September 20, 2021 MLB teams' pursuit of the postseason comes down to final 2 weeks of season There are two weeks remaining in the MLB regular season. and the American and National League divisional and wild-card races are hotly contested battles that might not be decided until Oct. 3.
September 20, 2021 McNeil's homer lifts Mets; Phillies slip in playoff race Jeff McNeil hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the seventh inning, and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 3-2 Sunday night, damaging the Phillies’ playoff hopes.
September 19, 2021 Segura, Nola lead surging Phils past Mets, tighten NL East Jean Segura had his first multi-homer game in almost five years, Aaron Nola snapped a nine-start winless streak and the surging Philadelphia Phillies tightened the NL East race, beating the New York Mets 5-3 Saturday night.
September 18, 2021 Wheeler, Phillies hold off Mets 4-3 to boost playoff hopes Zack Wheeler limited the damage in a short but effective outing against his old team, Brad Miller hit a tiebreaking homer and the Philadelphia Phillies held off the New York Mets 4-3 Friday night in a showdown between teams clinging to postseason aspirations.
September 15, 2021 Cards hold off Mets 7-6 in 11 to move into playoff position After more than 4 1/2 hours of back-and-forth baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals finally control their playoff fate again.
September 15, 2021 Mike Piazza's video pitch for Larry Elder fails to sway California voters to oust Newsom in recall election Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza went to bat for California Republican Larry Elder on Tuesday, urging voters to oust first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's recall election – but it didn't work.
September 13, 2021 MLB umpire hit in face with baseball on errant throw during Cardinals-Mets game An MLB umpire was hit in the face by an errant throw during a game Monday night between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 13, 2021 Yankees, Mets involved in brief skirmish; Francisco Lindor hits go-ahead home run The New York Yankees and New York Mets were involved in a brief skirmish at Citi Field on Sunday night.
September 12, 2021 Judge HRs twice, rallies Yanks past Mets on 9/11 anniversary A raucous New York crowd of 43,144 lurched and howled — frequently out of their seats — through a back-and-forth Subway Series game that followed an affecting Sept. 11 observance.
September 11, 2021 Mets, Yankees and more pay tribute on 9/11 20th anniversary Jacob deGrom stood next to Gerrit Cole along the first-base line, and Brandon Nimmo wedged between Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the other side.
