Acuña, Riley lift Braves
Atlanta rallied late at Philadelphia on Sept. 6, with Ronald Acuña Jr. launching a three-run, game-tying homer in the eighth and Austin Riley ripping a go-ahead RBI triple in the ninth to complete a 5-4 comeback. The win ended Atlanta’s deficit and kept momentum in the division race.
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Chapman records 400th save
Aroldis Chapman closed out Boston’s 3-1 victory at Baltimore on Sept. 6 to record the 400th save of his major-league career. Payton Tolle backed the bullpen with a dominant outing, and Chapman struck out the final batter to seal the milestone and complete a four-game sweep of the Orioles.
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Padres open with 3 straight homers
San Diego shocked New York on Sept. 6 by opening with back-to-back-to-back homers — Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado — and finished with a 4-3 win. The three consecutive homers set the tone early and the Padres’ four-homer night provided enough offense to top the Yankees.
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Marlins erupt for five-run 5th
Miami rallied in a big way on Sept. 6, erupting for a five-run fifth inning — highlighted by Owen Caissie’s two-run single and homers from Heriberto Hernández and Javier Sanoja — to build an 8-3 lead and roll to a 10-3 win over Chicago. The outburst kept Miami in the wild-card chase.
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Hjerpe’s rare MLB debut
St. Louis beat Colorado 10-8 on Sept. 6, and rookie Cooper Hjerpe turned heads with four perfect innings in his MLB debut — the third-most perfect frames to start a debut since 1900. St. Louis’ offense backed him, including Nolan Gorman’s two-run homer, in a high-scoring affair.
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Alvarez hits career-high 38th
Houston’s Yordan Álvarez smashed a solo homer on Sept. 6 — his career-high 38th of the season — but the Astros fell 3-2 to Arizona. Alvarez’s blast gave Houston an early moment, and the season-long power surge keeps him in the middle of the AL’s offensive leaderboards despite the loss.
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Ewing breaks slump for Mets
The New York Mets rallied late on Sept. 6 to beat San Francisco 4-2; A.J. Ewing snapped his slump with a home run that energized the comeback. Tobias Myers earned the win in a return outing, and Kodai Senga notched the save as New York secured a late-inning rally to take the game.
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Crow-Armstrong hits 40th
Pete Crow‑Armstrong homered on Sept. 6, his 40th of the season, sending a solo shot to right during the Cubs’ trip to Miami. The milestone leaves him among MLB’s top power producers and provided a bright spot for Chicago in a 10-3 loss, underscoring his breakout power season.
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