#Trail Mariners

TORONTO - The New York Yankees were hoping to pop champagne corks and have a blast spraying one another in celebration of their first division title in three years Monday night. They also hoped to see some baseball history they've been waiting on for almost a full week. The Toronto Blue Jays didn't cooperate. They kept Aaron Judge in the ballpark…

NEW YORK - The Cleveland Indians turned into the Cleveland Guardians this season and reverted back to division powerhouse after missing the playoffs last year. A late-season surge culminated with a division title on Sunday when the Guardians clinched the AL Central with a 10-4 win in Texas and the second-place Chicago White Sox falling 4-1 to the…

The longest postseason drought in the majors could be over soon. With the regular down to a week and a half, the Seattle Mariners have a four-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for the third American League Wild Card. Out of the playoffs since their MLB record-tying 116-win season in 2001, Mariners added to their lead on Saturday. They rallied…

NEW YORK - The Mets finally have a wee bit of breathing room in the NL East standings with the regular season less than two weeks from over. The Mets rolled to a 9-2 win in Oakland on Friday night to hike their lead to 2 ½ games over the second-place Braves, who were whipped 9-1 in Philadelphia. The Yankees had a good night, too, by beating the Red…

MILWAUKEE - The Houston Astros clinched a playoff berth over the weekend and the AL West title will be next. The Astros' magic number is down to one, so they can wrap up the division on Monday with a victory at Tampa Bay or a Mariners' road loss to the Angels. When the Astros' clinch, they'll make it three division titles in a row and six in the…

MILWAUKEE - With the MLB regular season down to 2 ½ weeks, we've got some good pennant races going on. The Mets are still just a game up the Braves in the NL East after both clubs won on Saturday and the Blue Jays are making a run at the AL East-leading Yankees, whose lead going into Sunday is 4 ½ games after being at 6 ½ heading into the…

MILWAUKEE - The Houston Astros will be in the playoffs for the sixth year in a row. The Astros blanked the Athletics 5-0 on Friday night to become the first American League team to clinch a postseason berth. So far, the only other club guaranteed is the NL West champion Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Yankees' AL East lead was sliced to 5 ½ games by virtue…