DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 14: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres hits a two-run home run in the second inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 14, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images
San Diego Padres (82-69) at Colorado Rockies (56-95), September 16, 2026, 5:40 p.m. PST
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DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 11: Mason Adams #38 of the Colorado Rockies pitches during the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Friday, September 11, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Izzy Rincon/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Last night was fun.
The Colorado Rockies snapped a grueling eight-game losing streak —their longest of the season — with a commanding 9-3 win to snap the San Diego Padres eight-game winning streak. Now, the Rockies look to take a series lead with today’s third match-up!
Mason Adams (0-0, 3.38 ERA) takes the mound, looking for his first win in the big leagues. Adams looked great in his last outing on the road against the Detroit Tigers. He worked five innings with the only blemish being a Max Clark home run. He continues to pound the zone and now has 22 strikeouts in 18.2 innings of work against nine walks. The walks themselves have mostly come in bunches in an inning as he as walked at least three batters in two of his three starts.
Home runs have been a common occurrence for him thus far, as he has allowed five total home runs, at least one in each start. In his first start at Coors Field, Adams worked 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits against the St. Louis Cardinals. However, he did strike out seven while allowing just one walk in 4.2 innings. The recipe for success is that Adams has to work quickly and efficiently to put batters away. He has a pitch limit around 75 pitches, so if he can get through five and keep the Rockies in the game, it’ll be a successful start once again.
The Padres will send out veteran lefty Robbie Ray (12-8, 3.57 ERA). Ray enjoyed an excellent season in San Francisco, where he went 10-6 with a 3.08 ERA over 22 games. However, he hasn’t had as much success since being traded to the Padres. In seven starts with San Diego, Ray is 2-2 with a 5.35 ERA. The issue for Ray is that he is walking as many batters as he is striking them out. With 25 strikeouts and 24 walks in 33.2 innings, he’s dealing with a lot of traffic and has a 1.57 WHIP. He’s especially been beat up in September, allowing 10 runs on nine hits over his 7.1 innings of work across two starts.
Ray last faced the Rockies on July 10 at Coors Field. He was solid in that outing, allowing just one run on four hits over five innings with six walks and four strikeouts. He had faced the Rockies in the start before that in San Francisco on July 4, where he recorded a quality start. The Rockies have to be patient and make Ray throw strikes. This start will be his fourth against the Rockies this season. He is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 15 innings with 14 strikeouts and 11 walks and just one home run allowed.
Blake Snell pitches in the first inning, which turned out to be his only innings, against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. (Dylan Buell / Getty Images)
Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell left his start against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday after one inning, with what the team identified as left groin tightness.
Snell gave up one hit, a single to Sal Stewart, which he quickly erased with a successful pick-off that caught Stewart in an inning-ending rundown.
Snell threw 19 pitches. Blake Treinen replaced him in the second inning.
The Dodgers’ 6-2 loss Wednesday marked Snell’s eighth start of the season. His 2026 debut was delayed by shoulder fatigue. And then after one start, he landed back on the injured list to undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow.
Since returning, he hasn’t given up more than one run in a start. Through Wednesday’s abbreviated outing, Snell has a 1.86 ERA.
Snell has a history of left groin and adductor strains. He spent time on the IL in 2021, 2022 and 2024 for such injuries.
After Snell left the game, the Dodgers used six relievers to get through seven innings. They combined to give up six runs and 12 hits, including a pair of home runs.
Left-hander Kris Bubic, acquired at the trade deadline while on the IL (flexor strain, shoulder impingement), made his Dodgers debut in the eighth inning. In his first major-league appearance since mid-May, he allowed an infield single and recorded two strikeouts in a scoreless inning.
The Dodgers had a chance to clinch the division with a win. If the San Diego Padres lose Wednesday night against the Colorado Rockies, the Dodgers win the NL West. If the Padres win, the Dodgers will have another shot at clinching Thursday.
The Dodgers’ rotation, however, is in flux.
Though right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto and left-hander Tarik Skubal have been rounding into the best versions of themselves down the stretch, Snell’s injury is the latest to deplete the ranks.
Right-hander Roki Sasaki (right middle finger blister) has been on the IL for almost three weeks. He threw a four-inning, 48-pitch live batting practice session Wednesday, with Dermabond covering the sensitive area on his finger.
The Dodgers had planned to discuss how to deploy him when he returns from the IL, but if Snell is out for his next start, Sasaki seems to be a natural replacement.
