Mets to shut down Jacob deGrom  —  WASHINGTON — The New York Mets will shut down NL Rookie of the Year candidate Jacob deGrom before his final start, an organizational source said.  —  Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is expected to announce the decision Tuesday, with the club imposing …

After conversation with Jon Daniels, Michael Young bows out of Texas Rangers managerial search  —  Former Texas Rangers inflieder Michael Young speaks to media during training camp for Dirk Nowitzki's 2014 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas Friday June 20, 2014.

Cueto, Reds push Brewers to brink of playoff elimination  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Johnny Cueto kept his hopes of a 20-win season in play, and Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco hit back-to-back homers on Tuesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory that pushed the Milwaukee Brewers …

Game recap: Nationals 4 — Mets 2  —  Result: The Mets grabbed an early lead, but a four-run fifth led to a 4-2 loss in their series opener with the Nationals.  —  Need to Know: Bartolo Colon shut the Nationals out through four innings, but ran into trouble in the fifth …

The First Slay of Pompey  —  Dalton Pompey hits his first major league home run for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the fifth against Felix Hernandez and the Mariners.  The solo shot ties the game at two.  He came into the the game just 3 for 19 with no extra base hits during his cup of coffee.

Hitters' penchant for swinging at first pitch of an at-bat among possible causes  —  9/13/14: Brewers manager Ron Roenicke talks about his team's 5-1 loss to the Reds and assesses the struggling offense  —  PITTSBURGH — Before the reporter could finish a question about the Brewers' recent …

Ausmus says Tigers righty can fit ‘number of roles’ in 'pen; Lobstein starting Saturday  —  Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez tosses a simulated game at Kauffman Stadium, as the righty looks to work his way back from a pectoral injury  —  DETROIT — Anibal Sanchez will return from the disabled list Tuesday.

After 13 years in minors, Ranger gets MLB hit  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — This was a rare treat for a baseball team that's been on hard times for the bulk of the season.  —  Guilder Rodriguez, a career minor leaguer, got his second big league start on Monday night for the Texas Rangers and delivered …

Susac scores Belt, Giants beat Dodgers in 13th inning  —  The Sports Network  —  Los Angeles, CA - Pinch-hitter Andrew Susac's RBI single in the top of the 13th inning highlighted a three-run frame that gave the San Francisco Giants a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

The Pirates' Sabermetrics Road Show  —  The first time I called Mike Fitzgerald, quantitative analyst for the Pittsburgh Pirates, I got his voice mail.  Fitzgerald, I later found out, wasn't screening his calls; he was on the phone with bench coach Jeff Banister, whom the Pirates drafted out of college before Fitzgerald was born.

MLB'S METAL DETECTOR POLICY IS WHAT ‘TERRORISTS WINNING LOOKS LIKE’  —  The end of the baseball season this weekend will mark a bunch of milestones: the close of Derek Jeter's career, the likely conclusion to the Royals' 28-year postseason drought, the last time Mets fans will be able …

Pirates notebook: Volquez open to re-signing with team  —  ATLANTA — Bargain-hunting general manager Neal Huntington got it right last winter when he signed right-hander Edinson Volquez to a one-year, $5 million contract.  —  If the Pirates are interested in re-signing Volquez …

Duffy, Royals gain ground in AL Central with win over Indians  —  CLEVELAND - Danny Duffy pitched six shutout innings for his first win in more than a month as the Kansas City Royals moved closer to the top of the AL Central and kept some distance over Cleveland in the wild-card race, beating the Indians 2-0 on Monday night.

Jeter's three RBIs back Pineda and lead Yankees over Orioles  —  NEW YORK — Derek Jeter began his final series at Yankee Stadium by breaking open the game with a two-run double, and he had three RBIs to lead the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 Monday night.