Game Recap

If Tuesday's drama-filled American League Wild Card Game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles was an indication of what's to come in the 2016 MLB playoffs, baseball fans are in for a treat.

Edwin Encarnacion played the role of hero with a three-run walk-off homer in the 11th inning, propelling the Blue Jays past the Orioles 5-2 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto and pushing them to a date with the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series.

There are just two full days left in the regular season, yet there is still plenty of excitement in both the American and National Leagues when it comes to the wild-card qualifiers.

Both leagues are set as far as the division winners are concerned, as the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers have taken the East, Central and West, respectively, in the American League.

Tim Tebow took his next steps toward trying to reach Major League Baseball by going 1-for-6 with a solo home run in his first instructional league game as a member of the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.

Any doubters were silenced, at least in Tebow's first at-bat. The former Heisman Trophy winner hit a home run on the first pitch he saw, driving the ball over the wall in left-center field. 

There was no celebration for the Boston Red Sox in Yankee Stadium Tuesday night, as the AL East leaders saw their 11-game winning streak go by the board in a 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees.

That loss coupled with a 5-1 victory by the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles cut Boston's lead to five games and left its magic number at one to clinch the division title. 

Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow held a workout in front of "roughly 25" Major League Baseball teams in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi, and reviews of his performance were mixed.  

San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Moore fell one out short of throwing the first no-hitter of his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Moore gave up a single to shortstop Corey Seager and was immediately pulled from the game, likely due to his high pitch count. Santiago Casilla recorded the final out to seal the Giants' 4-0 win.

After 22 years and 2,784 MLB games, Alex Rodriguez laced up his cleats for the final time with the New York Yankees on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, going 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 6-3 win.

Buyers and sellers got together on trade deadline day as major league teams played a high-priced game of poker.

While some late trades were still coming in, the 4 p.m. ET deadline has passed, and we look at some of the biggest deals that were made.

Boston Red Sox first baseman Hanley Ramirez sported a mere eight home runs in 2016 coming into Wednesday's game at Fenway Park against the San Francisco Giants, but he looked like a 50-homer presence in the lineup during his team's 11-7 victory.

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals' Sunday matinee ended up being the equivalent of two games. The showdown at Nationals Park stretched all the way into the 18th inning before the visitors prevailed, 2-1.

In terms of highlights, they were few and far between thanks to exceptional pitching by both clubs, and, well, quiet bats played a big part, too.