Framber Valdez made the pitch he wanted to throw. Manny Machado just got the best of him. That summed up a tight series and potential World Series preview.

Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leadi

"To see him go about his business the way he’s doing, it’s just beautiful,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said of Machado.

In a clubhouse searching for leadership, Bregman has blossomed into its bedrock. Only time will tell if he remains in that clubhouse.

Houston Astros star Jose Altuve sent a stern warning to Dana Brown and the front office about Alex Bregman's free agency.

Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros grounded out Tuesday against the San Diego Padres to strand a runner at second base and leave the score tied at 3-3 before the bottom of the ninth inning. But the superstar argued that he fouled the ball off his foot and tried a bit of weird show-and-tell: He shed his shoe and sock,