Gerrit Cole was fantastic again for the Yankees, passing Roger Clemens to move into 12th on the club's all-time K list. Not to be outdone, the Rangers' Jacob deGrom became second-fastest pitcher in history to reach 2,000 strikeouts.

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Pete Alonso thought he had hit his second homer of the game and pulled the Orioles in front of the Yankees. So did a raucous Camden Yards home crowd. The third-base umpire and replay officials saw it differently.

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At the start of play last night, seven teams were within two games of the third and final AL Wild Card spot. Three of them were tied at the top. The Rangers have broken ahead of the pack, for now, after winning while the Orioles and Tigers both lost.

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In what felt like a potential World Series preview at Wrigley, Pete Crow-Armstrong reached 30-30 AND became the first player in 16 years with a leadoff homer and walk-off homer in the same game. Meanwhile, the other NL MVP frontrunner had a night of his own, too.

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Cards prospect Joshua Báez made quite the impression in his MLB debut Saturday, homering on the first pitch he saw against the rival Cubs, then following that with two more homers to become the first player to go deep in his first three at-bats.

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The evening truly had it all, from 26 Hall of Famers emerging from the cornfield as part of the pregame ceremonies, to Phillies slugger and Major League home run leader Kyle Schwarber going deep twice into the Iowa sky.

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Smack in the middle of what's at least a five-team battle for two NL Wild Card spots, the Padres took down the NL-leading Brewers, capping a sweep with a nail-biter of a walk-off. Elsewhere, the scorching-hot Rays won their 9th straight on the road.

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Blake Snell flashed Cy Young-like stuff in his first start in three months before the Dodgers walked off the Royals. Meanwhile, the Rays keep rising and the Tigers are playing themselves into the postseason picture despite trading Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize at the Deadline.

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Want excitement down the stretch? Look no further than the bunched-up NL Wild Card race, where three contenders -- the Phillies, Padres and D-backs -- all secured wins to open the week. Elsewhere, Tarik Skubal made his home debut with the Dodgers.

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On Saturday, Max Scherzer passed one of the all-time greats, Walter "Big Train" Johnson, for 10th on the career strikeout list. On Sunday, Jacob Misiorowski, the premier modern fireballer, became the second fastest to reach 200 K's in a season.

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Down to their final strike, the red-hot Red Sox rallied to force extras then got a Caleb Durbin single up the middle in the 13th inning to plate the winning run against the White Sox and send Fenway Park into a frenzy.

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