- Phillies capped an MLB-best August (21-7) and picked up a fifth straight win, beating Arizona 2-1 and extending Bryce Harper’s on-base streak to 33 games — enough to shove the D-backs out of a wild-card spot.
- Cubs exploded for nine homers in a 17-3 rout (franchise single-game record) and piled up a ridiculous 62 homers in August — an NL record — in a night of thunderous offense.
- Must-see moment: Orioles’ Colton Cowser made a jaw-dropping, full-extension leaping catch to end a 2-1 game and keep Baltimore alive in the wild-card chase.
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