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Yankees ace Cam Schlittler strengthened his Cy Young case in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Mets, overshadowing one of Christian Scott's best starts this season.

The Mets' 27-year-old RHP allowed two runs on three hits while striking out seven and walking two in six innings of the team's Subway Series finale at Yankee Stadium.

Scott (4-5, 3.76 ERA) allowed two solo shots -- Ben Rice's leadoff homer and Austin Wells' third-inning blast -- but "was absolutely dominant" otherwise, Mets interim manager Andy Green explained.

"I think Christian Scott's really good," Green said. "He's getting better and better every time we watch him. I just mentioned -- it was a 315-foot home run that goes out of this ballpark and this ballpark alone (against Rice). We had a chance to do the same thing, we didn't, but it was his split-change that got lifted out -- it wasn't even necessarily a bad pitch. And then he got ambushed on a heater that got well out of the ballpark (against Wells).

"Outside of that, he was absolutely dominant. He matched Schlittler, pitch for pitch, at that point and time. But they did the damage on the home runs and Scotty, to me -- Cutter's getting better and better. The four really plays and just continues to grow his confidence and using his other pitches as well."

The Mets (69-80) enter the season's final two weeks with a stock-up pitcher in Scott as he winds down his first year back from September 2024 Tommy John surgery.

"I can compete anywhere versus anybody," Scott said of what he takes away from his latest outing. "Obviously, Cam threw a great game today. When you give up a solo home run and he goes no runs through six, it's tough to beat him. But I feel like, at the end of the day, I can go out and compete against anybody, put myself against anybody else's. So, especially a third time through, being able to get soft contact when I needed to -- exciting, to be able to take that into the next start."

Like LHP Zac Thornton, who gives the rotation an intriguing option for the 2027 season after stifling the Yankees (86-43) in Saturday's 12-2 win, Green sees Scott as a pillar for the Mets moving forward.

"It's good to see him do it here," Green said. "I don't think there's a one of us that knows to guys that would've doubted they would do it here. Pitchers have bad games sometimes because they have bad games, but this park was not going to rattle either one of those guys. Don't see playoff atmospheres rattling those guys. Don't see anything really getting in their way from being what they can be -- and that goes to Nolan (McLean), too. Sometimes you just don't have your best game, but it's not a matter of handling pressure and handling environment. Those guys are wired to handle that stuff well."

Scott is set to follow Thornton again this coming Saturday in the Mets' four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

"I feel like we're doing a good job building off each other," Scott said. "Learning from each other, really. I mean, Zach threw an unbelievable game (Saturday). When he goes seven shutout innings, I want to go eight shutout innings. So, being able to also take the challenge that each of us provides and we're obviously not going to be able to do that every time but be able to bounce ideas off each other -- I feel like we're a really confident group. Just being able to consistently do that at a high level throughout the whole season's going to be special."

Bad news: the Twins lost. Good news: it doesn’t really matter at this point. While Minnesota’s second half fade has been disappointing, 2026 was always supposed to be a transition season as the kids worked their way up to the MLB squad to make a push for 2027 and beyond. But for now, let’s look at this one.

Joe Ryan was back on the mound for the second time since returning from the IL and had yet another rough second half outing. He gave up a homer on the second pitch of the game to known slap-hitter Steven Kwan, just Kwan’s third of the season.

The second inning didn’t end in runs, but it was arguably worse. Ryan gave up singles to Patrick Bailey and Kwan before a contentious at-bat with rookie Chase DeLauter. With a 1-1 count, Ryan threw a slider a good 6 inches below the strike zone, which he thought was a strike and was visibly upset that Ryan Jeffers didn’t challenge on his behalf. Two pitches later, Ryan did technically strike out DeLauter looking on a very similar pitch, but the rookie correctly challenged to bring the count full. Ryan was 3/4 of the way to the dugout by the time it was overturned and had to get back into things. AND THEN Ryan thought he had strike three for the third time on a fastball inside that was correctly called a ball. Ryan challenged the call, the first time a Twins pitcher has challenged all season, and lost, loading the bases for Travis Bazzana. Bazzana then should have walked on four pitches after Ryan couldn’t collect himself, but got a gift strike on a fastball well outside which Bazzana did not challenge. A few pitches later, Bazzana flew out about 360 feet to right-center.

That’s hopefully the most words I’ll ever write about an inning that didn’t result in runs for either team, but it completely encapsulates what went wrong for Ryan today.

Things didn’t get much better from there for the Twins’ ace. He gave up a leadoff homer to Jo Adell that went approximately 800 feet into the apartments behind left field, at least according to the eye test.

Cleveland decided to pick on Ryan in a new way in the fourth inning, running the bases aggressively and stealing two bags to plate a couple more runs. He’s struggled to control the run game for years, which typically matters less when he’s on his game since so few batters reach base, but Ryan was just completely out of his element today. By the time his afternoon was over, the Twins trailed 4-1 but it felt like a much larger deficit.

