Daily Double Play: Your MLB Update

**MLB Daily Recap: September 14, 2025**

On Sunday’s slate of games, several pivotal matchups reshaped divisional races and wild‐card standings across Major League Baseball. In the National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers reinforced their lead with a resounding 10–2 victory over the San Francisco Giants, powered by Michael Conforto’s three‐RBI effort and a strong outing from Tyler Glasnow. Over in the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three‐game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, cruising to an 11–2 win behind six innings from Shane Bieber and a multi‐hit performance by George Springer. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs edged the Tampa Bay Rays 4–3 on a go‐ahead two‐run double by Nico Hoerner in the seventh inning, further complicating the NL wild‐card picture. In Detroit, the Tigers snapped a three‐game skid with a 2–0 shutout of the Miami Marlins, capitalizing on a rare three‐error sequence to chase home two runs. Elsewhere in interleague play, the New York Mets ended an eight‐game losing streak with a walk‐off three‐run homer by Pete Alonso in extra innings against the Texas Rangers, and the Seattle Mariners moved into sole possession of first place in the AL West by routing the Los Angeles Angels 11–2 ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/michael-conforto-excels-dodgers-pound-giants--flm-2025-09-14/?utm_source=openai)).

**National League West: Dodgers 10, Giants 2**
The Dodgers (84–65) extended their NL West advantage to 2.5 games with a commanding road win at Oracle Park. Michael Conforto delivered a three‐RBI day, including a pinch‐hit two‐RBI single in the decisive fifth inning, while Teoscar Hernández collected four hits in the victory. Starter Tyler Glasnow (W, 8–4) allowed just one run over 6⅔ innings, striking out seven. The Giants (75–74), out‐hit 18–5, saw Robbie Ray struggle through 4⅓ innings, surrendering five runs on seven hits, and the bullpen was unable to contain L.A.’s balanced attack ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/michael-conforto-excels-dodgers-pound-giants--flm-2025-09-14/?utm_source=openai)).

**American League East: Blue Jays 11, Orioles 2**
Toronto (87–62) wrapped up the series with Baltimore (69–80) in convincing fashion. Shane Bieber (W, 3–1) spun six innings of one‐run ball, scattering four hits and striking out five, while George Springer went 3 for 4 with a home run and two doubles. Alejandro Kirk chipped in with three hits, and Addison Barger drove in three runs. Baltimore managed solo homers from Coby Mayo and Colton Cowser but couldn’t stave off the rout, as the Blue Jays improved to an AL‐best 50–25 at home and solidified their three‐game lead atop the East ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/blue-jays-rout-orioles-complete-sweep--flm-2025-09-14/?utm_source=openai)).

**NL Wild‐Card Race: Cubs 4, Rays 3**
In Chicago, Nico Hoerner’s two‐out, two‐run double in the seventh lifted the Cubs (85–64) over Tampa Bay (73–76). Shōta Imanaga battled through six innings, allowing three runs and striking out nine, before giving way to a relief corps that included Javier Assad, Caleb Thielbar and closer Andrew Kittredge (SV, 5) to lock it down. Ian Happ contributed a solo homer in the sixth, and the win kept Chicago’s magic number at six for clinching a postseason berth ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/cubs-continue-surge-with-win-over-rays--flm-2025-09-14/?utm_source=openai)).

**AL Central: Tigers 2, Marlins 0**
Detroit (85–65) snapped a three‐game skid and trimmed its magic number to seven for the AL Central crown with a shutout of Miami (70–80). The key play occurred in the second inning, when a single ball led to three consecutive Marlins’ errors, allowing Spencer Torkelson to score, then Dillon Dingler added an RBI single for a 2–0 advantage. Reliever José Urquidy (W, 1–0) made a successful return from Tommy John surgery, working 3⅓ scoreless innings, while Will Vest earned his 21st save. Miami’s promising stretch ended as the Tigers’ bullpen held firm through the ninth ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/rare-three-error-play-helps-tigers-top-marlins--flm-2025-09-14/?utm_source=openai)).

**Interleague Highlights & Other Notes**
• The New York Mets snapped their franchise‐long, eight‐game losing streak when Pete Alonso launched a walk‐off, three‐run homer in the 10th inning to beat the Texas Rangers 5–2, preserving their NL wild‐card hopes and halting Texas’s six‐game win streak ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/mlb-roundup-pete-alonsos-hr-10th-helps-mets-end-8-game-skid--flm-2025-09-15/?utm_source=openai)).
• In Anaheim, the Mariners turned in an 11–2 trouncing of the Angels, led by Cal Raleigh’s 54th homer of the year, tying Mickey Mantle’s modern switch‐hitter record ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/mlb-roundup-pete-alonsos-hr-10th-helps-mets-end-8-game-skid--flm-2025-09-15/?utm_source=openai)).
• Kansas City’s Salvador Pérez drove in five runs with two homers and a double in a 10–3 win over the Phillies, even as Philadelphia clinched a wild‐card spot due to San Francisco’s loss ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/mlb-roundup-pete-alonsos-hr-10th-helps-mets-end-8-game-skid--flm-2025-09-15/?utm_source=openai)).

**Standings & Stakes**
With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Dodgers sit 2.5 games clear in the NL West, the Tigers hold a two‐game AL Central cushion, and the Blue Jays lead the AL East by three. In the National League wild‐card chase, the Cubs maintain a slim lead, but the Dodgers, Mets and Giants remain within striking distance. Each division and wildcard battle intensified on September 14, setting the stage for a dramatic season finish.