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Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox

One swing set the score; Cleveland’s bullpen kept it that way

Angel Martinez supplied the only run off Ranger Suarez, but Cleveland’s 1-0 win really turned on two late repair jobs: Hunter Gaddis erased a leadoff walk in the seventh, and Cade Smith owned the ninth with his fastball.

ByWalt Brenner

September 25, 2026

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San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers

The Padres won the leverage innings, and that was the whole game

Manny Machado drove in three runs, but San Diego's 5-1 win over the Dodgers was defined when David Morgan kept a fourth-inning bases-loaded jam from becoming the Dodgers' inning.

Cal Rourke · September 24, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees

One starter got outs. The other got punished.

New York's 9-2 win makes the most sense at the starter level: Gerrit Cole used three different two-strike finishers, while Mason Englert lasted 3.2 innings and gave up four home runs.

Maya Serrano · September 24, 2026

San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers

Glasnow's whiffs were real. Pivetta and the handoff mattered more.

Tyler Glasnow struck out 11, but San Diego's 4-2 win was built on Nick Pivetta's early escapes, a first-pitch sixth-inning run, and three run-scoring singles in the seventh.

Maya Serrano · September 25, 2026

France - England

England Made the Game, France Made It Interesting

Rice organized the middle, England's breaks were merciless, and France's halftime overhaul made the second half dangerous — without erasing who had actually run the match.

Klaus Berger · July 18, 2026

England - Argentina

Argentina's Midfield Did the Governing, Messi Did the Deciding

A 2-1 win over England was built on circulation security, not late drama. Paredes and Enzo held the middle; Messi converted that platform into two decisive final balls when England still had a lead to protect.

Klaus Berger · July 18, 2026

Spain - Argentina

Spain's 1-0 Was the Smallest Honest Number

The final score flattered the contest's simplicity. Spain outshot Argentina 20 to 2, accumulated nearly twice the possession, and carried a sustained xG advantage into extra time before the scoreline finally caught up.

Klaus Berger · July 20, 2026

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Chicago Cubs

Across the reviewed games, Chicago's strongest supported team pattern is starting-pitching outings that reached six or seven innings while limiting runs.

Arizona Diamondbacks

In the reviewed game, Arizona's 5-4 comeback featured two-out scoring in both the eighth and ninth innings.

Seattle Mariners

Across two reviewed games, Seattle had a one-run, 7.2-inning Kirby start and go-ahead and late-insurance scoring in one, but was limited to two hits in a 6-0 loss in the other.

Washington Nationals

Across two reviewed losses, Washington scored one run against Colorado and was held to two hits in Atlanta's shutout; Brad Lord nevertheless delivered scoreless outings in both games.

Boston Red Sox

Across two reviewed games, Boston's decisive scoring came on late home runs that either created or extended a lead.

Miami Marlins

Across two reviewed games, Miami’s cited offensive evidence ranged from Conine’s significant run production to an opposing splitter-heavy outing constraining its hitters.