Merrill joins 25/25 club
Jackson Merrill reached his 25th home run on Sept. 12 and became one of the few players this season with 25+ homers and 25+ stolen bases. The Padres won 7-6 at San Francisco; Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a solo homer and Mason Miller notched his 36th save.
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Betts hits Dodgers’ 10,000th
Mookie Betts’ first-inning solo homer on Sept. 12 was recorded as the Dodgers’ 10,000th home run since the club moved to Los Angeles in 1958. The milestone came in a 4-3 game at Miami; Max Muncy also homered for Los Angeles while Miami’s Graham Pauley delivered a key two-run shot.
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Brewers’ 33 runs set record
Milwaukee erupted for a 13-9 win over Cincinnati on Sept. 12, powered by Garrett Mitchell’s two-run homer and William Contreras’ three-run shot. The club’s 33 runs over its last two games are the most in a two-game span in Brewers history, an offensive surge that has energized the roster.
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Braves cruise in 13-2 win
Atlanta rolled to a 13-2 win on Sept. 12, highlighted by Ronald Acuña Jr.’s solo homer and Mauricio Dubón’s two-run single that helped open a multi-run Rally. The Braves exploded offensively and added runs later in the game, handing Philadelphia a lop-sided loss as Atlanta kept up its late-season surge.
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Rays win 3-2; Baker seals it
Tampa Bay edged Houston 3-2 on Sept. 12 as Richie Palacios delivered a two-run single and Nick Madrigal added a sacrifice fly. Bryan Baker closed out the game in the ninth to preserve the win, capping a tight contest that featured a late Tampa Bay rally.
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Rodriguez homers in 1st at-bat
Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in his very first major-league at-bat on Sept. 12, becoming the Twins’ first player to do so since Eddie Rosario in 2015. Minnesota held on to win 4-3; A.J. Minter worked the late innings to lock down the victory in a dramatic finish.
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