga, who has served as the team's closer in the place of the injured Devin Williams. This August, Senga has not allowed a single run across five outings, each lasting one full inning, and has picked up the first three saves of his career in the process.

"Kodai has done a great job," said Stearns. "He's adjusted very well, and it's not just in the performance, it's also in how he's getting ready for those performances. It's not the easiest transition to make."

However, it appears that Stearns isn't yet convinced to hand Senga the closer role moving forward, both when Williams returns from injury and looking ahead to next season.

"I'm excited for [Senga] that he's doing this right now. From a future perspective, we'll [look at that] later," Stearns stated.

No expectation for Polanco to play first base

Looking ahead to 2027, Stearns was asked whether he wants to see Jorge Polanco play first base between now and the end of the season, with an eye on finding a solution at that problem position for the Mets defense.

"I don't think we need to see that," he replied. "The most important thing is getting [Polanco] on a path to be physically in a much better place in 2027 than he has been this season."

Polanco has played in just 36 of the Mets' 125 games this season, and was sidelined from April 18 to July 7 with left Achilles bursitis, as well as a wrist injury.

Pushing the limits of the young starting pitchers

Stearns has been encouraged by the strong performances of New York's trio of rookie starters: Nolan McLean, Christian Scott, and Zac Thornton. 

He explained that he wants to see each of them continue to challenge themselves to push deep into ballgames ahead of the season's end.

"We don't, frankly, have innings limits or innings guides," said Stearns. "It's more about continuing to evaluate how each individual pitcher is feeling, how they're recovering, and at this point we're in a good spot with all of them.

"They're solidifying themselves as pitchers at the major-league level, and that's important for us going forward."

Stearns' approach to prospect integration and development

Finally, following a whirlwind trade deadline which saw the Mets bolster their prospect ranks with the acquisition of infielders Jefferson Rojas and Sammy Stafura (among others), Stearns outlined his vision for what a successful Mets farm system looks like. 

"So much of it is making them feel welcome, putting them in the best position to succeed, and allowing their talents to speak for themselves. It's important to get to know the player and the person, trying to be patient, allowing our coaches and player development staff to get quality time with them."

Stearns is proud of the performances of Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing, who are setting the standard for what successful prospect promotion to the big leagues looks like.

"I think we have gotten development at the major-league level in terms of seeing progress from young players, and it's very encouraging for us to see them perform," Stearns concluded.

After missing the past two months and stints on both the 10 and 60-day IL, Oneil Cruz is back.

The Pirates activated Cruz to the 26-man roster on Monday following a fractured left hand injury.

Cruz hasn’t played since he suffered the injury on June 7 in Atlanta and missed 58 games during the heart of summer. 

He appeared in six minor league games between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis over the last two weeks before returning to Pittsburgh for final evaluation.

The Pirates also activated reliever Yohan Ramirez off the paternity list and optioned left-handed starter/reliever Hunter Barco and outfielder Ronny Simon to Triple-A. 

Cruz is not in the lineup as the Pirates begin the first of three games against the Detroit Tigers to begin the back half of a six-game home stand. 

Oneil Cruz just hit this ball 122.9 mph.

That is the hardest hit ball in the Statcast era. pic.twitter.com/dZYilTHie1

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 25, 2025

Left-handed Framber Valdez will start for Detroit, but Cruz is batting .312 with a .361 on-base percentage and .506 slugging in 77 at-bats against lefties this season.

In 64 games, Cruz is slashing .264/.350/.472 with an .822 OPS. He was on pace for his first 30/30 season with 14 home runs and 21 steals before the halfway point.

Inconsistency and struggles against lefties plagued Cruz in 2025, while the injury ripped apart what has been his best season in the majors.

His 44 RBIs still rank fourth on the team, and the offense has significantly missed his power and speed either leading off or in the middle of the lineup. 

It may be a little too late for the Pirates, who are 61-65 and sit 6.5 games out of the final wild card.

The Pirates are looking up at the Cardinals, Marlins, and Diamondbacks as the Phillies and Padres (67-58) are tied for the last two NL playoff seeds.

Today, the Colorado Rockies announced that the have designated for assignment RHP Michael Lorenzen and recalled RHP TJ Shook.

The Rockies announced today the following transactions:

– Recalled RHP TJ Shook from Triple-A Albuquerque.
– Designated RHP Michael Lorenzen for assignment.

The Rockies have 37 players on the 40-man roster.

— Rockies Club Information (@RockiesClubInfo) August 17, 2026

Lorenzen, 34, joined the Rockies as a free-agent signing for the 2026 season on a one-year, $8 million deal. The contract includes a $9 million club option for the 2027 season.