For the bats, there just wasn’t much the Twins could do against Tanner Bibee. They plated a run in the third thanks to a well-placed fly ball from Kody Clemens that resulted in an RBI double. The only other time Minnesota had multiple baserunners came in the seventh, with a leadoff homer from Trevor Larnach and a two-out single from Emma Rodriguez.

Tough looks all around today, but hey, at least we get to watch Rodriguez, Walker Jenkins, and (hopefully) Kaelen Culpepper the rest of the way. It’s hard to remember a time when three players this highly touted all debuted within about a month of each other. Things aren’t fun to watch right now, but those three spell a bright future for the Minnesota baseball club.

STUDS

• Luke Keaschall: 2-4, R
• Trevor Larnach: 2-3, R, RBI, BB HR

DUDS

• All the pitchers (Ryan, Adams, Rogers, Nance): each gave up at least 1 run. All but Nance gave up 2
• Joe Ryan, in particular: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, BB, K, 2 HR allowed

At least there’s some Vikings to numb the pain.

— sees Kyler Murray got knocked out 10 plays into the game

— ducks

At least there’s a Twins-Yankees game tomorrow to enhance the pain.

San Diego Padres (80-68) at San Francisco Giants (62-87), September 13, 2026, 4:20 p.m. PST

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— San Diego Padres (@Padres) September 13, 2026

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Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd has to be the MLB King of Having His Inherited Runners Scoring. (For lack of a better term.)

This has been happening frequently to Boyd — in fact, that makes three starts in a row where he left with the lead and runners on base and a Cubs reliever let those runners score and in two of the three, the Cubs thus coughed up the lead.

That’s what happened Sunday at a rainy Wrigley Field that, for the first time, really felt like September. The Cubs and Boyd entered the sixth with a lead, Boyd put runners on base and in this case it was Aaron Civale giving up a two-run single that the Pirates made hold up for a 4-3 Cubs defeat.

The Pirates had taken a 1-0 lead in the first on a single by Konnor Griffin, walk drawn by Oneil Cruz and single by Bryan Reynolds.

It could have been worse. Ian Happ tried to throw Griffin out at the plate, which he had no chance to do, and Miguel Amaya alertly cut down Cruz trying to take third [VIDEO].

Interesting editing on that clip, too, which has video from the Pirates broadcast. It starts with audio from the Pittsburgh channel, then switches to Marquee audio when the play is made at third.

Anyway, that play seemed to energize Boyd, as he held the Pirates down for the next four innings. He got some help from his defense. Check out this terrific play by Alex Bregman in the third [VIDEO].

Seiya Suzuki helped out with this slick sliding grab in the fifth [VIDEO].

The Cubs took the lead in the bottom of the fifth after the first two hitters were routine ground ball outs. Pedro Ramirez then walked, and Amaya smacked his sixth homer of the year to make it 2-1 Cubs [VIDEO].

The lead did not last long. Boyd issued a leadoff walk in the sixth, and how often have we seen those come back to bite the Cubs? A single by Rafael Flores Jr. followed, and then Nick Gonzales sent a double to right that got stuck in the ivy. For a moment, at least, a break for the Cubs as only one run scored on the play, tying the game.

But there are still two runners on with nobody out. Boyd struck out Ryan O’Hearn and then was lifted for Civale.

That was absolutely, positively the right move to make, but Civale did not produce. He walked Jake Mangum to load the bases and then gave up a two-run single to pinch-hitter Brandon Lowe, who just wore out Cubs pitching all year. The runs, as noted above, were charged to Boyd.

Civale then settled down and finished off that inning, and the Cubs mounted a comeback in the bottom of the sixth. Michael Busch singled with one out and went to third on a double by Bregman. A walk to Happ loaded the bases, and Nico Hoerner then grounded out, with Busch scoring [VIDEO].

That left runners on second and third with two out, but Ramirez flied to right to end the inning.

Civale threw a scoreless seventh that included this nice fielding play on his part [VIDEO].

The Cubs managed just one baserunner after the sixth, a two-out walk drawn by Suzuki in the seventh. The Pirates might have scored more runs, too, if not for some more good defense.

Check out this nice play by Ramirez in the eighth [VIDEO].

And here’s yet another fine defensive play by Bregman for the first out of the ninth [VIDEO].

This loss isn’t the end of the world. The Phillies won Sunday, so the teams are back in a tie for the top wild-card spot at 83-67, with the Cubs holding the tiebreaker. Something I noticed about the Phillies while watching them this weekend against the Braves — they are a very poor defensive team, while the Cubs play elite defense which will get better when Dansby Swanson returns, hopefully Friday in Cincinnati. If the Cubs and Phillies do wind up matching up in a Wild Card series, that will matter.

Note on this loss from BCB’s JohnW53:

This was the 54th of the Cubs’ 150 games in which they have squandered a lead. They are 24-30 in such games and have lost 10 of 11: nine in a row before winning Friday, then the loss today.

