— Phillies starter Hans Crouse gave up a home run to Cole Tucker on his first major league pitch and Philadelphia’s playoff hopes took a hit Sunday with a 6-0 loss to Max Kranick and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
— Ranger Suarez has done a little bit of everything this season for the Philadelphia Phillies. Right now, he’s keeping them in the playoff race.
— Didi Gregorius hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the seventh inning, Bryce Harper had an RBI double and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled closer to first place in the NL East with an 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
— J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four, Ronald Torreyes hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies erased a six-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6 Thursday night and pick up ground in the NL East.
Who is rising and falling as the end of the season rapidly approaches?
Which up-and-comers have jumped onto Kiley McDaniel's radar in 2021?
— Ben Gamel homered, Ke'Bryan Hayes had three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates dampened the Cincinnati Reds' dwindling postseason hopes with a 6-2 win Tuesday night.
— Joey Votto tied the game with his second homer of the night, Eugenio Suarez followed with a go-ahead shot and the Cincinnati Reds rallied from a five-run deficit for a 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.
— Lewin Díaz led off the bottom of the 10th with a two-run homer off Chad Kuhl, and the Miami Marlins beat Pittsburgh 6-5 Sunday to deny the Pirates what would have been their first series sweep this season.
— Ke’Bryan Hayes doubled twice and survived a ninth-inning tumble on the pitcher’s mound in the game’s second failed attempt to catch a poup, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Saturday night and move within a win of their first...
— Wil Crowe won for the first time since July 30 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Friday night.
— Cincinnati Reds reliever Mychal Givens has been around long enough to understand the rhythms of a season.
Which squads are rising and falling as teams start punching their postseason tickets?
Enrique Hernández of the Boston Red Sox honored Roberto Clemente by not only wearing No. 21, but also wearing personalized elbow pads with Clemente's image.
— Wilmer Difo scored on a groundout from Colin Moran with one out in the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Cincinnati Reds a seventh loss in nine games with a 5-4 win Wednesday night.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Roberto Clemente: "If there's a Hall of Fame above the Hall of Fame, off the field, he's in that Hall of Fame."
Puerto Rican manager Charlie Montoyo recognizes All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette as the Roberto Clemente Award nominee for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Some of the biggest stars in the game would not be here today if it was not for Roberto Clemente.
VIDEO: Here's New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor talking about what Roberto Clemente means to him.
VIDEO: Paul Goldschmidt, the Roberto Clemente Award nominee for the St. Louis Cardinals, who have two winners on their roster, Adam Wainwright (2020) and Yadier Molina (2018), calls Clemente someone who "set the example" for all major leaguers.
VÍDEO: Aquí está el ganador del Premio Roberto Clemente en 2019, el lanzador venezolano Carlos Carrasco, hablando de lo que significa para él vestir el número 21.
VIDEO: Here is Roberto Clemente Award winner Anthony Rizzo, who will be wearing No. 21 today, talking about Clemente and the example he set on and off the field.
— Wade Miley surrendered six runs on 10 hits and the Cincinnati Reds lost for the sixth time in eight games, 6-5 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 94 | 62 | .603 | - | W3 |
| St. Louis | 87 | 69 | .558 | 7 | W16 |
| Cincinnati | 81 | 75 | .519 | 13 | W3 |
| Chicago | 67 | 89 | .429 | 27 | L6 |
| Pittsburgh | 58 | 97 | .374 | 35.5 | W1 |
