August 21, 2026 - Major League Baseball

August 21, 2026

Phillies reliever Brooks Raley, top of the Week 20 NL Middle and Long Reliever Rankings, celebrating a win

Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza: Week 20 Rankings

Evan M. Thompson, Editor-in-chief
August 21, 2026

General Baseball
Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza

Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza, Week 20 Rankings Welcome to Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza! These analyses and rankings take it to a different level than the other reliever rankings and coverage you’ve seen. We will separate our rankings by closers, setup men, and middle relievers. (We aren’t going to worry about ranking long relievers; […]

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deGrom Notches 2000th Strikeout as Rangers Beat Nationals

Nate Miller
August 21, 2026

Texas Rangers
Washington Nationals

Rangers 2, Nationals 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 20) — The Texas Rangers finished their series with the Washington Nationals on a high note, beating them, 2–0. With this victory, they creep back to one game behind the AL West-leading Houston Astros, who were trounced, 18–3, by the Los Angeles Angels. Right-hander Jacob deGrom made history […]