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New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is having a better start to his career than anyone in baseball history.

The Baltimore Orioles are in a fight for the playoffs, but the fans haven't been around to witness it.

Outfielder Adam Jones voiced his displeasure Wednesday with the lack of attendance at Camden Yards, per Eddie Matz of ESPN.com:

Fact: David Ortiz hit his 36th home run of the season in the Boston Red Sox's 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, passing Dave Kingman for the most home runs by a player in his final season.

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto was forced to exit Tuesday night's start against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a groin injury. 

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Sometime soon, Jose Fernandez will be an ex-Miami Marlin.

At the latest, it'll happen in the 2018-19 offseason, when Fernandez is set to hit the open market. The Marlins aren't entirely averse to handing out mega contracts (see: Stanton, Giancarlo), but someone with deeper pockets will almost surely outbid them for Fernandez's services.

Unless, that is, Miami unloads its young ace first.

Brandon Crawford has developed into one of Major League Baseball's best all-around shortstops in recent years, but the San Francisco Giants may be without their star middle infielder after he suffered a finger injury during Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  

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Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is nursing a sore left knee that will keep him out for at least one game. 

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Pedroia Out vs. Orioles

Tuesday, Sept. 20

WEEI.com's Rob Bradford relayed the update. 

MLB's 162-game regular season might not prove enough to set the playoff picture.

In order to manufacture more drama, MLB instituted a second wild-card spot and one-game matchup for entry into the division series. The initiative has paid dividends this season, when 10 teams remain five or fewer games from one of those spots.

The late innings have become a minefield for the San Francisco Giants. On Monday, there was another explosion.

In a crucial, borderline must-win game against the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, the Giants carried a 1-0 lead into the ninth inning.

Peas and carrots. Kim Kardashian and attention. The St. Louis Cardinals and the postseason. Some things just go together.

The Cards don't make the playoffs every year—but it sure seems like they do. The last time they didn't was 2010.

St. Louis is poised to make its sixth consecutive late-October foray, which would move the franchise into third place on the all-time list.