“It’s playable,” manager Dave Roberts said of Sasaki’s blister. “And given the Dermabond, the time that he’ll have in between this next outing, the hope is that it’s dang near close to being healed.”
Right-hander Tyler Glasnow hit a rough patch in his last two starts but said his back, which sidelined him for three and a half months, “feels good.” The Dodgers sent him back to Los Angeles after the series in Miami to cut down on the number of flights he’d have to sit on before his scheduled start Friday.
“Get him home, get him acclimated to Pacific Standard Time, not have to do two legs,” Roberts said. “So Tyler feels great. He’ll be ready to go on Friday.”
The Dodgers optioned right-hander Emmet Sheehan to triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday, in favor of an extra reliever. But over his last two major-league starts, he’s limited opponents to one run and five hits in 11 ⅔ innings.
Pitchers generally have to remain in Triple A for 15 days after being optioned, but the minimum does not apply if the player is recalled as the corresponding move for a player going on the IL.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 16: Blake Snell #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on September 16, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Dodgers were hit by the injury bug again, as left-hander Blake Snell left Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds early due to left groin tightness.
Blake Snell left tonight's game due to left groin tightness.
Snell completed a scoreless first inning, facing the minimum after picking off first baseman Sal Stewart following his two-out single. Snell tossed just 19 pitches on Wednesday, allowing just one hit and striking out one before departing early. Blake Treinen replaced Snell for the bottom of the second inning.
If this marks the end for Snell’s 2026 regular season, he’ll finish with a 4-1 record and a 1.86 ERA, striking out 52 and walking 16, tallying 38 2/3 innings over eight starts. Snell did not allow a single home run over his eight starts.
The former Cy Young winner told reporters he went through his normal pregame routine but felt his groin grab at him on the second to last pitch of his bullpen session. He monitored it through the first inning and retired the side in just 19 pitches, after which he talked with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and did not return to the mound for the top of the second. Blake Treinen entered the game in Snell's place.
"That's what I thought was best," Snell told reporters after the Dodgers' 6-2 loss. "I'll see where I'm at day-to-day, but I should be good."
It looks as if Snell and the Dodgers dodged a bullet, which Snell credits to learning from the four previous times in his career that he's dealt with groin injuries. On two previous times, he felt a similar pull but pushed through and ended up with a strain both times. He thought the groin injuries were behind him after his last strain with the San Francisco Giants in 2024, but Snell is confident that the work he's done with stretching and injury prevention – primarily Copenhagen planks – helped on Wednesday.
And this time around, he shut it down early and avoided a more severe injury.
"For me to stop, that's a first. Maybe I'm growing up, I don't know, but that was definitely the right move," Snell said. "Next couple days, we'll see where we're at and go from there."
Both Snell and Roberts are hopeful that he can still make his next scheduled start but acknowledged that how he feels over the next days and what comes back after imaging once the team gets back to LA will determine when he pitches again. Either way, Snell wants to get at least one more start in before the postseason.
"I don't think anyone can sit here right now and say what's going to happen in the next week to 10 days," Roberts told reporters. "So I think it's first, let's see how he comes in. But I'm glad it's not worse and we caught it early."
Blake Snell 2026 stats
Injuries have limited Snell to just seven starts this season, but the 33-year-old has made the most of a small sample size, posting a 1.91 ERA with 51 strikeouts and 1.09 WHIP through a career-low 37.2 innings. He's been effective when healthy, he's just rarely been healthy in 2026.
Snell began the season on the IL with left shoulder fatigue and didn't make his 2026 debut until May 9, but struggled as he gave up five runs – four of them earned – on six hits and two walks against the Atlanta Braves in just three innings pitched. He was put back on the IL six days later with loose bodies in his left elbow and underwent a minimally invasive "NanoNeedle" procedure to speed up his recovery. Snell was transferred to the 60-day IL on May 29 and began his throwing progression in early June.
Injuries have devastated the Dodgers' rotation all season, but Snell seemed to alleviate those concerns with his 1.01 WHIP since returning on Aug. 11.
Dodgers rotation
Roki Sasaki threw four simulated innings on Wednesday and is inching closer to a return after landing on the IL in late August with a blister on his right middle finger. While he'll likely pitch out of the bullpen in the postseason, Roberts told reporters that his next outing will be as a starter.
