As Yanks and Mets Stumble to Finish, Plenty to Be Decided on Last Day  —  The Yankees and Mets have had successful seasons but a troublesome final week.  Combined, they have lost 10 of their last 11 games going into Sunday afternoon's regular-season finales, and all those defeats …

New York Mets set rotation for NLDS vs. Dodgers  —  19m - MLB JACOB DEGROM CLAYTON KERSHAW NOAH SYNDERGAARD MATT HARVEY STEVEN MATZ BARTOLO COLON JONATHON NIESE NEW YORK METS LOS ANGELES DODGERS + more

Padres To Hire New Manager To Replace Pat Murphy  —  The Padres have formally announced that interim manager Pat Murphy will not return to the team as manager next season, and that they'll look for a new manager to take his place.  The decision was widely expected, with a report last night indicating …

Miller Ends 24-Start Drought, Braves Beat Cardinals 6-0  —  ATLANTA — Shelby Miller's drought-breaking win made the fourth-place Braves feel like celebrating.  —  Miller ended his 24-start winless streak, holding his former Cardinals teammates to three hits through eight scoreless innings …

Salazar, Indians Hold Off Red Sox 3-1 in Season Finale  —  CLEVELAND — Danny Salazar finished his first season as a full-time starter on a positive note, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday in their 2015 finale.  —  Salazar (14-10) gave …

2016 MLB Draft Order  —  Now that the regular season is over, here's a preliminary look at the 2016 MLB Draft order.  This order will change as teams make decisions about extending qualifying offers and signing players who reject such offers.  —  Teams are given draft picks based on the reverse order of their 2015 records.

Rays Tales: Reviewing a disappointing but interesting season  —  The Rays' first season under new management ends today in disappointment with a second straight losing record, not particularly successful but certainly interesting as they navigated a seemingly endless string of injuries …

Cueto, Royals Secure Home-Field With 6-1 Win Over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Salvador Perez added to his career-best home run total, Johnny Cueto tossed five solid innings and the Kansas City Royals secured home-field advantage throughout the postseason by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Sunday.

(Reuters) - Ichiro Suzuki got a chance to experience life atop the mound on Sunday when the Miami Marlins let the veteran outfielder pitch  —  the eighth inning of their season finale against Philadelphia.  —  Ichiro, who has more than 4,000 combined hits in Japan and the major leagues …

Some Close Calls, but Baseball's Awards Go to ...  The elevators behind the Vin Scully Press Box at Dodger Stadium are notoriously slow.  Take them to the ground floor, though, on the clubhouse level, and they are worth the wait.  The sparkling main foyer and the hallways around it are lined with awards …