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September 2026

the Ninth of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — ONE STRIKE FROM DEFEAT, CHOURIO LEVELS IT WITH A SWING OF THUNDER AND THE BOY LARA ENDS IT WITH A SINGLE — THE YEAR'S FIRST NINETY-WIN CLUB: BREWERS 4, CUBS 3, IN TEN INNINGS
the Eighth of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — ONE HOUR AND FIFTY-ONE MINUTES OF PERFECT QUIET ANSWER THREE DAYS OF THUNDER — LUZARDO PERMITS TWO HITS, STRIKES OUT TWELVE, AND FINISHES WHAT HE STARTS: PHILLIES 1, BRAVES 0
the Seventh of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — FORTY THOUSAND PHILADELPHIANS BOO HIM ALL AFTERNOON, AND HE THANKS THEM WITH THE TYING THUNDER — RILEY'S TRIPLE FINISHES THE ARGUMENT: BRAVES 5, PHILLIES 4
the Sixth of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE MORNING AFTER THE MIRACLES, GREENE COLLECTS FOUR RUNS IN FOUR STRAIGHT VISITS AND CLEVELAND IS WHITEWASHED: TIGERS 6, GUARDIANS 0
the Fifth of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — A GRAND SLAM TO COME LEVEL AND A WALK-OFF BLAST TO END IT — ROCCHIO JOINS A LIST FIVE NAMES LONG SINCE 1924: GUARDIANS 7, TIGERS 6
the Fourth of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — A MINUTE'S OVATION FROM THE CITY THAT TRADED HIM, THEN TWO HOMERS AGAINST ITS COLORS: RUTSCHMAN RETURNS TO CAMDEN YARDS: RED SOX 6, ORIOLES 5
the Third of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWICE IN THE ELEVENTH THE BIRDS REACH SAFE HARBOR, AND TWICE THE MOUNTAIN MEN PULL THEM BACK OUT TO SEA: ROCKIES 6, BIRDS 5, IN ELEVEN INNINGS
the Second of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE ADVERTISED DUEL OF ACES YIELDS FIVE-AND-TWENTY RUNS, AND THE LAST ONE SCORES ON A THROW GONE ASTRAY: CORSAIRS 13, GIANTS 12
the First of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — NINE BASEBALLS LEAVE WRIGLEY, AND AUGUST DEPARTS HOLDING A LEAGUE RECORD: CUBS 17, BREWERS 3

