Hosting an MLB Wild Card Series Game? There's a Bizarre Trend for Home Teams

There's a trend in the MLB wild-card round where the road team is winning the series more often than not. Here are the findings.
Major League Baseball

MLB game times continue to drop -- and marathon contests are increasingly rare

The average length of nine-inning MLB games continues to fall well below the three-hour mark. Nine-inning games during the 2025 season have, on average, clocked in at 2 hours, 38 minutes through Thursday,

4 lessons we've already learned in the MLB Wild Card series — and what's left to come

The first day of the MLB Wild Card Round certainly lived up to the hype, with three of the four games being decided by two runs or fewer. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, Yankees captain Aaron Judge, and Tigers ace Tarik Skubal all lived up to their All-Star reputations, though only two of the three went home victorious.

Where to watch Phillies vs. Diamondbacks MLB game tonight on free streams, TV

The Phillies and Diamondbacks will face off in an MLB game on Friday. Here is what time, what channel, how to watch, a free live stream.
USA Today

MLB games today: Schedule, times, how to watch for Sept. 5

MLB scores for Sept. 5 games are available on usatoday.com. Here's how to access today's results: See scores, results for all the games listed above. See MLB Scores, results from Sept. 4 Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
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