How playoff races look entering final month

Plus: Judge ties Yogi in HRs, nears DiMaggio

Monday, September 01 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Here is what the playoff picture looks like entering September   We are officially in the final month of the 2025 regular season, and here is where every postseason race stands and what the bracket would look like if the season ended today. Judge catches Yogi, joins legends in Yankees' top 5 in career homers  Pinch-Smith hero! Dodgers' catcher comes off the bench to walk it off  Benches clear at Citi after Alcantara hits Vientos  Duran shows off electrifying speed with 'momentum shifter' inside-the-park HR  Buehler agrees to deal with Phils, will be postseason eligible Verlander's 10-K performance is one for the ages Ward crashes into LF wall, carted off after facial laceration Cubs adding slugger Carlos Santana (source), claim RHP Civale off waivers MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Aaron Judge Ties Berra for 5th on NYY HR list (358), 3 shy of DiMaggio Justin Verlander At 42y, 192d, oldest with 10+ K since R. Johnson on 8/22/08 Tarik Skubal Team-record 11th start of season with 6+ IP, 0 R (breaks tie w/McLain) Brandon Lowe 3rd HR in 4 games is 5th career slam, tying TB record (Peña, Zobrist) Mickey Moniak 4th walk-off 3B in franchise history, 1st since 6/7/14 (Barnes) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY On the fence about yesterday's top play? Mike Tauchman has you covered. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 6 big questions that will be answered in September From the postseason and awards races to players chasing history, here are the most captivating storylines to follow as the regular season winds down. 5 series that could shape October A showdown between the top two teams in the National League and a series between AL playoff rivals are among the most crucial matchups on tap for this week. What it means to be in 1st on Sept. 1 It's definitely nice to go into September in first place, but how many Major League teams in that position have stayed there? Labor Day baseball on MLB Network Catch the Mets against the Tigers at 1 p.m. ET (or Blue Jays vs. Reds), followed by an NL powerhouse matchup between the Phillies and Brewers at 4 (or Braves vs. Cubs). Then, catch the conclusion of the Rangers and D-backs starting at 9 (or Mariners vs. Rays).  Save $20 off your yearly subscription Stream up to 15 out-of-market games a week, live on any device and with At Bat, and listen to every game with no blackouts for the rest of the season for all 30 teams. To get $20 off your yearly subscription now through Tuesday, click here and start streaming today! MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD STL 4 CIN 7 SD 2 MIN 7 PIT 2 BOS 5 TB 7 WSH 4 MIL 4 TOR 8 SEA 4 CLE 2 MIA 5 NYM 1 LAA 3 HOU 0 DET 5 KC 0 NYY 2 CWS 3 CHC 5 COL 6 BAL 2 SF 13 TEX 9 ATH 6 AZ 4 LAD 5 ATL 3 PHI 1 © 2025 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.