They have blown 65 total leads, 25 of them, including today, in the next half-inning after going ahead.

That… that’s just got to change before the regular season ends, or any postseason run isn’t going to last long.

Things are not going to get any easier for the Cubs beginning Monday evening, when they host the Braves in the opener of a three-game series. The Braves do play much better at home (51-27) than on the road (37-35), so perhaps the Cubs can take advantage. David Peterson will start the series opener Monday against Atlanta right-hander Reynaldo Lopez. Game time Monday is 6:40 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.

A three-run home run off the bat of Eugenio Suárez in the top of the sixth inning led the way for the Cincinnati Reds to salvage the final game of the three-game series. The Brewers’ 4-3 loss snaps their five-game winning streak and avoids any chance of clinching the division title on an off-day.

Robert Gasser toed the mound for the 19th time this season and delivered one of his better performances that the Brewers have seen this season. He threw five innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits and two walks. Looking to avoid early trouble, Gasser found himself with two runners on base with just one out; that was until he forced back-to-back flyouts to end the top of the second inning.

After scoring 33 runs in the first two games of the series, the Brewers offense came back down to Earth this afternoon only scoring three-runs, all off of home runs. Entering play this afternoon, the Crew had hit seven home runs as a team during the series against the Reds. Joey Ortiz made it eight in the series with his two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning to give the Brewers an early 2-0 lead.

Shortly thereafter, Reds ace Chase Burns left the game after 56 pitches in three innings. That’s the second straight appearance for Burns in which he hasn’t appeared into the fourth inning. In fact, three out of his last four starts have resulted in an early departure from the game for Burns, having not pitched into the fifth inning since August 30.

Gasser gave up his second hit of the game on a ground-rule double to Tyler Stephenson in the top of the fourth inning; from that point on, no one else would reach base. He finished the afternoon with three 1-2-3 innings, a significant improvement from what we’ve seen from him on the mound. This won’t be the last time we see Gasser this regular season, as if the schedule remains the same, he should expect one to two more starts.

In the top of the sixth inning, Gasser went back out to the mound and gave up a lead-off single to Elly De La Cruz. Antonio Senzatela replaced Gasser on the mound, tasked with getting through the heart of the Reds lineup. After instantly allowing a single up the middle, Suárez attacked with his 24th home run of the season to give the Reds their first lead of the game. After the nightmare sixth inning for Senzatela, his ERA with the Brewers now inflates to 6.48 in 16.2 innings.

Needing an offensive spark after being held at bay for four straight innings, Jake Bauers woke up the bats with a lead-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to bring the game back to even. His home run total on the season improves to 26, continuing to lead the Brewers in long ball.

Bullpen issues continued to haunt the Brewers for the second time in the game, as reliable setup man Abner Uribe allowed back-to-back singles to lead off the top of the eighth inning. After getting Suárez to pop out, Stephenson hit a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in the go-ahead and ultimately winning run of the game.

The Brewers had a great start in the bottom of the eighth inning with a lead-off single from Cooper Pratt followed by a bunt for a single hit from Sal Frelick. With it looking like it was turning into another classic Brewers inning, Jackson Chourio grounded into the team’s third double-play of the day to kill any momentum swinging their way.

Outside of the Brice Turang lead-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, there was no real threat for the Brewers to come back against the Reds as Gary Sánchez was called out on strikes before Bauers lined out. Christian Yelich flew out in foul territory to lock in the win for the Reds.

Today marked the final time these two teams will face each other, and the Brewers won the season series 9-4. The Crew will go on one of their longer road trips of the season as they go on the East Coast tour, beginning in Pittsburgh on Tuesday for a three-game series.

After today, the Brewers didn’t make up any ground on their own in their other magic number races, but did so with the help of the Pirates. With the Cubs’ loss, their number to clinch the division is now down to two games. On top of that, their number to clinch a first-round bye is down to eight.

The Brewers will head to Pittsburgh for the final time in 2026 for a three-game series, which will begin on Tuesday at 5:40 p.m.

The Cleveland Guardians made up some ground in the AL Central race with today’s victory over the Minnesota Twins. Steven Kwan started things off with a second pitch bang.

That's how you start a game!#GuardsBallpic.twitter.com/Km52QN8bpU

— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) September 13, 2026

This immediate lead gave the team some great momentum through the game. Tanner Bibee had one of the best starts of his 2026 campaign. Bibee only gave up two runs on four hits and two walks and struck out seven in 6.2 innings of work. He never really had a huge threat on the base path, with one of the runs coming from a solo home run. Hunter Gaddis went 0.2 of scoreless ball, allowing one hit. Erik Sabrowski pitched 0.2 scoreless innings too, leaving things to Matt Festa to close things out. Festa gave them a clean ninth, only allowing one baserunner and striking out two.

Cleveland put up a couple of runs via the home run, and Jo Adell absolutely demolished one. 451 feet, 116.8 mph off the bat, an absolute beauty.

If Adell can do this, imagine what a Mac could do. 😳#GuardsBallpic.twitter.com/bMksakDxet

— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) September 13, 2026

Not to forget their roots, the Guardians threw in some small ball in the top of the fourth to tack on two runs. Brayan Rocchio reached on a one-out hit by pitch then stole second to put himself in scoring position. Steven Kwan doubled on a liner to right to score Rocchio. Chase DeLauter grounded out for the second out, but it moved Kwan to third in the process. Travis Bazzana hit a single on a liner to right to score Kwan and give Cleveland a 4-1 lead.

In the top of the sixth, Brayan Rocchio lead things off with a single to right. With two outs, Travis Bazzana hit a home run of his own, scoring Rocchio and giving the Guards a five run lead.

We love ya, Trav. 🫶#GuardsBallpic.twitter.com/MpCZzEaO8K

— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) September 13, 2026

Cleveland pretty much sealed the deal in the top of the ninth. Chase DeLauter singled on a grounder to right and was lifted for pinch runner Petey Halpin. Travis Bazzana drew a walk and forced a pitching change. Jo Adell hit a ground-rule double scoring Petey and moving Travis to third. Nathaniel Lowe hit a sac fly to left, scoring Travis easily and giving the space for Adell to move to third. Angel Martínez doubled to center, scoring Adell for the final Cleveland run of the game.

Insurance … Just in case.#GuardsBallpic.twitter.com/iDO4C1LcyO

— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) September 13, 2026

Steven Kwan had a fantastic game, going 3-for-4 with only a triple shy of a cycle and a walk. He had two runs and two RBI. Travis Bazzana went 2-for-4 with two runs, three RBI, and walk. Jo Adell went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.

The Chicago White Sox come to town tomorrow after dropping back-to-back series against the Pirates and Cardinals. That means they will be desperate for a win in a series that practically determines who raises the AL Central pennant next year. It will make for some gritty baseball that hopefully ends in Cleveland’s favor.

Dodgers rookie Josue De Paula’s first major-league hit was a no-doubter off the bat.

He’d already fouled off three sinkers in the at-bat and was rewarded with a four-seam fastball on the inner third of the plate. He extended through it and admired the ball’s flight to loanDepot Park’s right-field upper deck, his bat at his side.

The Dodgers dugout turned raucous.

In the Dodgers’ 6-4 walk-off loss against the Marlins on Sunday, De Paula’s three-run home run in the fourth inning gave the team a spark on offense. He also drew a walk and hit a double to reach base in every plate appearance.

As Dodgers starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan turned in a two-hit gem over the course of six scoreless innings, De Paula carried the offense. The Dodgers logged just two other extra-base hits, a double from Will Smith to lead off the fourth, and an RBI double from Mookie Betts in the ninth.

Read more:Josue De Paula shows poise in his much-anticipated debut as Dodgers beat Marlins

Then to start a bullpen meltdown, reliever Edgardo Henriquez gave up two runs in the eighth to make it a nail-biter. Closer Tanner Scott finished the inning, but after allowing an infield single and a bunt for a base hit in the ninth, he surrendered a game-tying double to Javier Sanoja. Right-hander Brock Stewart replaced him and gave up a walk-off two-run homer to Agustín Ramírez.

De Paula’s day started with a first: a major-league start in the outfield. He’d served as the designated hitter in his first two big-league games, racking up three walks in eight plate appearances. But the Dodgers’ lineup Sunday was missing left fielder Teoscar Hernández and utility man Tommy Edman.

Manager Dave Roberts explained that, for them, he wanted to avoid the toll of playing three straight days in a turf outfield. So, De Paula went out to left field, and Alex Call started in center field.

De Paula’s defense is behind his offensive game, but the Dodgers have been pleased with his progress lately. And he’s bought into a pregame routine with third base coach Dino Ebel in his short time with the team.

“Being candid, I don’t think that he’s valued it as much as he will,” Roberts said earlier this week. “And it just has to be important. Certainly, when you get to the big leagues, outs are important, converting outs are important. And so, he’s a young player, he’s 21 years old. His bat has certainly got him here, but it’s our job to make him value defense and get him to be a better defender.”

De Paula immediately impressed with the quality of his at-bats — “I don’t think he swung at a ball out of the hitting zone,” Roberts said Saturday — and he again showed off his plate discipline in his first at-bat Sunday, drawing a five-pitch walk in the second inning.

Then, in the fourth, he stepped into the biggest situation of his young major-league career: a 0-0 ballgame, with runners on first and second. And his patience paid off.

The crack of the bat echoed the thunder that had been rumbling outside of the roofed ballpark for much of the afternoon.

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He lifted Marlins starter Eury Pérez’s fastball at a 39-degree launch angle, according to Statcast, 108.2 mph off the bat.

De Paula tossed his bat aside, looked into the Dodgers dugout and slapped his chest across the letters.

