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 - Angels advance
(5 at 4) Rangers at Orioles - Orioles advance

Round 2 (5 games) Starts at 10am (PT) Saturday, May 24
(1 vs 4/5) Orioles at Red Sox - Red Sox advance
(2 vs 3/6) Angels at Tigers - Angels advance

ALCS (7 games)
Angels at Red Sox - Angels advance

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 - Phillies advance
(5 at 4) Rockies at Cubs - Cubs advance

Round 2 (5 games) Starts at 10am (PT) Saturday, May 24
(1 vs 4/5) Cubs at Pirates - Pirates advance
(2 vs 3/6) Phillies at Diamondbacks - advance

NLCS (7 games)
Diamondbacks at Pirates - Diamondbacks advance

World Series (7 games)
Angels at Diamondbacks

League Chat Box

Big game for Ohtani lifts Angels to victory

Shohei Ohtani drove in 4 runs, carrying Los Angeles to a 4-2 victory over the Diamondbacks. | Box

Ohtani whiffs 8 in 2-1 win

Shohei Ohtani struckout 8 Arizona batters in a 2-1 win for the Angels. | Box

Camnitz dominates, Pirates win 2-1

Howie Camnitz was brilliant last night, allowing just 3 hits over 9 innings, leading the Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks. | Box