However, he has struggled since joining the team. He currently has a 7.08 ERA in 115.2 IP. Despite his diverse pitch arsenal, Lorenzen has been unable to adjust since joining the Rockies. He also had a 4.59 FIP and a 1.88 WHIP.

Earlier today, Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer confirmed that Tanner Gordon will take Lorenzen’s place in the rotation, according to Christian Saez.

A couple Rockies news notes:

Hunter Goodman has been scratched from the lineup with ongoing shoulder inflammation. Schaeffer says he’s day to day but no IL yet.

Also Schaeffer confirmed that Tanner Gordon will take Lorenzens spot in the starting rotation.

— Christian Saez🎙 (@DNVRSaez) August 17, 2026

In a second roster move, the Rockies have recalled TJ Shook from Triple-A Albuquerque. This season, Shook has a 3.02 ERA in 42.7 IP. This includes an 8.50 K/9. Current, players facing Shook have an OPS of .737.

He was first promoted in June 2026 after being selected by the Rockies in the Minor League Phase of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft from the New York Mets.

The Rockies have 37 players on the 40-man roster.

Purple Row will continue to follow this developing story.

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The MLB playoff picture is starting to tighten, and the wild card races remain the easiest place for the standings to change in a hurry.

With division leaders trying to create separation and bubble teams fighting to stay above the cut line, the American League and National League wild-card standings carry major postseason implications every day. A single series can swing a team from holding a playoff spot to looking up at the field, especially with several contenders clustered closely together in the race for October.

With weeks still left on the schedule, there is plenty of room for movement among teams currently in playoff position, teams just outside the field and clubs trying to turn a late-season push into a playoff berth.

Here's the latest MLB wild card standings and playoff picture, including teams on each side of the postseason cut line, heading into prime-time action on Monday, Aug. 17.

MORE: Five series that could impact MLB playoff race, including a Chicago showdown

MLB playoff picture: Who would make playoffs if season ended today?

American League playoff field

• 1. Tampa Bay Rays (East leader) — 74-49
• 2. Chicago White Sox (Central leader) — 65-58
• 3. Houston Astros (West leader) — 63-62
• 4. New York Yankees (No. 1 wild card) — 69-55
• 5. Boston Red Sox (No. 2 wild card) — 65-58
• 6. Baltimore Orioles (No. 3 wild card) — 61-63

National League playoff field

• 1. Milwaukee Brewers (Central leader) — 77-48
• 2. Atlanta Braves (East leader) — 74-50
• 3. Los Angeles Dodgers (West leader) — 74-51
• 4. Chicago Cubs (No. 1 wild card) — 72-53
• 5. Philadelphia Phillies (No. 2 wild card) — 67-58
• 6. San Diego Padres (No. 3 wild card) — 67-58

Current matchups in American League

• Orioles at Astros; Red Sox at Yankees
• Rays and White Sox would have byes to AL division series

Current matchups in National League

• Padres at Dodgers; Phillies at Cubs
• Brewers and Braves would have byes to NL division series

American League wild card standings

Top three wild card teams make the postseason:

• New York Yankees — 69-55 (+8 games)
• Boston Red Sox — 66-58 (+5 games)
• Baltimore Orioles — 61-63 (—)
• Texas Rangers — 61-64 (½ game back)
• Toronto Blue Jays — 61-65 (1 game back)
• Detroit Tigers — 60-64 (1 game back)
• Minnesota Twins — 60-65 (1½ games back)
• Cleveland Guardians — 60-65 (1½ games back)
• Seattle Mariners — 59-66 (2½ games back)

National League wild card standings

Top three wild card teams make the postseason:

• Chicago Cubs — 72-53 (+5 games)
• Philadelphia Phillies — 67-58 (—)
• San Diego Padres — 67-58 (—)
• Arizona Diamondbacks — 66-59 (1 game back)
• Miami Marlins — 64-61 (3 games back)
• St. Louis Cardinals — 64-61 (3 games back)
• Pittsburgh Pirates — 61-65 (6½ games back)
• Cincinnati Reds — 59-65 (7½ games back)
• Washington Nationals — 60-66 (7½ games back)

MLB wild card tiebreaker rules

Ties between two teams, per MLB.com:

1. Head-to-head record
2. Intradivision record
3. Intraleague record
4. Last half of intraleague games: These are the records from intraleague games after the All-Star break.
5. Last half of intraleague games plus one: Previous intraleague game on the schedule before All-Star break is used and process is repeated until tie is resolved.

When do MLB playoffs start?

