the Mariners’ historic streak of series wins, accomplishing something no Mariners team has done in the past two decades. “I think when you look at that series streak, and what those guys in that clubhouse were able to accomplish, that’s pretty ...

Stats and standings taken prior to play on May 14. Two of the hottest teams in baseball reside in the center of the country. They just happen to belong to different leagues.

J.P. Crawford hit an RBI single down the left-field line in the 11th inning as the Seattle Mariners ended their four-game losing streak by beating the New York Yankees 2-1 on Tuesday night. With runners at the corners and nobody out,

After a streak of four homerless games, the Cardinals broke the skid with three long balls from Lars Nootbaar, Willson Contreras and Nolan Arenado to power past the Nationals, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park to extend their winning streak to eight games.

The Twins won exactly nine games in a row twice in the 1960s and then again in September 2004, when they were on their way to a third consecutive AL Central title. Minnesota can hit that mark for just the 12th time ever on Tuesday night against the Orioles.

The St. Louis Cardinals had to wait an extra day for the chance to extend their winning streak to 10 games. Following a rainout on Tuesday, the Cardinals carry the longest winning streak in the majors this season into a day-night doubleheader against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.

With the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies each logging a pair of series wins last week, the top-tier of MLB teams has become increasingly crowded with no clear-cut No. 1 team in baseball right now.