Baseball News

Fernando Tatis Jr. was happy to be back on the field after falling ill with COVID-19 and hit a grand slam to help lift the Padres to a 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

The Reds kept control of their playoff destiny by beating Milwaukee 7-4 on Saturday, meaning they will earn the NL's third and final wild-card playoff spot with a win Sunday.

Trea Turner will rejoin the Philadelphia Phillies for their regular-season finale Sunday against the Minnesota Twins, Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters.

The Mets placed infielder Brett Baty on the IL with a strained right oblique, effectively ending his regular season.

The Cubs have placed right-hander Cade Horton on the 15-day injured list because of a rib fracture, eliminating any chance of him pitching in the wild-card round.

The Reds have put themselves in position to earn their first playoff berth since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season while keeping the free-spending Mets out of the postseason.