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April 3, 2017

What You Need to Know: Baseball's Back, Alright!

by Ashley Varela

Madison Bumgarner and Masahiro Tanaka pitch themselves into the history books, and more from Opening Day.

October 3, 2016

What You Need to Know: Swan Song

by Ashley Varela

Five greats hang up their caps, Byron Buxton emulates Usain Bolt on the bases, and more from the final weekend of the regular season.

September 30, 2016

What You Need to Know: Theoretical Replay and Sister Kissing

by Nicolas Stellini

Things are getting weird, in almost every division.

September 29, 2016

What You Need to Know: Cycles and Walk-Offs

by Demetrius Bell

John Jaso's career day, Hyun Soo Kim and Mark Teixeira played hero, and the Wild Card races tightened up.

September 28, 2016

What You Need to Know: The Dozens

by Emma Baccellieri

Wild Card spots are up for grabs in both leagues and the Red Sox's clincher has to wait a bit.

September 27, 2016

What You Need to Know: Dee Gordon and the Marlins Honor Jose Fernandez

by Daniel Rathman

A fitting tribue was paid to Jose Fernandez in Miami, Jean Segura keeps socking homers, St. Louis struggles, and Jonathan Schoop wears down.

September 26, 2016

What You Need to Know: How the West (and the East) Was Won

by Ashley Varela

Three teams clinch division titles, Clayton Kershaw throws his fastest pitch of 2016, and the rest of the weekend action.

September 23, 2016

What You Need to Know: All Mets'd Up

by Nicolas Stellini

The Mets win a game and move ahead in the wild card race, and more from Thursday's action.

September 22, 2016

What You Need to Know: The Wild Card Wilters

by Demetrius Bell

While the division races get clear, the wild card race is left to the losers, and more from Wednesday's action.

September 21, 2016

What You Need to Know: To Sin By Silence, When They Should Protest, Makes Cowards of Men

by Emma Baccellieri

A half-hearted protest in Oakland, a save by the Giants bullpen, and other unusual events from Tuesday's action.

September 20, 2016

What You Need to Know: The Best Bullpens Are the Ones You Don't Need

by Daniel Rathman

The Reds' relievers set a record, the Giants' blow another late lead, and two starters elsewhere don't let their teammates get anywhere near the mound.

September 19, 2016

What You Need to Know: Bruised, Not Beaten

by Ashley Varela

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.

September 16, 2016

What You Need to Know: September Is The Gassed Month

by Nicolas Stellini

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.

September 15, 2016

What You Need to Know: Kershaw (Back) Back

by Demetrius Bell

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

September 14, 2016

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

by Daniel Rathman

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

September 13, 2016

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

by Emma Baccellieri

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

September 12, 2016

What You Need to Know: Pitch Imperfect

by Ashley Varela

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

September 9, 2016

What You Need to Know: Replay Don't Lie

by Nicolas Stellini

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

September 8, 2016

What You Need to Know: The Feel of Cotton

by Demetrius Bell

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

September 7, 2016

What You Need to Know: Pirate Ship Sunk

by Emma Baccellieri

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