He logged his second major-league hit in the next at-bat. With two outs in the sixth inning, he lined a splitter from Marlins right-handed reliever Jack Ralston off the wall in right-center field for a double.

Rojas returns

Roberts also made sure to get Miguel Rojas in the lineup Sunday, in what may be the former Marlin’s last game at loanDepot Park. Rojas has shied away from a full farewell tour but is contemplating returning after the season and transitioning into a player development role.

“I had a conversation with him about a week ago about potentially getting a start here,” Roberts said. “That’s something that meant a lot to him. I don’t know how emotional you’re going to see him. Maybe at the end of the game or to start the game I think you’ll probably see some kinds of emotions if you’re looking closely. This has been an important place for him, an important organization. So for him to get a potential final start here, it’s important for him.”

The Marlins played a tribute video for Rojas after the first inning. At the top of the dugout stairs, he put his hand over his heart and acknowledged the cheering crowd.

In the eighth inning, he dove after a ground ball up the middle, as shortstop Mookie Betts hurdled over him, and was slow to get up, holding his right shoulder. But after a conversation with an athletic trainer and a couple practice throws, he remained in the game for the rest of the inning. Edman pinch hit for him against a right-handed reliever in the top of the ninth.

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The final game of the 2026 Subway Series was a well pitched game by both teams, starting with both Christian Scott and Cam Schlittler throwing quality starts.

Schlittler, who is one of the very best pitchers in the league, was as dominant as he has been all season. The 25 year old righty surrendered just one hit, a fifth inning Brett Baty double, en route to his 14th win of the season. He walked just two, and struck out eight, lowering his ERA to 1.95 on the season. He is truly excellent, and today was no different. He was only lifted from the game after getting hit with a comebacker on the leg in his sixth and final inning, though Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he will be okay.

Christian Scott, to his credit, was nearly as good as Schlittler on the day. He gave up three hits, also walked two, and struck out seven. Unfortunately for Scott and the Mets, two of those three hits were solo home runs; one by Ben Rice in the first inning, and the second by Austin Wells in the third inning. Scott, who also went six innings, sits with a very solid 3.76 ERA on the season after the tough luck loss.

As you can imagine by the shutout, the Mets were at their wits end offensively even after Schlittler was lifted from the game. They went down in order against Brent Headrick in the seventh, got a runner on by way of a Francisco Alvarez single in the eighth against Old Friend Paul Blackburn, and got a runner on in the ninth against closer David Bednar (a Bo Bichette single), but did not really come close to tying the game.

The Mets bullpen did their best efforts to keep them in the game after Scott left. Nate Lavander and Austin Warren both worked around walks in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. It was a very well-pitched game, with the two solo home runs for the Yankees putting them on top.

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Big Mets winner: Francisco Alvarez and Christian Scott, +2% WPA
Big Mets loser: Carson Benge, -12% WPA
Mets pitchers: +6% WPA
Mets hitters: -5.6% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Francisco Alvarez’s eighth inning single, 6.7+% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Ben Rice’s solo home run, -9.9% WPA

MIAMI –– The Dodgers’ bullpen melted down once again on Sunday in Miami.

Only this time, they got an unhelpful hand from some shaky late-game defense.

In a 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins, the Dodgers allowed all of the scoring in the final two innings of what became a walk-off defeat; watching three high-leverage relievers –– Edgardo Henriquez, Tanner Scott and Brock Stewart –– falter after their infield gave away extra outs behind them.

In Henriquez’s two-run eighth inning, one would-be groundout instead snuck between shortstop Mookie Betts and second baseman Miguel Rojas, leaving Rojas injured after he made a late sliding attempt. Another got stuck in Betts’ hand while he tried to make a charging throw on the run, gifting the Marlins a free scoring opportunity that would lead to a two-run single from Otto Lopez.

The four-run ninth inning, which was capped off by Agustín Ramírez’s walk-off homer against Stewart, was just as frustrating, as Scott’s bid for a four-out save imploded after a pair of infield singles; one on a bunt, and another on a bad underhand flipped from a hobbled Freddie Freeman at first base.

“When you give a team extra outs,” manager Dave Roberts said, “that’s what happens.”

Initially, it appeared as though the Dodgers might still escape.

After Lopez’s single in the eighth, Scott replaced Henriquez to face Griffin Conine and struck him out on three pitches to end the inning and keep a 3-2 lead intact.

In the top of the ninth, the Dodgers added to the advantage on Betts’ RBI double, giving them “enough to win” offensively, as Roberts put it, even though they left the bases loaded later in the frame.

Alas, the bottom of the ninth immediately went sideways on an Xavier Edwards ground ball to lead off the inning.

Freeman, who has been playing through a knee injury and is mired in a 1-for-26 slump, fielded the ball but made a bad underhand flip back to first. Scott had to adjust to it as he went to cover the base, and was too late to recover as Edwards beat the play out.

Jakob Marsee came up next and executed a perfect bunt inside the third-base line.

