Mets find plenty of comfort in knowing they'll finish wild-card race in Philadelphia  —  As they head out on the road for their final six games, the Mets have little margin for error in this wild-card race but they do have a secret weapon of sorts in their back pocket.

Wilson Ramos Departs Game With Leg Injury  —  The Nationals are holding their collective breath after seeing Wilson Ramos land awkwardly on a play at the plate.  The big catcher was helped off of the field with an apparent right leg injury.  —  It's far too soon to know whether the injury is a serious one …

Mariners, Astros battle to stay alive  —  HOUSTON — Both the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners spent the afternoon on Sunday discussing math, doing so in the context of the American League wild card and their respective odds of qualifying for the playoffs with a week left in the regular season.

Vin Scully's last game at Dodger Stadium provides another storybook ending  —  LOS ANGELES — In apparent corroboration for those who assert the existence of sky-based phantoms often dubbed “baseball gods,” something really, really strange happened Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

Red Sox set MLB record as Eduardo Rodriguez, Heath Hembree K 11 Rays in row  —  Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and right-hander Heath Hembree combined to strike out 11 consecutive batters to establish a major league-record on Sunday in a 3-2, 10-inning victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Twins To Hire Derek Falvey To Oversee Baseball Operations  —  11:43am: Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger both caution that the team's executive search “is still ongoing” (links to Twitter), and the team has, of course, yet to make an announcement on the hiring.

Led by Paulo Orlando and Eric Hosmer, Royals roar back to beat Tigers 7-4  —  DETROIT  —  After Eric Hosmer had silenced Comerica Park with one swing, and after thousands of stunned fans had streamed to the exits through the afternoon sunlight, the Royals retreated to the quiet of the visitors' clubhouse.

Pirates Acquire Chris Bostick From Nationals  —  The Pirates announced that they have acquired infielder Chris Bostick from the Nationals in exchange for minor league catcher Taylor Gushue and cash.  Bostick, who was designated for assignment by the Nats earlier this month …

Rangers Reaction from Sunday's 7-1 loss  —  The hits keep coming for Adrian Beltre, who with a single and a home run Sunday continued his climb of the career hits list at the expense of some of the game's all-time greats.  —  The two hits on another wise lousy day for the Texas Rangers gave Beltre 2,937 …

Colts announcer Lamey says he's distraught about dropping an on-air F-bomb Sunday  —  INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Before embarking on this piece about Bob Lamey and his radio f-bomb Sunday, I want to say something: Like virtually every human being on this planet, I make mistakes.

The death of this player is a loss for us all  —  Called my mother with the awful news Sunday morning.  Had such a hard time getting out the words that she thought something terrible had happened to me.  —  I know how much she loved José Fernandez.  As a player.  As a personality.

Why 2016 is the Year of the Home Run  —  The Year of the Home Run is almost over, and nobody seems to realize it's the Year of the Home Run.  It's been furtive like that.  Barring a final-week onslaught, the major league leader won't reach 50.  Only six players have 40, and just one is a star, and calling him that may be a stretch.