Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Sogard Homer Highlights MLB Roundup Featuring Seven Victories
Seven Major League Baseball games were played on Thursday.
The Boston Red Sox came from behind to beat the Baltimore Orioles by one run.
Nick Sogard hit the important home run that gave Boston the lead late in the game.
Adley Rutschman hit two home runs for Baltimore in his return to the city.
The Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals also won.
Toronto and Texas stayed close to the American League wild-card race.
Kansas City won behind Carter Jensen, who hit a home run, triple and double.
The Cubs beat Milwaukee in a low-scoring game, while Texas shut out Tampa Bay.
Nick Sogard’s two-run eighth-inning homer lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 6-5.
The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, extending their AL West lead to 2½ games.
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 and moved within a half-game of the final AL wild-card spot.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2, while the Chicago Cubs edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1.
The Texas Rangers shut out the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Miami Marlins 7-3.
- Who
- The Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins.
- What
- Seven Major League Baseball games were played, producing wins for Boston, Houston, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Texas and Kansas City.
- When
- Thursday night.
- Where
- Games were played in Baltimore, Houston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Arlington, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri.
- Why
- The teams played scheduled regular-season games, with several contests affecting American League division and wild-card standings.
- Boston-Baltimore result
- The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 after Nick Sogard’s two-run eighth-inning homer.
- Houston result
- The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 and led the AL West by 2½ games.
- Toronto standings
- The Toronto Blue Jays improved to 70-71 and moved within a half-game of Cleveland for the third AL wild-card spot.
- Texas standings
- The Texas Rangers improved to 70-71 and moved within a half-game of Cleveland for the final AL wild-card spot.
- Key individual performance
- Kansas City’s Carter Jensen hit a home run, triple and double, driving in three runs and scoring three times.
- Pitching achievement
- Texas combined on a three-hit shutout of Tampa Bay, its 13th shutout of the season.
- Chicago-Milwaukee result
- The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 behind seven strong innings from Kevin Gausman.