Daily bulletin for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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- MLB: Rasmussen 1 H, 11 K in 6.2 IP; Díaz 4 RBI; Rays 6–1 Yankees in DH nightcap, clinch 5th AL East title & AL home-field (ESPN / AP).
- MLB: Walker 3-run HR, Alvarez 2-run HR (41st), Paredes solo; Astros 7–0 Mariners, tie Rangers 78–79 atop AL West (Reuters / AP).
- MLB: Green signed to 3-year deal; F. Alvarez go-ahead 2-run 6th-inning double; Mets 6–3 Rangers damage Texas playoff hopes (Reuters / ESPN).
- WNBA: Clark 27-7-9, Mitchell 20 (27th straight 20+ pt game); Fever 96–77 Lynx keep No. 4 seed hopes alive (AP / CBS Sports).
- WNBA: Austin 25-13 (20th double-double); Mystics 79–69 Sun for franchise-record 27th win, surpassing 2019 title team (AP / ESPN).
Sources
- Drew Rasmussen shuts down Yankees to help Rays clinch AL EastESPN · Sep 23, 2026
- Rays clinch 5th AL East title with 6-1 victory at Yankee Stadium in 2nd game of doubleheaderAssociated Press · Sep 22, 2026
- Astros slug 3 homers, blank Mariners to pull even in AL WestReuters · Sep 23, 2026
- Astros blank Mariners 7-0, tie Rangers for AL West leadAssociated Press · Sep 23, 2026
- Mets rally past Rangers, tighten AL West raceReuters · Sep 23, 2026
- Mets remove interim manager tag, hire Andy Green to 3-year dealESPN · Sep 22, 2026
- Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell help Fever keep home-court hope alive with 96-77 win over LynxAssociated Press · Sep 22, 2026
- Caitlin Clark powers Fever past Lynx to keep home-court hopes aliveCBS Sports · Sep 23, 2026
- Austin has 25 points, 13 rebounds as Mystics beat Sun for franchise-record 27th winAssociated Press · Sep 22, 2026
- Mystics beat Sun, set franchise record with 27th winESPN · Sep 23, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Wednesday, September twenty-third, twenty twenty-six. In M.L.B., Drew Rasmussen allows one hit and strikes out eleven as the Rays beat the Yankees six-one in the nightcap to clinch their fifth A.L. East title and home-field advantage through the American League playoffs. Yordan Alvarez homers — his forty-first — and Christian Walker adds a three-run shot as the Astros blank Seattle seven-nothing, pulling even with Texas atop the A.L. West. Francisco Alvarez delivers a go-ahead two-run double hours after the Mets sign Andy Green to a three-year deal, and New York damages the Rangers' playoff hopes with a six-three win in Arlington. In the W.N.B.A., Caitlin Clark posts twenty-seven points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell extends her streak of twenty-point games to twenty-seven as Indiana routs Minnesota ninety-six-seventy-seven. Shakira Austin scores twenty-five with thirteen boards as Washington beats Connecticut seventy-nine-sixty-nine for a franchise-record twenty-seventh win. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!

