Overview

• The New York Mets bolstered their NL East lead by acquiring relievers Ryan Helsley, Tyler Rogers and outfielder Cedric Mullins just before the deadline.
• Baltimore dismantled its veterans corps—including Mullins, Gregory Soto and Ramón Urías—in exchange for multiple prospects as it shifts into rebuild mode.
• Cincinnati added Ke’Bryan Hayes and Zack Littell to fuel its playoff push but saw a dramatic eight-run rally in the eighth fall short in a 12-11 extra-inning loss to Atlanta.
• Atlanta overcame an unprecedented back-and-forth eighth inning and leaned on Marcell Ozuna’s sacrifice fly to secure a 12-11 win in its first post-deadline game.
• Boston’s beefed-up pitching staff featured deadline pickups Dustin May and Steven Matz, and rookie Roman Anthony capped the opener with a 10th-inning walk-off single against Houston.