Julio Rodriguez will attempt for another impactful showing, after he smacked two homers in his previous game, when the Seattle Mariners take on Max Scherzer and the Texas Rangers on Saturday at

Hunter Brown, Framber Valdez and Yusei Kikuchi are on turn to start for Houston against the Mariners. Espada said prior to Saturday’s game the Astros had not discussed a contingency plan for if the division race were to gain clarity in the coming days.

Julio Rodriguez homers twice and the Mariners keep their slim playoff hopes alive with an 8-2 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Following a one-year absence, the New York Yankees are back in the playoffs. After spending last year sitting at home when the postseason arrived, the Yankees wrapped up their place in the 2024 playoffs with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners in 10 innings Wednesday night.

The Mariners scored three runs in the first inning and held on to beat the Yankees to keep their playoff hopes flickering.

The rightfielder slammed hard into the wall in foul territory pursuing a fly ball, but after several tense minutes stayed in the game.