Tyler Glasnow told reporters on Sunday that he was "still figuring out some things physically" after a rough start in Miami in which he never really looked comfortable. Glasnow also missed a chunk of the season with a back issue and returned on Aug. 25 against the Braves but has struggled for the most part, giving up four runs in each of his last two starts. Roberts said that Glasnow threw his normal bullpen session on Wednesday and will pitch on an extra day of rest on Friday. He has no concerns about Glasnow's availability going forward.
The Atlanta Braves face off against the Chicago Cubs today looking for their ninetieth win of the season with ten games to go. Their magic number is at five and after the Cubs series they have the Astros, then the Marlins and Reds. If the Braves win this evening, there is still a world where they could get the two seed since they hold the tie breaker over the Dodgers.
JR Ritchie was likely called up to pitch tonight to ensure Chris Sale gets the extra rest he needs for the playoffs. Ritchie struggled before he was sent back down, but over his past two starts in AAA he has twenty-four strikeouts and only three walks. If Ritchie shows his AAA starts were legit, he may just earn himself a playoff roster spot.
Follow along in the comments as the Braves attempt to clinch a playoff spot.
May 13, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Daniel Lynch (52) pitches in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
With just 11 games to go in 2026, the Royals will face off against Houston in the second game of their road series tonight. Daniel Lynch is running out of opportunities to prove he deserves to stay in the rotation next season, so he needs to be careful to avoid the Crawford Boxes tonight. Christian Javier will start for the Astros. He is having a tough year but is coming off back-to-back solid starts against the Phillies and Diamondbacks. It will be a pretty standard Royal lineup.
Aug 4, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore (1) goes into the windup against the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Sep 15, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso (21) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the ninth inning against tNew York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga (34) at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Probable pitchers: RHP Chris Bassitt (7-5, 4.88 ERA, 66 Ks) vs. Xzavion Curry (0-0, 3.44 ERA, 12 Ks)
Where to watch: ESPN
After last night’s dramatic win that included Pete Alonso’s 300th career home run, it might be natural to experience an emotional letdown in the next game. The Orioles don’t have that luxury. Tonight’s series finale is the most winnable game in the Orioles’ last 10 of the season, which makes it a must-win if the O’s want to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Taking the mound tonight in Queens for Baltimore is right-hander Chris Bassitt. The 38-year-old enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career with the Mets back in 2022. That season, Bassitt was especially stingy in Citi Field, pitching to a 2.95 ERA in 16 starts while limiting opponents to a .227 average. He’s been just as good in Queens since leaving the Mets, tossing 7.2 shutout innings with the Blue Jays in 2023 and another 6.2 shutout innings against New York in 2025.
Bassitt has been solid for the O’s since returning from the IL a month ago. In 34 innings across six starts, he’s posted a 4.24 ERA while giving up a .281 average. Perhaps more importantly, the Orioles are 4-2 during that stretch. Last time out in Toronto, he pitched to a line of 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB and 5 Ks in a 7-4 Orioles win.
Opposing Bassitt is journeyman right-hander Xzavion Curry. This will be the 28-year-old’s first start since 2024 with the Guardians. However, the Mets did use him for five innings in relief in a game against the Marlins at the end of July. Curry has also pitched at least two innings in each of his last six major league appearances. He last faced the Orioles in 2024, when he allowed 6 hits and 4 runs over 3 innings in a 7-4 Orioles win.
Astros right-hander Mike Burrows will restart his rehab assignment and pitch three innings for Triple-A Sugar Land this weekend, manager Joe Espada said Wednesday.
On the IL since July 7 due to right elbow neuritis, Burrows was shut down after his third rehab start because of right shoulder inflammation. Espada said Burrows could rejoin the Astros’ pitching staff before the end of the regular season if all goes well.
In his first season with the Astros, Burrows went 4-9 with a 5.99 ERA before landing on the IL.
Left-hander Steven Okert, who has been on the IL since Sept. 1 with a right hamstring strain, has been playing catch. Espada said Okert has a doctor’s appointment Thursday that will determine his next steps.
Okert has a 2.13 ERA over 68 appearances and has been one of Espada’s most trusted bullpen arms.
MILWAUKEE, WI - SEPTEMBER 11: Andrew Abbott #41 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches during the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Friday, September 11, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Kylie Bridenhagen/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Andrew Abbott looks to get back on track before the season ends as the Cincinnati Reds play host to two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers once again.
First pitch is set for 6:40 PM ET. Here’s how both clubs will line up to start:
TORONTO, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 16: third baseman Kazuma Okamoto #7 of the Toronto Blue Jays slides into home plate to score against the Detroit Tigers during the fourth inning at Rogers Centre on September 16, 2026 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Tigers 1 Blue Jays 5
Nice to win one again.
