Pete Alonso (BAL) reached 300 career home runs.
Nightly briefing
Who is chasing baseball history right now — and whether the numbers say they can get there.
Baseball last night
Daylen Lile (WSH): his tiebreaking home run in the 7th put the Nationals ahead for good in a 6-3 win over the Phillies.
▶ Daylen Lile's go-ahead homer (21)Coby Mayo (BAL): his tiebreaking home run in the 11th put the Orioles ahead for good in a 7-5 win over the Mets.
▶ Field View: Coby Mayo's inside-the-park home runEsteury Ruiz (MIA): his tiebreaking double in the 11th put the Marlins ahead for good in a 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Brayan Rocchio (CLE): his walk-off double in the 9th beat the White Sox 7-6.
Ozzie Albies (ATL): his go-ahead home run in the 7th put the Braves ahead for good in a 6-3 win over the Cubs.
▶ Ozzie Albies' go-ahead two-run home run (22)Last night around the league
More from last night · full recap and scoreboard
Los Angeles Dodgers4
Cincinnati Reds0
Athletics1
Tampa Bay Rays2
Chicago White Sox6
Cleveland Guardians7
Milwaukee Brewers5
Pittsburgh Pirates1
Philadelphia Phillies3
Washington Nationals6
Detroit Tigers10
Toronto Blue Jays1
Baltimore Orioles7
New York Mets5
Atlanta Braves6
Chicago Cubs3
New York Yankees8
Minnesota Twins1
San Francisco Giants10
St. Louis Cardinals3
Boston Red Sox2
Texas Rangers4
Kansas City Royals2
Houston Astros4
San Diego Padres3
Colorado Rockies9
Seattle Mariners1
Los Angeles Angels2
Miami Marlins4
Arizona Diamondbacks2
The AL Central is tightening. The White Sox still lead, but the Tigers have cut the deficit from ten games to five games since September 1.
The Angels have been better than 58-93 looks: their runs scored and allowed are those of a 68-win club.
Pace through history
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Kyle Schwarber versus the great home-run seasons
Kyle Schwarber has 45 home runs through 151 team games, 22 behind Barry Bonds's 2001 pace at the same checkpoint (67). Comparable chases finished with a median of 47; 7.4% reached 50 (3.7-14.6% at 95% confidence), from 94 comparable seasons.
Franchise pressure
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A franchise record is under pressure
The Rays' single-season record is 198 hits, set by Aubrey Huff in 2003. Yandy Díaz projects to 187 and would finish 11 short.