August 2026

the One-and-Thirtieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE FINAL OUT FALLS UPON THE BUFFET INSTEAD: RAYS 5, PADRES 4, IN ELEVEN INNINGS
the Thirtieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — SOSA ASKS FOR THREE IN THE CAGE, AND CROW-ARMSTRONG FILLS THE ORDER TO THE LETTER: CUBS 17, REDLEGS 5
the Nine-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE APPOINTMENT IS KEPT: SKUBAL WEEPS IN THE TUNNEL, THEN FANS SEVEN OF HIS OWN — TROLLEY DODGERS 2, MOTOR CITY NINE 1
the Eight-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — AT SEVEN-AND-THIRTY YEARS OF AGE, SALE REACHES BACK TO 2018 AND FINDS ONE HUNDRED MILES TO THE HOUR — ATLANTAS 1, ANGELENOS 0
the Seven-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE LEDGER SAID TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHT TO NOUGHT — THE NINTH INNING SAID OTHERWISE: CINCINNATIS 10, BAY NINE 9
the Six-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — SIXTEEN INNINGS OF FAMINE, THEN A FEAST AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT: WALDSCHMIDT, SUMMONED FROM THE BENCH, ENDS IT WITH ONE SWING — ARIZONAS 5, NORTH SIDERS 4
the Five-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE DESK'S APPOINTMENT IS KEPT, THOUGH NOT AS PHILADELPHIA DREW IT: RALEIGH, LONG BECALMED, STRIKES THREE HOME RUNS, WHEELER IS CHASED, AND THE STREAK DIES AT NINE — MARINERS 9, PHILADELPHIAS 2
the Four-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWO OUT IN THE NINTH, FOUR RUNS IN ARREARS — AND SIX STILL TO COME: SCHWARBER'S NINE-AND-THIRTIETH SETTLES IT, PHILLIES 6, CARDINALS 4, AND THE STREAK IS NINE
the Three-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — AROZARENA GIVETH, AND AROZARENA TAKETH AWAY: A LEADOFF BLAST, A HOMER STOLEN AT THE WALL, AND THE LAST WORD IN THE NINTH, AS THE MARINERS OF THE SOUND SINK THE BRUINS, 5 TO 4
the Two-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — SIX CONTESTS END WITH THE HOME NINE STORMING THE PLATE, AND THE GRANDEST FINISH BELONGS TO PHILADELPHIA: BOHM'S TRIPLE IN THE TENTH, PHILLIES 7, CARDINALS 6
the One-and-Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE FINAL OUT FALLS OUT OF A GLOVE, AND SIX RUNS POUR THROUGH THE HOLE: CARDINALS 10, REDS 9, IN A NINTH INNING OF TEN RUNS AND NO MERCY
the Twentieth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — 'TWO NUKES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH': FLORES TIES IT, LOWE ENDS IT OFF THE FOUL POLE, AND THE CORSAIRS SINK THE TIGERS, 4 TO 3
the Nineteenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWO-AND-TWENTY TO NOTHING: MILWAUKEE ADMINISTERS THE MOST LOPSIDED WHITEWASH THE MODERN GAME HAS EVER SET DOWN — BREWERS 22, MARINERS 0
the Eighteenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THREE LETTERS FILL THE WRIGLEY NIGHT, AND THE TENTH INNING ANSWERS THEM: CROW-ARMSTRONG OPENS THE GAME WITH A HOMER, ENDS IT WITH ANOTHER, AND SEALS A SECOND STRAIGHT THIRTY-AND-THIRTY — CUBS 7, WHITE SOX 5
the Seventeenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE ACE THEY WOULD NOT SELL OUTDUELS THE ACE THEY COULD NOT BUY: BREWERS 6, DODGERS 2, AND THE BEST LEDGER IN BASEBALL RESIDES IN MILWAUKEE
the Sixteenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THREE SWINGS, THREE THUNDERBOLTS, AND THE RECORD BOOK REWRITTEN: BÁEZ HOMERS IN HIS FIRST THREE AT-BATS AT THE DAWN OF HIS CAREER — CARDINALS 8, CUBS 4
the Fifteenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWICE DOWN TO THE FINAL STRIKE, HOUSTON RISES FIVE RUNS AT A BLOW: WALKER'S WALK-OFF THUNDERBOLT IN THE TENTH — ASTROS 10, MARINERS 7
the Fourteenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — MUNCY MAKES HISTORY, AND MILWAUKEE MAKES OFF WITH THE EVENING: THREE SINGLES IN THE NINTH FELL LOS ANGELES — BREWERS 5, DODGERS 4
the Thirteenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — ELEVEN YEARS A BIG-LEAGUER, AND NEVER A NIGHT LIKE THIS: BREGMAN STRIKES THREE CIRCUITS, DRIVES IN SEVEN — CUBS 12, SENATORS 6
the Twelfth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — SEVENTEEN HITS, ONE GRAND SALVO, AND A LOGJAM AT THE WILD-CARD TABLE: FRIARS 11, BREWERS 2
the Eleventh of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — EIGHT RUNS IN THE EIGHTH AND THE WHOLE LEDGER TURNS OVER: TAMPA MEN 10, WHITE ELEPHANTS 6
the Tenth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWO HUNDRED STRIKEOUTS FOR THE MIZ, AND A WALK-OFF BESIDES: SUDS MEN 4, NORTH STARS 3
the Ninth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE SLIDE DIES IN THE DESERT: OHTANI'S TENTH-INNING KNOCK ENDS SEVEN DAYS OF SORROW, BOYS IN BLUE 2, SONORAN NINE 1
the Eighth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE GREAT STREAK PERISHES IN THE BRONX, TEN INNINGS IN THE DYING: HIGHLANDERS 3, ATLANTAS 2
the Seventh of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — FOUR TIMES CORNERED, FOUR TIMES LEVEL, AND DURBIN SPEAKS LAST IN THE THIRTEENTH: CRIMSON HOSE 12, PALE HOSE 11
the Sixth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWO HOMERS FOR OHTANI, TWO FOR CROW-ARMSTRONG, AND THE LAST WORD TO WRIGLEY: NORTH SIDERS 7, TROLLEY DODGERS 6
the Fifth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — A GRAND SALUTE IN A UNIFORM STILL CREASED FROM THE BOX: HICKS, A RAY FOR SCARCE TWO DAYS, SLAMS FOUR ACROSS, AND THE SUNSHINE NINE OUTLAST COLORADO IN ELEVEN, NINE TO SEVEN
the Fourth of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TEN BASEBALLS OVER THE BRONX WALLS, AND THE LAST THREE SETTLE IT: BURLESON STRIKES THRICE, THE REDBIRDS ANSWER A STOLEN LEAD WITH SEVEN IN THE EIGHTH, 13 TO 7
the Third of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — SIXTEEN SUMMERS ENDED IN A SINGLE INNING: THREE CIRCUITS IN THE THIRD, AN 8-TO-4 VERDICT, AND BOSTON SWEEPS THE TWICE-CROWNED ANGELENOS
the Second of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — ALVAREZ WINS IT WITH HIS LEGS: A WILD PITCH, A DASH FOR HOME, AND THE BAYOU CITY NINE EDGE TEXAS, 5 TO 4, TO STRETCH THE WEST'S NEW ORDER
the First of August, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — JULY GOES OUT IN GLORY: THE HUB NINE STORM CHAVEZ RAVINE, 9 TO 4, AND SEAL THE FINEST MONTH ANY BOSTON CLUB HAS EVER PLAYED