We got a great start from Max Scherzer. Five innings, gave up a run in the first on a double (well, a pop-up that no one got under) and a single, but allowed only one more hit the rest of the way and added three more strikeouts to his all-time total (now 9543, 11 short of Jason Verlander). I don’t know if he can get that many before the season ends.
Offensively, we did nothing until the fourth inning: Kazuma Okamoto walked to start it. Josh Smith doubled (hard to believe we got him for Adam Macko, giving us runners on second and third. Ernie Clement hit a sac fly to tie the game. And Myles Straw lined a hard single to left for the game-winning run.
Myles was caught stealing after that, with two outs, not a bad idea. That gave Brett Bateman a fresh count to start the next inning. On the other hand, Bateman has been very hot, and the catcher is very good at throwing out stealers; maybe let him hit?
But we got one more in the fourth, so it all worked out. Bateman singled. Nathan Lukes moved him to second with a bunt and beat it out. Vlad ground out, giving us runners on the corners. And George Springer singled Bateman home.
And a mess of Tiger errors got us two more runs in the fifth. Three errors, including two consecutive errors by SS John Peck (two of them on one play: a booted ball and then a throwing error). Nathan Lukes got an RBI.
We had nine hits, but only one extra-base hit: a Smith double. Bateman (at the top of the order) and Straw (at the bottom) each had two hits.
The bullpen did the job too:
Mason Fluharty threw a quick sixth.
Spencer Miles pitched two quick innings. They sent him out for the ninth, but he didn’t have it, giving up a single and a walk. He just wanted Louis Varland to have a save opportunity.
Varland got a strikeout, a lineout, and a strikeout (Brandon Valenzuela got him the out by challenging a full-count pitch called a ball, but it was just the upper outside corner).
Valenzuela wasted a challenge in the first inning, on a 1-1 pitch, which caused trouble later when Springer wanted to challenge a pitch and quickly decided not to, in case he used our last challenge. After George struck out, he watched it on an iPad and was angry that he didn’t challenge.
I don’t know that it was a needed win for the Jays, but it was a needed win for me.
Jays of the Day: Scherzer (0.16 WPA), Straw (0.15, who didn’t look pleased that Vlad poured water in his cleats) and Smith (0.10). And let’s give an honourable mention to Varland.
Other Award: No one.
Tomorrow is an off-day. Yay. And then the Jays head to the Heart of Texas (stomp stomp) to play the Rangers for three games.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 9: Jake Bennett #64 and Mickey Gasper #30 of the Boston Red Sox before the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park on September 9, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Natalie Reid/Getty Images) | Getty Images
TV: NESN
First Pitch: 8:05 p.m. ET
The Red Sox have cut their magic number for a postseason spot to five despite losing the first of three games in Texas on Tuesday night. Boston looks to take another step closer to October. The ballclub will do so with Jake Bennett on the mound, who struggled with six earned runs last time out during the overall disappointing series against the Angels.
Here’s who the Red Sox will send to the plate behind him Wednesday evening at Globe Life Field.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 25: Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros runs to the dugout against the New York Yankees during the third inning at Daikin Park on April 25, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Before yesterday’s game with the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada told the media that 3B Carlos Correa would not be returning to the team this season.
This came as a bit of a surprise, considering the amount of information and conversation coming from the Astros and from Correa directly as he ramped up his rehab to make a return this season. Correa had been very transparent about wanting to return, and working hard to rejoin his teammates. The Astros had weekly updates on Correa’s progress and he recently was doing baseball activities in Florida to get ready for a rehab assignment this week with the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
Correa was set to meet with doctors earlier this week before going out for the Space Cowboys final week of the season. Apparently it didn’t even get that far.
Today, the Astros revealed why Correa’s attempts to rejoin the team were thwarted. From the Astros:
IF Carlos Correa (lt. ankle tendon injury) will not return to the active roster in 2026. Correa spent last week rehabbing at the Astros Florida complex and during the ramp-up process he experienced soreness in his surgically repaired ankle. He will return to Houston this week to be medically re-evaluated.
There is always a chance of setbacks during rehab, and unfortunately, Correa’s ankle just didn’t respond well enough to his ramping up baseball activity in preparation for a rehab assignment.
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: Blake Snell #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on Friday, September 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Blake Snell faces Andrew Abbot as the Dodgers look to make it three consecutive wins against the Cincinnati Reds.
