The Guardians, White Sox, Cubs, Phillies and Padres all had an opportunity to secure their place in the playoff field last night if things broke right. They'll all try again today to make things official.
We are this close to postseason baseball, so for this iteration of Starting Pitcher Power Rankings, we decided to get in the playoff spirit -- ranking only hurlers on teams who have already clinched a playoff bid, or those still in contention.
Austin and Tyler Jones became the first identical twins to serve on the same umpiring crew for an MLB game when they worked together during the Blue Jays-Orioles doubleheader on Wednesday.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres take on Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers in an MLB Network Showcase presented by CarShield at 10 p.m. ET (or Astros vs. A’s).