Then, Javier Sanoja got jammed by a slider but still muscled a two-run double into the left-field corner.

Just like that, the Dodgers’ lead was gone. It was only Scott’s fourth blown save in 26 opportunities this season, but also the sixth time in his last 11 outings he has given up a run.

“Actually, I think the last week has been really good as far as the stuff,” Roberts said when asked of that trend, which has pushed Scott’s ERA to 2.91. “Today I think was just an odd day.”

Four pitches later, the game was over. Stewart came in to face the pinch-hitting Ramírez, but grooved him a fastball that was launched to left for the walk-off blast.

“It was supposed to be up above the zone. That’s where my fastball plays best,” Stewart said. “Just missed my spot, threw it right down the middle.”

Thus, the Dodgers suffered a loss that wasted big days from Emmet Sheehan (who threw six scoreless innings in his start) and Josue De Paula (who mashed a monstrous three-run home run in the fourth inning for his first career hit), while also delaying any possibility of clinching a playoff spot for a second-straight day.

“It’s baseball,” Roberts said. “It sucks. It feels bad. But that’s part of the thing.”

With a sigh, he later added: “But yeah, today was a crappy one.”

Orioles 1 Jays 8

Well, Vlad finally homered at Rogers. He would have had two, except the wind pushed one back to make it just a double.

And Springer and Okamoto homered on either side of Vlad’s so the Jays could go back-to-back-to-back in the fifth inning.

We also got one in the second: Charles McAdoo started the inning with a single and Andrés Giménez doubled him home.

And four more in the eighth: Nathan Lukes walked. Two outs later, Brandon Valenzuela singled (and stole second). Myles Straw walked. Brett Bateman walked in a run. Springer doubled in three more (the Orioles left fielder let it bounce past him).

We had 10 hits, with the three home runs, and 5 walks today. Vlad had four, with the homer and double, just needed a triple. Springer had two. Bateman (with 2 walks), Clement and Straw (1 walk) had 0 fors.

Vlad had hits of 115.5 mph (single), 105.3 (double), 94.0 home run, and 82.3 (single). The home run wasn’t ‘crushed’, 350 feet. The double went further (but to center).

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Dylan Cease wasn’t at the top of his game, but he threw 5 innings of 1 run ball. He gave up 5 walks and 4 hits, with 9 strikeouts, coming out of the game at 94 pitchers.

We used most of the pen too:

• Ricky Tiedemann gave up a hit and a walk, with a strikeout, while getting two outs.
• Braydon Fisher got the last out of the sixth.
• Mason Fluharty gave up a single and had a strikeout in the seventh.
• Tyler Rogers did the same in the eighth.
• And, since we scored four in the eighth, Michael Lorenzen pitched the ninth, giving up a pair of singles with a strikeout.

Jays of the Day: Vlad (0.15 WPA), Springer (0.13) and Cease (0.14). The relievers deserve an honourable mention.

No on gets the Other Award. Clement had the low mark at -0.08.

We play three against the Tigers in Toronto starting tomorrow.

While the Bucs’ season got off to a disappointing start with a loss in Cincinnati, the American League-best Rays completed a sweep of the Astros. The Rays plated two touchdowns worth of runs to keep them in great position to win the division title,

Freddy Peralta got the start and while he wasn’t quite as sharp as his last few starts, still pitched five no-hit innings and struck out four, while walking three batters. With an 11-0 lead and Peralta at 86 pitches, it created a good opportunity to give Brody Hopkins his MLB debut.

Hopkins showed off his electric fastball/curveball combo, but did get touched by a two-run homer from old friend Isaac Paredes. He got Yainer Diaz swinging to record his first big league strikeout.

Jonathan Aranda crossed the 20-home run mark for the first time in his career. He ranks seventh among all first basemen in wRC+ (132) since the start of the 2025 season.

Richie Palacios, who has been one of the team’s hottest hitters as of late, went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. If Palacios can continue his production into October, it would go a long way towards lengthening this lineup.

Victor Mesa Jr. went 3-for-5, and was just a homer short of hitting for the cycle. I still find myself in disbelief that Mesa Jr. has been this good for the Rays, but he’s been arguably the best hitter in baseball in the month of September.

Nick Fortes even got in on the action with his fifth long ball of the year.

Sunday’s win mean the Rays hold on to their four-game lead atop the AL East, heading into an off day on Monday. They’ll continue their homestand on Tuesday against the Athletics, with Griffin Jax likely to take the mound in the series opener.

Cam Schlittler furthered his Cy Young case with another terrific outing and the Yankees got home runs from Ben Rice and Austin Wells to take the finale of this year's Subway Series with a 2-0 victory over the Mets in front of 45,508 at Yankee Stadium.

But the Yanks got a scare when Schlittler got nailed by a comebacker while getting the last out of the sixth inning. He did not return to the mound afterward, but there was no immediate word on any potential injury.

