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2015 – Dallas Keuchel wins his 20th game of the year in grand style. The lefty was supported by a club record 21 runs at Arizona. Carlos Correa sets a franchise rookie record with his 22nd homer of the season and he’s joined by George Springer, Colby Rasmus and Luis Valbuena with long balls in the 21-5 blowout. Houston would finish at 86-75 and earn the second AL wild card spot, their first postseason appearance in ten years. 

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2015 – Dallas Keuchel wins his 20th game of the year in grand style. The lefty was supported by a club record 21 runs at Arizona. Carlos Correa sets a franchise rookie record with his 22nd homer of the season and he’s joined by George Springer, Colby Rasmus and Luis Valbuena with long balls in the 21-5 blowout. Houston would finish at 86-75 and earn the second AL wild card spot, their first postseason appearance in ten years. 

White Sox starter Chris Sale whiffs James McCann on a called strike for his 270th strikeout of the season, breaking the franchise single-season mark established in 1908 by Ed Walsh. The Chicago right-hander finishes his seven-inning of work in the team’s 2-1 victory over Detroit at U.S. Cellular Field with seven strikeouts to extend the record to 274.

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White Sox starter Chris Sale whiffs James McCann on a called strike for his 270th strikeout of the season, breaking the franchise single-season mark established in 1908 by Ed Walsh. The Chicago right-hander finishes his seven-inning of work in the team’s 2-1 victory over Detroit at U.S. Cellular Field with seven strikeouts to extend the record to 274.

Jose Abreu joins Albert Pujols (2001-02) as the second player in baseball history to hit 30 homers and drive in a 100 runs in each of his first two seasons.

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Jose Abreu joins Albert Pujols (2001-02) as the second player in baseball history to hit 30 homers and drive in a 100 runs in each of his first two seasons. The Chicago White Sox slugging first baseman singles with two outs In the seventh-inning, picking up his 100th and 101st RBI of the season in the team’s 6-4 loss to Kansas City at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Yankees clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2012 and win 10,000th Game

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The Yankees clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2012 when the team beats the Red Sox in the Bronx, 4-1. The win, their 10,000th regular-season victory, guarantees a wild-card berth, placing the Bombers in the playoffs for the 52nd time in franchise history. The game was played on a rain-drenched evening at New Yankee Stadium. All four runs come courtesy of the long ball, a two-run shot by Carlos Beltran, and solo drives by Greg Bird and Rob Refsnyder. CC Sabathia gets the win and the Yankees’ bullpen ties a new major league record when Josh Rutledge strikes out against Dellin Betances to end the game, their 589th victim of the season.