Overview
- Multiple walk‑off wins decided late on Friday, Aug. 21 as Alec Bohm’s two‑run triple gave the Phillies a 7–6 extra‑innings win, Tommy Edman’s 10th‑inning single lifted the Dodgers 5–4, and Javier Sanoja’s bases‑loaded ninth‑inning hit ended the Marlins‑Nationals game.
- The Phillies’ victory extended their season‑best winning streak to seven games and moved them to four games behind the NL East‑leading Atlanta Braves, a swing that directly narrows the race for the division’s top spots.
- Big pitching moments also shaped the slate: Jacob deGrom recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in a 10‑strikeout outing and Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski threw six shutout innings to earn his 13th win in Milwaukee’s 2–1 victory over Atlanta.
- The Dodgers’ extra‑innings win marked a four‑game run for L.A. and featured another strong start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the day’s results coincided with several teams managing injuries and bullpen workload late in the season.
- Recent slumps by some division leaders — the Braves and Rays have gone 2–6 over their last eight games — combined with rising contributions from young hitters like Jordan Walker and Joshua Báez are increasing the postseason leverage of surging clubs and will make each remaining series more consequential for seeding and byes.