— Orioles 7, Mets 5 (11)
Coby Mayo hit a 3-run, inside-park home run in 11th inning.
Pete Alonso’s 300th career HR tied the game in the ninth.
Orioles are three games out of the AL’s last playoff spot.
— Guardians 7, White Sox 6
Brayan Rocchio hit a walk-off, two-run double for Cleveland.
White Sox led 6-4 in the sixth inning.
77-74 White Sox lead 77-75 Cleveland by half a game in AL Central.
— Astros 4, Royals 2
Jeremy Pena homered in his first two at-bats.
Yordan Alvarez hit his 39th homer of the season.
76-75 Houston leads Texas by a game in the AL West.
— Rangers 4, Red Sox 2
Texas scored all four of its runs in the second inning.
Jacob deGrom gave up 3 hits, struck out 8 in 5 IP.
Corey Seager had two hits, drove in two runs.
— Brewers 5, Pirates 1
Milwaukee clinched its 4th consecutive NL Central title.
Jacob Misiorowski struck out seven in his 5 shutout IP.
Brewers clinched the division when Atlanta beat the Cubs.
— Nationals 6, Phillies 3
Pinch-hitter Daylen Lile hit a 3-run homer in 7th inning.
Nationals have won four games in a row.
Phillies have lost four of their last five games.
— Rockies 9, Padres 3
Cole Carrigg was 4-for-5, with two homers, five RBI
Win snaps Colorado’s eight-game losing skid.
Loss snaps San Diego’s eight game winning streak.
— Famous birthdays, September 16th:
Ed Begley, Jr., 78
Wilbert Montgomery, 72
Robin Yount, 71
Eric Hipple, 69
Jennifer Tilly, 68
Orel Hershiser, 68
Tim Raines, 67
Mickey Tettleton, 66
Brandon Moss, 43
Robbie Grossman, 37
— Word of the Day– Mentor- a wise/trusted teacher or guide.
— In his last seven starts against the Mets, Gerrit Cole has given up 33 earned runs in 33.1 IP.
— Baltimore Orioles are wearing a black cap this week with an orange “B” on it; they should always wear their caps with the iconic Oriole logo on it. Much better-looking hat.
— Most points scored in Week 1 of an NFL season:
791- 2012, 2026
788- 2002
776- 2019
768- 2021
— Taj Gibson has retired after a 17-year playing career in the NBA; he is becoming an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls. Gibson played for eight different teams in his 17-year career, scoring 8.3 ppg.
— If you’re a hockey fan, you probably already know this, but the NHL has expanded its regular season from 82 games per team to 84 games. Regular season starts September 29th.
— Florida State fired Vice President/Athletic Director Michael Alford; people in Tallahassee are getting frustrated over the football program’s decline. Seminoles play Alabama this week, not a great week to have off-field distractions.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Guardians
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres
