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Four more teams clinch playoff berths; 10 of 12 postseason bracket spots settled with days left
The Cubs, White Sox, Guardians and Padres all clinched Thursday, joining division champions Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles (NL) and Atlanta, plus wild-card qualifiers New York (AL) and Boston. Remaining races: the AL Central (Cleveland holds a one-game lead over Chicago, with the loser getting the third AL wild card), the AL West (Houston and Texas tied), and the final NL Wild Card spot (Philadelphia and Arizona). No teams have been eliminated.
MLBYordan Alvarez's Triple Crown bid narrows to two categories in season's final week
Alvarez leads the American League in batting average at .314 and is tied for the home run lead at 41, but trails Pete Alonso 102 RBIs to 108 with days left in the season. A Triple Crown has not been won since Miguel Cabrera in 2012.
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Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens · Aug 28, 2026
A five-point finish in the final preseason week, with both teams' rotations churning by the fourth quarter, is about as low-stakes a scoreline as the NFL calendar produces, and that's fine — it's not supposed to carry weight this late in August. Atlanta came away with the number, Miami didn't, and neither result should travel any further…