Lead Story - 5/22/2025

SEASON 5 BOTB BUDGET PLAYOFFS

Playoffs start: 12 noon (PT) Friday, May 23
Note: The division winner takes precedence with regard to seeding.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Seeding
#1 Boston Red Sox (98)
#2 Detroit Tigers (91)
#3 Los Angeles Angels (90)
#4 Baltimore Orioles (94)
#5 Texas Rangers (88)
#6 Tampa Bay Rays (83)

Wild Card (3 games, 1-1-1) Start at 12 noon (PT) Friday, May 23
(6 at 3) Rays at Angels
(5 at 4) Rangers at Orioles - Orioles advance

Round 2 (5 games) Starts at 7am (PT) Saturday, May 24


ALCS (7 games)

NATIONAL LEAGUE Seeding
#1 Pittsburg Pirates (98)
#2 Arizona Diamondbacks (95)
#3 Philadelphia Phillies (86)
#4 Chicago Cubs (89)
#5 Colorado Rockies (84)
#6 Atlanta Braves (83)


Wild Card - (3 games, 1-1-1) Start at 12 noon (PT) Friday, May 23
(6 at 3) Braves at Phillies
(5 at 4) Rockies at Cubs

Round 2 (5 games) Starts at 7am (PT) Saturday, May 24



NLCS (7 games)


World Series (7 games)

League Chat Box

Big game for Jones lifts Braves to victory

Chipper Jones drove in 4 runs, carrying Atlanta to a 10-6 victory over the Phillies. Kurt Suzuki recorded 4 hits. Kevin Millwood struckout 9 Philadelphia batters in the contest. | Box

Wood baffles Rockies, Cubs win

Kerry Wood struckout 8 Colorado batters in a 3-1 win for the Cubs. | Box

Ryan baffles Rays, Angels win

Nolan Ryan struckout 9 Tampa Bay batters in a 6-0 win for the Angels. | Box

McNally tosses shutout for Orioles

Texas is hoping not to see Dave McNally again for a long while. McNally went the distance, leading Baltimore to a 7-0 victory. | Box