The Opener Ohtani NL Wild Card Twin

After the Yankees and Brewers punched their tickets to the postseason yesterday, here are three things well be keeping an eye on DaQuan Jeffries Jersey around the baseball world today: 1. Ohtani approaches 50-50: $700MM man and two-way superstar entered the 2024 season unable to pitch after undergoing elbow surgery last September, leaving him to act as a pure DH this season ( ). That reality seemingly suggested that the rest of the National League would be able to avoid being overshadowed by the Dodgers new star in the first year of his contract, but Ohtani appears poised to make history in a new way: by becoming the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. Its a feat that could propel Ohtani to another kind of historythe first MVP award win for a full-time DHand with ten games to go in the regular season Ohtani is tantalizingly close to the milestone with 48 home runs and 49 steals. Hell look to take another step toward history this afternoon in Miami, with first pitch scheduled for 4:40pm local time. 2. Key matchups for NL Wild Card contenders: The NL Wild Card race has tightened up, with the Mets (84-68) and Diamondbacks (84-68) now tied in the standings while occupying the second and third spots. The Braves (82-70) are also still in the thick of the race, currently sitting two games behind Arizona and New York. Today could provide Atlanta the opportunity to make up ground in the race, as both the Mets and Diamondbacks are scheduled to begin series against tough opponents. The Snakes are headed to Milwaukee for a set against a Brewers club that just clinched the NL Central, while a Phillies club that hopes to punch its own ticket to the postseason is headed for an evening game in Queens. Meanwhile, the Braves will have ace on the mound for a game against the Reds and rookie (4.88 ERA in six starts). The 35-year-old Sale will be looking to put the finishing touches on his resume for the NL Cy Young Award and inch closer to a po sible pitching triple crown: Sale leads the majors with a 2.35 ERA and is tied for the major league lead with 17 wins this year. Hes just two strikeouts short of the MLB lead with 219 to s 221, and just one behind s 220 strikeouts for the National League lead. 3. Twins barely holding on: The Twins (80-72) have struggled badly down the stretch this year with a 5-10 record in their last 15 games. Those struggles have opened the door for a surging Tigers club (80-73) to force its way into contention for the AL Wild Card spot with an exactly inverted 10-5 record in their own last 15 games. With Detroit off today, the Twins will either either extend their lead to a full game or fall into a tie. Although Minnesota does hold the tiebreaker after winning the season series between the two clubs, the Twins surely dont want the race getting any tighter. To prevent that, theyll have to best an 88-65 Guardians team that has started to run away with the AL Central and appears likely to enter the postseason with a bye through the Wild Card round. Cleveland won yesterdays game between the two clubs in a one-run heartbreaker that extended to extra innings. The Twins will send rookie (4.08 ERA in 26 starts) to the mound against struggling Guardians rookie (4.99 ERA in six starts). The game is scheduled for 1:10pm local time. De'Aaron Fox Jersey