Thursday's late MLB finals: Padres clinch, Angels rally, Spence powers Astros
Three separate September 24 West Coast games produced a postseason clinch, a comeback in Seattle and a three-homer rookie night.
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Sam Darnold reaches full practice, but Seahawks have not named Sunday's quarterback
Seattle's starter took a step toward returning against Washington after missing Week 2, with Friday's status still to come.
Robinson and London overwhelm Packers as Falcons win 35-14 in Penix’s return
Atlanta scored 27 straight points and outrushed Green Bay 242-17 as Michael Penix Jr. Won his first start since a knee injury.
Penix returns as Falcons visit short-handed Packers on Thursday night
Atlanta gets its starting quarterback back; Green Bay has four players out and a run defense bracing for Bijan Robinson.
Late baseball: Machado lifts Padres, Naylor walks off Astros
San Diego moved toward a postseason berth, while Seattle rallied in 10 innings to keep a remote division path alive.
Naylor's 10th-inning single completes Mariners' 6-5 comeback against Astros
Seattle erased a four-run deficit, answered Yainer Diaz's go-ahead triple in the 10th, and kept a narrow AL West path open with Josh Naylor's walk-off hit.
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Machado's homer moves Padres closer to postseason berth in 5-1 win over Dodgers
Manny Machado drove in three runs, San Diego's bullpen held Los Angeles scoreless for the final 5 2/3 innings, and the Padres took the NL's top wild-card position.
Patriots place Dell Pettus on IR, promote Jose Ramirez before Jaguars trip
New England filed a safety-to-IR move and filled the roster spot with a practice-squad linebacker. Ramirez’s game-day role remains a decision for later in the week.
Colts plan to put Alec Pierce on IR as Darius Slayton joins receiving corps
Pierce's heel injury will send him to injured reserve. Slayton's signing is filed, but Pierce's move had not appeared on the Colts transaction log late Wednesday.
Wednesday East Coast baseball: shutout, sweep, slams and a walk-off
From the September 23 slate, from Boston’s 1-0 win to Atlanta’s 10th-inning finish.
Turang and Yelich power Brewers past Phillies for 99th win
Milwaukee's early home runs and William Contreras' two-run single built a 4-1 lead that Philadelphia could not erase.
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Eagles promote Kenny Moore II to active roster as safety options remain open
The veteran moves up six days after joining the practice squad, bringing slot and safety experience to Philadelphia’s defense.
Dubón's 10th-inning single walks off Reds as Sale reaches 200 strikeouts
Atlanta won 3-2 after two late tying homers and a grounder from Mauricio Dubón that scored DaShawn Keirsey Jr.
Encarnacion-Strand and Gibson complete Orioles' sweep of Blue Jays
Christian Encarnacion-Strand drove in three runs and rookie Trey Gibson worked 6 2/3 scoreless innings in Baltimore's second 4-2 win of the day.
Alonso homer sends Orioles past Blue Jays 4-2 in doubleheader opener
Pete Alonso's two-run shot off Max Scherzer gave Baltimore a four-run lead before Toronto's sixth-inning rally fell short.
McMahon's grand slam and two Rice homers lift Yankees past Rays 9-2
New York scored seven runs in three innings, with Ryan McMahon driving in five and Ben Rice hitting his 40th and 41st home runs.
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Semien breaks tie against Rangers before Baty's slam seals Mets win
Texas erased Juan Soto's early homer but lost 7-2 after former Ranger Marcus Semien went deep in the eighth and Brett Baty cleared the bases in the ninth.
Gray and Boston bullpen blank Guardians 1-0 after Monasterio's RBI single
Sonny Gray worked six scoreless innings for his 18th win, and Andruw Monasterio's sixth-inning single supplied the only run at Fenway Park.
Nola faces Henderson as Phillies and Brewers resume late-season series
Philadelphia's wild-card position and Aaron Nola's postseason case meet Milwaukee's 10-win starter Logan Henderson in Wednesday's 6:40 p. M. Eastern game.
Tuesday’s West baseball window: two shutouts, a six-run comeback and a one-run finish
Five late games, five distinct outcomes: links to the verified Dodgers, Astros, Arizona, Athletics and Minnesota reports.