Blue Jays plan to extend qualifying offer to Melky, hope to keep him  —  Melky Cabrera can double his salary if he desires.  —  The Blue Jays have decided to extend him qualifying offer, which is expected to be in the range of $15 million to $16 million this winter.

Rare flop by bullpen costs Royals in loss to White Sox  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis both gave up runs for the first time in nearly three months as the Kansas City Royals' dominant bullpen was touched up Tuesday night in a 7-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Angels part ways with scout involved in Trout pick  —  9/13/14: Mike Trout launches two solo home runs in a win over the Astros, giving him 34 total on the season  —  ANAHEIM — Greg Morhardt, a scout who played a key role in the decision to take Mike Trout in the first round five years ago …

Peavy, Posey Help Giants Gain Ground in NL West  —  PHOENIX — Jake Peavy had another strong outing, Buster Posey homered and the San Francisco Giants gained a game in the NL West race with a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  —  The victory, combined …

Yankees to start Tanaka (elbow) on Sunday … New York Yankees rookie Masahiro Tanaka will start Sunday at home against Toronto in his first appearance since being diagnosed with a small ligament tear in in his right elbow.  —  Tanaka (12-4, 2.51) last pitched for the Yankees on July 8.

Morton returns to lead surging Pirates over Red Sox  —  PITTSBURGH — Charlie Morton came off the disabled list to gain his first victory since July 2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-0 Tuesday night for their ninth win in 11 games.  —  Sidelined since Aug. 16 …

NOLAN ARENADO REMAINS OUT OF ROCKIES LINEUP WITH EARLY-ONSET PNEUMONIA  —  The Denver Post  —  Nolan Arenado's MRI & CT scan revealed that he has a chest contusion and early-onset pneumonia.  (AAron Ontiveroz, Denver Post file)  —  Nolan Arenado remained out of the Rockies lineup Tuesday …

Dear Clayton; Love, Pedro  —  Pedro Martinez's 2000 season here.  I heard you were having a pretty good year, so I took a look at the stats, and wow: We have so much in common.  We're almost identical ERA brothers!  Me at 1.74, you at 1.70.  Both of us leading our leagues in most of the major categories.

Nats blank Braves to wrap up 2nd NL East title in 3 years  —  ATLANTA — The Washington Nationals are again champions of the NL East, wrapping up their second division title in three years against the team that knocked them out of the top spot last season.  —  Tanner Roark pitched five-hit ball …

Cubs' Jake Arrieta sees no-hit bid fall short in shutout of Reds  —  CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before giving up Brandon Phillips' one-out double, the only blemish for the Chicago Cubs pitcher in a 7-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.

Astros rookie OF Springer shut down for season  —  HOUSTON - Houston rookie George Springer, who has been out since July 20 with a left quadriceps injury, won't play again this season.  —  There was some hope that Springer might return for the last few games of the season …

Mets' deGrom whiffs first 8 batters in defeat  —  NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom has a new bullet point for his NL Rookie of the Year résumé.  —  DeGrom struck out the first eight Miami Marlins batters he faced on Monday night, tying the modern-day major league record to open a game.