• Wild-card series: Tuesday, Sept. 29 through Thursday, Oct. 1
• Division series: Saturday, Oct. 3 through Saturday, Oct. 10
• Championship series: Sunday, Oct. 11 through Tuesday, Oct. 20
• World Series: Friday, Oct. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 31

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB wild card standings today: Who would complete playoff field?

Sept. 2

Today in sports history

Today is Sept. 2. On this date in:

1880: Two teams composed mostly of Boston department-store employees played the first known baseball game under electric lights at Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts. The nine-inning exhibition used three wooden light towers.

1927: Babe Ruth hit his 400th career home run as the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 12-2 at Shibe Park, becoming the first major league player to reach the milestone.

1940: Byron Nelson captured the PGA Championship, defeating Sam Snead for his first PGA Championship and third major title.

1946: Ben Hogan won the Golden State Open, part of a six-tournament winning streak during his 13-win 1946 PGA Tour season.

1957: Milwaukee Braves first baseman Frank Torre scored six runs in a 23-10 rout of the Chicago Cubs, tying a Major League Baseball record.

1960: Wilma Rudolph won the Olympic women’s 100-meter final at the Rome Games, capturing the first of her three gold medals at the Olympics.

1960: New Zealand runner Peter Snell claimed the first of his three Olympic gold medals by winning the 800 meters at the Rome Olympics.

1960: Soviet sisters Tamara Press and Irina Press became the first sisters to win Olympic gold medals at the same games when Tamara captured the shot put a day after Irina won the 80-meter hurdles.

1965: Chicago Cubs star Ernie Banks hit his 400th career home run in a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming the 11th major league player to reach the milestone.

1966: Roberto Clemente recorded his 2,000th career hit with a three-run home run off Ferguson Jenkins as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-3.

1972: Chicago Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas retired the first 26 San Diego batters before issuing a two-out walk in the ninth inning, then completed an 8-0 no-hitter against the Padres.

1986: The Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs combined to use 53 players in a marathon game suspended after 14 innings and completed the next day in the 18th inning, setting a major league record for players used in a single game.

1990: Toronto Blue Jays ace Dave Stieb threw the first no-hitter in club history, finally reaching the milestone after several previous bids had been broken up late.

1996: Boston’s Mike Greenwell drove in all nine Red Sox runs in a 9-8 win over Seattle, becoming the only player in MLB history to account for all of his team’s runs in a nine-run game.

1996: David Cone returned from surgery to repair an aneurysm in his pitching shoulder and threw seven hitless innings for the New York Yankees in a 5-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

2011: Dwight Phillips won his fourth world long jump championship, Vivian Cheruiyot completed the women’s 5,000- and 10,000-meter double and Veronica Campbell Brown captured the women’s 200 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

2013: At age 64, Diana Nyad completed a 52-hour, 54-minute swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, a crossing widely reported as the first from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, though the swim was later denied ratification by the World Open Water Swimming Association.

2019: The Texas Rangers shut out the New York Yankees 7-0, ending New York’s streak of 220 consecutive games with at least one run scored, the second-longest such streak in major league history.

2023: Shedeur Sanders passed for a Colorado-record 510 yards and four touchdowns in his Buffaloes debut, leading a 45-42 upset of No. 17 TCU in Deion Sanders’ first game as Colorado’s coach.

2023: Son Heung-min, Erling Haaland and Evan Ferguson each scored three goals, tying the Premier League record for the most hat tricks recorded on a single day.

2025: Shohei Ohtani hit his 100th home run with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a 120-mph drive that became the hardest-hit Dodgers homer of the Statcast era. He became the fourth player to hit at least 100 homers in his first two seasons with a franchise.

— USA TODAY Network

This story was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of information gathering, review, editing and publishing. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports: Today in sports, September 2

Carlos Rodon’s long-awaited return now has an official date, as the Yankees announced that the lefty will start on Tuesday night in Baltimore. 

Rodon last pitched in the majors on June 28 and was soon after placed on the IL with left elbow inflammation. 

The veteran made two rehab appearances, and his most recent appearance on Aug. 13 was a good one, as Rodon went 4.1 shutout innings and allowed just two hits while striking out seven and walking one.

Rodon made nine starts prior to the injury, pitching to a 3.30 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 46.1 innings pitched. 

At 69-55, the Yankees are comfortably seated as the top Wild Card seed in the American League, but they’re just 5.5 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for the top spot in the AL East as well. 

Adding Rodon back to a rotation that also includes Cam Schlittler, Gerrit Cole, and Max Fried gives the Yankees a formidable foursome to handle the starting duties in any potential playoff series.