The Yankees' win meant the two city rivals split the annual series, three games apiece. Each team won the three-game series they hosted. The Mets are 21-27 all-time at the new Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees completed a 5-1 homestand.

Here are the main takeaways

-- In the sixth, Bo Bichette drilled a comebacker that hit Schlittler on what appeared to be the back of his right knee. The ball bounced right to Wells, who threw to first for the final out of the inning, but the main concern was the Yankees' ace. Schlittler took one hop after getting hit and then went right down the dugout steps and toward the Yankees' clubhouse. The Yanks' bullpen immediately saw some activity, and Schlittler was relieved by Brent Headrick at the start of the seventh.

-- Schlittler (14-6) was, as he's been all season, brilliant against the Yankees before he got hit by the comebacker. He threw six shutout innings and allowed just one hit while striking out eight and walking two. His fastball touched 100 several times, and the heat was difficult for the Mets to handle. Schlittler induced 15 swings and misses by the Mets and threw 60 of his 94 pitches for strikes. He also lowered his ERA to 1.95 on the season; it was 2.01 when his outing started.

-- Schlittler did not allow a hit through the first 4.2 innings, getting uncomfortable-looking swings and six strikeouts over that span. Brett Baty finally got the Mets’ first hit of the day when he lashed a liner into the right-field corner, his 21st double of the season, that came on Schlittler’s 73rd pitch.

-- The Yankees built an early 2-0 lead on solo home runs by Rice and Wells. Rice led off the bottom of the first by slugging a 1-1 pitch from Christian Scott over the right-field wall. It was Rice's third career leadoff home run and first of the season. It was also Rice's 38th blast of the year. In the third, Wells snapped an 0-for-20 slide by hitting the first pitch of the inning into the second deck in right field, a 392-foot blast. It was Wells' 11th home run of the season.

-- Entering the game, Scott had been good recently at suppressing home runs. He had only allowed three of them over 50.1 innings over his previous 10 starts. Still, Scott pitched pretty well overall in his first career Subway Series start, allowing just those two runs and three hits in six innings of work. It was probably his best start since late July. Scott (4-5) struck out seven and walked two. He got 13 swings-and-misses, according to Statcast.

-- Wondering how Anthony Volpe is handling second base when he plays there? Here's a taste -- he made a fine play in the third inning, taking away what could've been a hit by Baty. Baty swatted the ball toward the middle, and Volpe darted over, backhanded it and made a jump-throw to first for the out. He also made a neat reaction play on a hard liner by Carson Benge in the seventh, reaching up to snare it.

-- Aaron Judge, who started in right field Sunday and played every game of the series, was 0-for-3 and struck out three times against Scott. Since he returned from the injured list, Judge is 3-for-17 (.177) with nine strikeouts.

-- The Yankee bullpen got scoreless work from Headrick, Paul Blackburn and closer David Bednar, who each threw a shutout inning. Bednar earned his 34th save of the season.

Game MVP: Cam Schlittler

Schlittler threw six shutout innings in his 31st start of the season. He's now allowed one run or fewer in 21 of those starts, continuing his club record. It's also the most such starts in MLB this season.

Highlights

Cam Schlittler pumps in a 100 MPH fastball to start his day with a strikeout of Francisco Lindor pic.twitter.com/eEeg6VxSi0

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) September 13, 2026

Ben Rice's 38th home run of the year is a leadoff shot! pic.twitter.com/kDpQitAFcj

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) September 13, 2026

A BEAUTIFUL jump throw from second base by Anthony Volpe! pic.twitter.com/yH2azKX2tv

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) September 13, 2026

Austin Wells LONG gone! pic.twitter.com/xNfwy6gnB5

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) September 13, 2026

Brett Baty has the Mets' first hit of the day pic.twitter.com/7DRpqjnb6w

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 13, 2026

Cam Schlittler wins the battle against Juan Soto pic.twitter.com/BIsEw7kUAc

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees)

Cam Schlittler went directly to the clubhouse after being hit with an 111 MPH line drive off the bat of Bo Bichette pic.twitter.com/RtftsmwxUX

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) September 13, 2026

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What's next

The Yankees (86-63) start a three-game series at the Minnesota Twins with Monday's 7:40 p.m. opener.

The Mets (69-80) start a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles with Monday's 7:10 p.m. opener on SNY.

Emmet Sheehan had his second great start of the week, and was backed by Josue De Paula’s first major league home run. The Marlins only had three base runners and no runs in the first seven innings. But the Dodgers’ two best relievers could only get three more outs in a stunning 6-4 loss on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot Park in Miami.

Edgardo Henríquez in the eighth up 3-0 had his first rough inning in a while, like Sheehan he allowed two singles, one of the infield variety, plus a walk. But Henríquez was unable to keep the Marlins at bat, surrendering a two-run single by Otto Lopez to pull to within a run. That snapped a string of 11 consecutive scoreless appearances by Henríquez, totaling 10 1/3 innings.

