Blue Jays Acquire John Mayberry Jr.  —  The Phillies announced that they have traded outfielder/first baseman John Mayberry Jr. to the Blue Jays in exchange for infielder Gustavo Pierre.  —  Mayberry, 30, has hit .213/.304/418 on the season, good for a 104 wRC+ (roughly league average).

Heavy rain forces suspension of Royals-Indians game, which will resume Sept. 22  —  ›  —  ‹  —  The wind punished the flags hanging high above the outfield walls.  A hail of plastic bags and paper napkins whipped through the sky.  During a rain delay that postponed …

FARQUHAR ACHIEVED MUCH OF HIS SUCCESS AS AN INDEPENDENT LABORER … It makes sense, on a day like Labor Day, to highlight the struggles of a middle reliever.  Even a great one like Danny Farquhar has had to work hard to find a niche on the fringes of the big leagues.

A's get Adam Dunn from White Sox  —  The Oakland Athletics have acquired slugger Adam Dunn in a trade with the Chicago White Sox.  —  The Athletics announced the trade Sunday on their official Twitter account, saying that the White Sox received minor league pitcher Nolan Sanburn in exchange …

Gomez's wrist injury needs more examination  —  Brewers center fielder feels pain after swinging strike; X-rays negative  —  SAN FRANCISCO — After experiencing an alarming “pop” in his left wrist during a Sunday strikeout, Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez needs further tests …

Hummel: Sandberg's HOF credentials no help in Philly  —  • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196  —  There hasn't been a Hall of Famer player take a team to the World Series as a manager since Yogi Berra with the New York Mets, who lost in seven games to Oakland in 1973.

Prospect Bethancourt to be among September callups  —  Constanza, Terdoslavich, Jaime and Shreve also likely to join Braves this week  —  ATLANTA — Highly regarded catching prospect Christian Bethancourt will headline the list of Minor League players that will attempt to help the Braves gain a postseason berth in September.

Chapman poised to set record for fastball velocity  —  PITTSBURGH — Reds closer Aroldis Chapman's fastball has established its presence with authority since he broke into the Majors in 2010.  But he's got a chance to do something that neither he, nor anyone else, has done before — have a fastball average 100 mph for an entire season.

Lineup comes through for Phillies in win over Mets  —  NEW YORK - For the 16th time this season, Ryne Sandberg assembled a lineup designed last winter to keep the Phillies competitive.  No team in baseball has employed the same batting order as many times as Sandberg's familiar combination.

Wood whiffs 12 in eight innings as Braves nip Marlins  —  ATLANTA — Alex Wood struck out 12 in eight dominant innings and Evan Gattis homered to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Sunday.  —  The Marlins had gone 60 games without getting shut out, the longest active streak in the majors.

Anderson's pitching, Hill's hitting lead D'backs past Rockies  —  PHOENIX — Chase Anderson pitched six strong innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Sunday.  —  Anderson (8-6) gave up five hits and one run while matching his career high with eight strikeouts.

Dominguez hits tying HR to help Astros rally past Rangers  —  HOUSTON — Matt Dominguez hit a tying homer and Jose Altuve's fourth hit drove in the go-ahead run as the Houston Astros rallied in the eighth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Sunday.  —  Dominguez connected off reliever Neal Cotts …