Worley, Pirates edge Brewers to pad final Wild Card lead  —  PITTSBURGH — Vance Worley pitched eight sparkling innings, Russell Martin hit a late RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates trapped a runner in the ninth, edging Milwaukee 1-0 Sunday to extend their wild-card lead over the Brewers.

Jeter, returning Tanaka lead Yankees over Blue Jays  —  NEW YORK — Masahiro Tanaka made a triumphant return from an elbow injury that sidelined him for 2 1/2 months and a rejuvenated Derek Jeter got yet another big hit on his final homestand, leading the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Sunday.

Detroit Tigers' Anibal Sanchez throws simulated game, could be activated by midweek  —  Anibal Sanchez has been on the disabled list since Aug. 9 with a right pectoral strain.  (AP File Photo)  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Anibal Sanchez could be activated by the middle of this week.

Pitching staff leading the way for Brewers  —  9/19/14: Yovani Gallardo strikes out 11 batters and scatters five hits over seven scoreless innings against the Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Even with a subpar stretch of starting pitching — during which the team lost 16 of 19 games in late August …

Kemp, Dodgers Beat Cubs 8-5  —  CHICAGO — Matt Kemp homered and had four RBIs, Yasiel Puig scored a career-high four times and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers used six pitchers to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Sunday.  —  Kemp had four hits for the Dodgers, who clinched a playoff berth …

Injured Herrera may be able to play in winter ball  —  9/20/14: Dilson Herrera leaves the game in the top of the 6th inning with a quad strain after running out a single  —  ATLANTA — There was no chance that second baseman Dilson Herrera (strained right quad) was going to play in Sunday's weekend …

Niese, Mets keep Atlanta on the skids  —  ATLANTA — Jonathon Niese is gaining confidence as the season comes to a close.  The difference is obvious to Mets manager Terry Collins.  —  “That's the Jon Niese we know,” Collins said.  “That's the guy who pitches to contact, makes pitches, locates it, moves it around, changes speeds.

Cubs phenom led Minors in HR, SLG, OPS; Pirates hurler led in opponents' average, was third in ERA  —  MLBPipeline.com's Jonathan Mayo discusses 2014 Prospects of the Year Kris Bryant and Tyler Glasnow.  —  One led all of the Minor Leagues in home runs and slugging percentage.

Rios done for season due to bruised thumb  —  9/4/14: Alex Rios drives in Michael Choice on a single up the middle to put the Rangers on the board in the 3rd  —  ANAHEIM — Rangers outfielder Alex Rios will not play again this season.  Rios has been dealing with a badly bruised right thumb …

Astros Hit 5 HRs, Stop Mariners From Moving Up  —  HOUSTON — Seattle starter Chris Young got hit hard and the Mariners missed a chance to move up in the AL playoff race, yielding five home runs Saturday night in a 10-1 loss to the Houston Astros.  —  The Mariners stayed one game behind AL …

Major organizational changes may come for Braves  —  Braves GM Frank Wren joins the crew to discuss what the team needs to lock up the division, Dan Uggla's signing by the Giants and more  —  ATLANTA — Now that the Braves have been essentially eliminated from the playoffs …

After leading the way on defense, club brainstorming creative strategies  —  9/19/14: Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman shares his thoughts on the Rays' 2014 season  —  ST. PETERSBURG — When Joe Maddon, Andrew Friedman and company joined the Rays prior to the 2006 season …