With 2 HRs, postseason Ohtani is back!

Plus: Southpaws dominate on Day 1

Wednesday, October 01 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Game 2 storylines as 4 teams face elimination   The Guardians, Padres, Yankees and Reds are down ... but they're not out! We've got another four-game slate of postseason baseball today, starting with Detroit vs. Cleveland at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN. Ohtani hits 117.7 mph leadoff HR, adds 454-ft. blast as LA takes WC G1  117 pitches, 11 K's: Crochet aces biggest test yet as Sox take Game 1  Sizzling Seiya, Kelly's back-to-back HRs send Cubs to Game 1 win at raucous Wrigley  Skubal's career-high 14-K masterclass wills Tigers to Game 1 win  Back under postseason lights, Snell 'in complete control' vs. Reds Yanks get Chapman on ropes -- then let him escape in Game 1 loss Sox exploit Judge's ailing arm in go-ahead rally MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Tarik Skubal 14 K's tied Tigers playoff single-game record (Joe Coleman, 1972) Teoscar Hernández 2nd career multi-HR postseason game (2022 ALWCS with TOR) Garrett Crochet 117 pitches most in any postseason game since 2019 Seiya Suzuki Has homered in 5 straight games dating back to regular season Blake Snell First career postseason start with 6+ IP (11 starts) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY THE BRACKET MUST-SEE PLAY This kind of glovework is why he puts the "D" in Dansby. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Way-too-early mock: Predicting '26 Draft picks 1-10 Because the MLB Draft Lottery won't happen until this winter, we don't know the 2026 Draft order yet. But that doesn't mean our MLB Pipeline experts don't have an idea of what the top of the Draft might look like come next summer. Dansby rescues Cubs, and has mom and dad to thank Growing up, Dansby Swanson implored his parents to throw balls over his head so he could practice making catches like the one he did on Tuesday.  'I wanted the ball to be with its rightful owner' Given the gift of the ball from Cal Raleigh's 60th home run of the season, Marcus Ruelos made the decision to give it to the slugger. Howard, J-Roll debate Wild Card playoffs on 6-1-1 Podcast In their latest episode, co-hosts Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins discuss the advantages of playing in the Wild Card Series as they preview the postseason. Judge slugs to another Player of the Month honor for September The final month of the 2025 regular season saw spectacular performances from some of MLB's biggest stars -- hitters and pitchers alike -- plus a standout showing from an unheralded rookie. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD DET 2 CLE 1 SD 1 CHC 3 BOS 3 NYY 1 CIN 5 LAD 10 © 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.