What You Need to Know

What You Need to Know: Bruised, Not Beaten

The Mets surge to the top of the wild card standings after losing Jacob deGrom, Jon Gray strikes out 16 Padres, and more from the weekend's action.

What You Need to Know: September Is The Gassed Month

by Nicolas Stellini 9/16

Betances stumbles as the season reaches the finish line, the Cardinals stumble as the season reaches the finish line, and more from Thursday's action.

What You Need to Know: Kershaw (Back) Back

by Demetrius Bell 9/15

Clayton Kershaw is nearly perfect, and more from Wednesday's action.

What You Need to Know: The Ownage That Won The West

by Daniel Rathman 9/14

The Rangers improve to 15-3 against Houston, and more from Tuesday's action.

What You Need to Know: World Stops To Watch Kyle Hendricks Allow Hit

by Emma Baccellieri 9/13

The NL's ERA leader went into the ninth without allowing a hit, and more from Monday's action.

What You Need to Know: Pitch Imperfect

by Ashley Varela 9/12

Rich Hill comes close to a perfect game, the Diamondbacks employ 12 pitchers in 12 innings, and more from this weekend's action.

What You Need to Know: Replay Don’t Lie

by Nicolas Stellini 9/09

Umpires and replay fail the Astros, Tyler Austin goes baby boom, Ivan Nova loves Ray Searage, and Clayton Kershaw returns.

What You Need to Know: The Feel of Cotton

by Demetrius Bell 9/08

The A's get a sterling major-league debut, and more from Wednesday's action.

What You Need to Know: Pirate Ship Sunk

by Emma Baccellieri 9/07

Pittsburgh keeps losing, Dozier keeps homering, an unlikely Yankee gets an unlikely save, and more from Tuesday's games.

What You Need to Know: Freak Out About Brian Dozier!

by Daniel Rathman 9/06

Brian Dozier is channeling June 1998 Sammy Sosa, and more from the Labor Day Weekend.

What You Need to Know: Progress, or Something

by Nicolas Stellini 9/02

The Twins finally win, Christian Yelich and Addison Russell keep being stars, and more from Thursday's action.

What You Need to Know: A is for Astros

by Demetrius Bell 9/01

The A's do their best to get Houston into the playoffs, and more from Wednesday's action

What You Need to Know: What You Need to Know: A Di(z)azter for Edwin

by Emma Baccellieri 8/31

Ubaldo Jimenez's surprising palatability, a rare off-night for Edwin Diaz, and more from Tuesday's slate of games.

What You Need to Know: Werth Is Back, For the Thousandth Time

by Daniel Rathman 8/30

The Nationals' expensive slugger is earning his keep, and more from Monday's action.

What You Need to Know: Everything Is Gary Sanchez

by Ashley Varela 8/29

Gary Sanchez sets a new home run record, Luke Weaver dazzles in his home debut, and more from the weekend's action.

What You Need to Know: Nope, Hit

by Nicolas Stellini 8/26

Matt Moore pitches forever and all he gets to show for it is a huff of exasperation, and more from Thursday's action.