Brewers Won Claim For Yasiel Puig; Trade Talks Involved Ryan Braun  —  The Brewers were the team that won the claim for Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter links).  Milwaukee engaged in serious conversations about acquiring the 25-year-old …

Lester Takes No-Hitter Into 7th, Hot Cubs Top Giants 2-1  —  CHICAGO — Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball and settled for his second complete game of the season, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday to move a season-high 40 games over .500.

Jacob deGrom Diagnosed With Elbow Inflammation  —  6:17pm: The club is officially labeling the issue forearm soreness, as MLB.com's Anthony DiComo tweets. deGrom underwent an MRI, which did not reveal any problems, but is nevertheless expected to miss at least one start.

Pitcher Gamboa, one of three Rays callups, in position for major-league debut  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays' first wave of September callups came with a twist — and a dip and a flutter.  —  Knuckleballer Eddie Gamboa is among three players who will join the team today …

Yelich, Marlins Stop 5-Game Losing Streak, Beat Mets  —  NEW YORK — Christian Yelich showed off his bat, legs and glove, capped by hitting a three-run homer that helped the Miami Marlins beat shaky Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets 6-4 on Thursday night to end their season-worst five-game losing streak.

Cobb returns Friday for first Rays start since 2015 surgery  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Alex Cobb has done everything asked of him during the 15-plus months of recovery and rehab from Tommy John elbow surgery, but that ends tonight when he faces the Blue Jays in his eagerly awaited return.  —  1 Month Ago

Yankees' rebuilding effort has unexpectedly thrust them back into playoff race  —  August 1 was supposed to be doomsday for the Yankees.  —  They stood 5.5 games out of the second wild card spot, and having already unloaded both Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller leading up to the trade deadline …

Series preview: Cardinals at Reds  —  SCOUTING REPORT  • The Cardinals have won three of the previous four series this year and hold a 7-5 edge with seven games remaining, including four in St. Louis the last week of the season. ...  Billy Hamilton bedeviled the Cardinals the last time the teams met in August.

Rangers head down home stretch with all-time win mark in reach  —  Down the stretch they come.  And the Texas Rangers are picking up speed at just the right time.  —  September is finally here and the long march back to the postseason is 28 games away, including three against the second-place Houston Astros …

Sisco hits grand slam in Triple-A debut as Tides outslug Charlotte  —  Catcher Chance Sisco made the most of a promotion from Double-A Bowie on Thursday, belting an eighth-inning grand slam to cap the Norfolk Tides' 13-9 victory over Charlotte at BB&T Ballpark.

Nats Select Contracts Of Latos, Burnett; Den Dekker Designated For Assignment  —  The Nationals announced that they've designated outfielder Matt den Dekker for assignment as part of a series of roster moves.  Den Dekker's 40-man spot will go to left-handed reliever Sean Burnett …