Tanner Scott stranded runners at the corners with a three-pitch strikeout of Griffin Conine to end the eighth.

Insurance came in the top of the ninth when Alex Freeland’s second hit was followed by his steal of second base, then Mookie Betts plated him with a ground-rule double into the right field corner.

Miami got two more infield hits to open the ninth, on a bad throw to Scott by Freddie Freeman on a Xavier Edwards grounder then a bunt single by Jakob Marsee, putting the tying runs on base. Then Javier Sanoja doubled into the left field corner to tie the game and chase Scott, with the winning run on second base with nobody out.

Brock Stewart threw only four pitches, the last of which was deposited over the wall in left center field by pinch-hitter Agustín Ramírez for a walk-off, two-run home run.

"ON THE DAY OF THE D-TRAIN, THE GUS BUS HAS ARRIVED" 🚌 pic.twitter.com/LP7PZPhisu

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) September 13, 2026

Miami scored twice in the eighth inning and four times in the ninth, the latter with the Dodgers recording zero outs in the final frame.

Welcome aboard

Multiple times this weekend, manager Dave Roberts as well as the Dodgers’ television and radio broadcasts mentioned multiple times how in control De Paula looks in the box, how he rarely swings at pitches outside the strike zone and almost never looks overmatched.

De Paula worked a walk in each of his first three games, something last done by a Dodger in 1979 (by Mickey Hatcher). In his first nine plate appearances, De Paula walked four times but didn’t have a hit. But he broke that chain — figuratively and literally, as he had to put his broken necklace in his pocket — during his at-bat in the fourth inning, culminating in a 416-foot blast well over the right field wall, giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.

Josue De Paula's first Major League hit is a home run! pic.twitter.com/cPIwjDPxjk

— MLB (@MLB) September 13, 2026

De Paula is just 21 years, 112 days old, the sixth-youngest player in the majors this season. Only eight other Los Angeles Dodgers that young have homered, and none since Adrian Beltré on July 27, 2000.

Player	Year(s)	HR
Ron Fairly	1958-59	6
Tommy Davis	1960	1
Willie Davis	1960-61	14
Ken McMullen	1963	5
Derrell Griffith	1964	4
Bill Russell	1969	5
Bobby Valentine	1971	1
Adrian Beltré	1998-2000	31
Josue De Paula	2026	1

When the Dodgers struggled offensively in Julyand August, finding the big punishing blow was a problem for them, with only six home runs with two or three runners on base in those two months combined, in 51 games. With Kyle Tucker’s grand slam on Friday and De Paula’s three-run shot on Sunday, the Dodgers already have six home runs with two or three on base in only 12 games this September.

De Paula nearly added a second home run in the sixth inning, but settled for a 385-foot double off the wall in right center field.

Sheehan, coming off a 10-strikeout win over the Cincinnati Reds last Monday in Los Angeles, retired his first nine batters faced on Sunday in Miami. He ran into a blip with two singles and a walk in the fourth inning, but stranded the bases loaded.

After that, Sheehan settled in and pitched two more perfect innings to get him through six scoreless innings, with five strikeouts. Despite needing 25 pitches to get through that fourth inning, Sheehan only threw 81 pitches in his six innings.

Sheehan was optioned to Triple-A on August 3, and found what he needed with Oklahoma City, reeling off three straight excellent starts for the Comets, which earned him both pitcher of the week and pitcher of the month honors in the Pacific Coast League. Now back with the Dodgers, Sheehan in September allowed one run in 11 2/3 innings, with 15 strikeouts against only two walks.

But Sheehan had nothing to show for it on Sunday.

Notes

• Miguel Rojas appeared to tweak his right shoulder trying to make a diving stab of a Joe Mack ground ball single in the eighth inning. Rojas was briefly tended to by assistant athletic director Yosuke Nakajima, and remained in the game to finish out the frame on defense. Tommy Edman pinch-hit for Rojas in the ninth and finished out the game at second base.
• Will Smith doubled in the fourth inning and was on base for De Paula’s home run. The Dodgers catcher has three extra-base hits in his last five games.
• Freddie Freeman sat consecutive games on Wednesday and Friday nursing a right knee injury, but was hitless on both Saturday and Sunday, now with no hits in his last 16 at-bats and just one for his last 25. Freeman grounded into a pair of double plays on Sunday giving him 20 on the season, most in the National League and the most in his 17-year career.

Sunday particulars

Home run: Josue De Paula (1); Agustín Ramírez (4)

WP — Dax Fulton (2): 2/3 IP, 1 walk, 1 strikeout

LP — Tanner Scott (1-6): 1/3 IP, 3 hits, 3 runs, 1 strikeout

Up next

The road trip satisfies the Belichickian ideal by moving onto Cincinnati, where the Dodgers will play four games against the reeling Reds beginning Monday night (3:40 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Tarik Skubal and Nick Lodolo face off in a battle of left-handers and a rematch of last Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.