Overview

• Seiya Suzuki crushed a seventh-inning grand slam for his 30th homer and 101st RBI, becoming the third Japanese player to hit 30 in an MLB season and the first to do it as a right-handed hitter.
• The Cubs, already locked into a wild-card spot, routed the Cardinals 12–1 as Suzuki finished 1-for-4 with four RBIs to push Chicago to 90 wins.
• MLB announced Shohei Ohtani had the top-selling jersey for a third straight year, with the Dodgers placing four players in the top 20 including Freddie Freeman (No. 3), Mookie Betts (No. 4) and Clayton Kershaw (No. 12).
• Ohtani logged his 20th steal of the season in Seattle and remained two home runs off the lead with two games to play, carrying a .280 average with 54 homers and 101 RBIs plus a 2.87 ERA across 14 starts.
• Roki Sasaki delivered a scoreless one-inning relief outing with two strikeouts on 12 pitches, drawing praise from Dave Roberts, who said he will wait before finalizing the pitcher’s postseason role.