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Yankees Seize Wild-Card Edge as Mets Skid Hits Eight and Blue Jays Walk Off

Late-inning relief is deciding tight races across both leagues.

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Sep 13, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) celebrates his one run home run in the dugout during fifth inning inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images
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Houston Astros' Jesús Sánchez (4) steals second base from Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies (1) during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)

Overview

  • The Yankees clinched the Fenway series with a 5-3 win as Max Fried earned his MLB-leading 17th victory, Jazz Chisholm Jr. delivered three hits and three RBIs, and David Bednar closed the ninth for his 24th save.
  • Luis Gil set the tone Friday with six no-hit innings in a 4-1 opener that included another Aaron Judge home run, pushing New York ahead in the AL wild-card chase.
  • Boston’s Brayan Bello, dominant against the Yankees earlier this season, was tagged for four runs in five innings in what the Globe called his worst start in a month.
  • The Mets’ losing streak reached eight after Edwin Díaz surrendered the go-ahead run in the ninth to Texas, wasting rookie Brandon Sproat’s six scoreless innings and dropping New York into a tie for the final NL wild card.
  • Toronto rallied past Baltimore 5-4 on Alejandro Kirk’s walk-off sacrifice fly for its MLB-leading 45th comeback win, preserving the AL East lead and keeping New York three games back with the tiebreaker favoring the Blue Jays.