Goldschmidt Homers Twice in Diamondbacks' 3-2 Win vs Padres  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 22, 2016, 12:12 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN DIEGO — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, including a go-ahead, two-run shot in the sixth inning, and Zack Greinke pitched six strong innings to lead …

Red Sox use 5 unearned runs to beat skidding Orioles 5-1 … BALTIMORE — It's tough enough to beat the Boston Red Sox these days.  Give them an extra out to work with, and the task becomes even more difficult.  —  Boston scored five unearned runs in the sixth inning after a throwing error …

Robbed!  Cespedes Denied Game-Winning HR, Mets Lose to Braves  —  NEW YORK — Center fielder Ender Inciarte robbed Yoenis Cespedes of a game-winning homer for the final out, and the New York Mets were handed another costly defeat by last-place Atlanta when the Braves rallied for a 4-3 victory Wednesday night.

Edinson Volquez could become free agent but remains open to staying with the Royals  —  CLEVELAND  —  The nickname is still inscribed on the outside of Edinson Volquez's Rawlings glove, the white stitching popping against the Royal blue leather.  Volquez ordered the special inscription earlier this season …

Orioles Closer Zach Britton Makes a Case for Cy Young Award  —  BALTIMORE — Zach Britton has been pretty near perfect this season for the Baltimore Orioles.  —  The left-handed closer has 45 saves in 45 tries, a minuscule 0.59 ERA and nearly four times as many strikeouts as walks.

Minnesota Twins: Trevor May diagnosed with stress fracture in his back  —  After multiple trips to the disabled list and a battery of tests over the past 13 months, Twins right-hander Trevor May finally received a definitive answer on his lingering back issue this week in Los Angeles.

Team Entropy update: AL, NL wild cards are best hope for massive ties  —  With 12 days to go in the regular season, the various division and wild-card races in both leagues have simplified at least somewhat.  That's not great if you're rooting for Team Entropy, though several complicated scenarios are still in play.

Browns' top pick Corey Coleman broke his hand in practice today  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns suffered another huge blow Wednesday when first-round pick Corey Coleman broke a hand in practice, a league source told cleveland.com.  —  He was injured when he caught a pass and someone came down on the hand.

Browns receiver Josh Gordon slapped with warrant in paternity case  —  A Cuyahoga County judge issued an arrest warrant for Josh Gordon in connection with a paternity suit in Cleveland.  (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A judge issued a warrant for the arrest …

Nationals Agree To Sign Yadiel Hernandez  —  The Nationals have agreed to sign 29-year-old Cuban outfielder Yadiel Hernandez, pending a physical, according to multiple sources.  Hernandez is exempt from the international bonus pools, though he will sign a minor league contract with a $200,000 bonus.

Good Bat?  Cannon Arm?  Jewish?  Sign Him Up!  —  Every few weeks during the baseball season, I receive an irrationally optimistic email from my buddy Peter Kurz, who is a lifelong and thoroughly demented Mets fan.  “Demented” is the adjective that attaches like a lesion to those of us who belong to the Mets tribe.