July 2026

the One-and-Thirtieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — ONE HIT IN EIGHT INNINGS, THEN FOUR RUNS IN A SINGLE SWING: CLEMENS'S TWO-OUT GRAND SLAM IN THE NINTH STEALS THE VERDICT FROM KANSAS CITY, 4 TO 3, AT MINNEAPOLIS
the Thirtieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — SEVEN RUNS DOWN AND LEFT FOR DEAD, THE BIRDS RISE TWICE: BALTIMORE 10, DETROIT 9, IN TWELVE CHAPTERS, ON THE NIGHT OF SKUBAL'S THOUSANDTH STRIKEOUT
the Nine-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWELVE INNINGS AND NOT ONE OF THEM QUIET: ARIZONA SQUANDERS SIX RUNS, SURVIVES TWO NINTH-INNING THUNDERCLAPS, AND TAKES THE FINAL WILD-CARD CHAIR FROM PITTSBURGH, 8 TO 7
the Eight-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE SIEGE OF MIAMI IS LIFTED: TWELVE DEFEATS, A FRANCHISE SORROW, PERISH IN THE NINTH — THREE RUNS OFF THE ALL-STAR CLOSER, AND THE FISH TOPPLE PHILADELPHIA, 8 TO 7
the Seven-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — SEVEN UP, SEVEN DOWN, ALL ON STRIKES: MISIOROWSKI OPENS WITH SEVEN WHIFFS — A MILWAUKEE RECORD — FANS TWELVE OF HIS FIRST THIRTEEN, AND COLORADO IS BURIED, 11 TO 2
the Six-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — ONE HIT IS ALL BOSTON GETS: CEASE GOES THE FULL NINE AT FENWAY, STRIKES OUT TWELVE, AND THE LAST-PLACE JAYS TOPPLE THE LEAGUE'S WINNINGEST MAN, 6 TO 0
the Five-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — BEDLAM IN THE TENTH AT CAMDEN YARDS: OLSON'S THREE-RUN THUNDERCLAP CROWNS A FOUR-RUN EXTRA FRAME, BALTIMORE ROARS BACK WITH THREE OF ITS OWN, AND ATLANTA SURVIVES THE WHOLE MAD BUSINESS, 7 TO 6
the Four-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE UNDERSTUDY STEALS THE SHOW: LOCKLEAR, PRESSED INTO THE LINEUP AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR, WRECKS ST. LOUIS WITH HIS FIRST HOME RUN OF THE YEAR, AND THE SNAKES ROLL ON, 10 TO 6
the Three-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — FIFTEEN, AND NO MORE: THE CRIMSON HOSE TIE THE CLUB RECORD IN THE OPENER AND LOSE THE STREAK BY THE NIGHTCAP, AS THE BIRDS END BOSTON'S GLORIOUS RUN
the Two-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE PROMISED DUEL DELIVERS: MUNCY'S BLAST BESTS WHEELER, 2 TO 1, AND THE TROLLEY DODGERS SEIZE THE BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL
the One-and-Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — FOURTEEN! THE CRIMSON HOSE REFUSE TO LOSE, WRESTING A 6-TO-5 VERDICT FROM BALTIMORE ON DURBIN'S EIGHTH-INNING BLAST
the Twentieth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — HONORS DIVIDED IN THE BRONX! YAMAMOTO GOES THE FULL ROUTE IN THE OPENER, 8 TO 2, BEFORE CHISHOLM'S EIGHTH-INNING THUNDER STEALS THE NIGHTCAP FOR THE PINSTRIPES, 2 TO 1
the Nineteenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — TWELVE IN UNBROKEN SUCCESSION! ABREU THUNDERS TWICE MORE AS THE CRIMSON HOSE STORM BACK UPON THE LEAGUE-LEADING RAYS, 7 TO 6
the Eighteenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THREE-AND-TWENTY RUNS RAIN DOWN UPON SACRAMENTO; CHAPARRO DRIVES IN EIGHT AS THE CAPITAL NINE BURY THE WHITE ELEPHANTS, 23 TO 4
the Seventeenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — A YOUNG BACKSTOP HURLS TWO THUNDERBOLTS; AMAZINS DOUSE THE PHILADELPHIA REOPENING, FOUR TO ONE
the Sixteenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — Hot Stove Edition
the Fifteenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — THE JUNIOR CIRCUIT WHITEWASHES THE SENIOR, FOUR TO NAUGHT
the Fourteenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — Hot Stove Edition
the Thirteenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — RANGERS STEAL IT AT THE DEATH, SIX TO FIVE, AS NIMMO'S NINTH-INNING STROKE UNHORSES THE DREAD HADER
the Twelfth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — CORSAIRS SACK THE BREW CREW IN A DOUBLED BILL, SEVEN TO SIX AND THREE TO TWO, AS VALDEZ THUNDERS THRICE
the Eleventh of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — DESERT MARAUDERS SACK THE PALACE AT CHAVEZ RAVINE, NINE TO THREE, AS TAWA PLUNDERS FOUR
the Tenth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — RANGERS SNATCH VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF RUIN, SEVEN TO SIX, AS LANGFORD STRIKES IN THE NINTH
the Ninth of July, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six — CROW-ARMSTRONG SCALES OLYMPUS AS CUBS OUTSLUG ORIOLES, NINE TO SEVEN