Marlins, Prado agree to contract extension  —  Marlins and third baseman Martin Prado have agreed in principle to a 3-year, $40 million contract extension.  —  cspencer@miamiherald.com  —  The Marlins and third baseman Martin Prado have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension, multiple sources said.

Scherzer Finds His Form, Rendon Homers as Nats Beat D-Backs  —  WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer struck out 10 and allowed two runs in six innings and Anthony Rendon hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Tuesday night to inch closer to home-field advantage in the NL Division Series.

Benches clear twice in Yankees-Blue Jays game, with multiple ejections  —  TORONTO — Tempers flared between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night as a beanball war between the American League East rivals resulted in two bench-clearing incidents in the second inning and multiple ejections.

Giants Acquire Gordon Beckham  —  7:36pm: Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area tweets that the trade is now official and adds that the Giants will send minor league infielder Rich Rodriguez to the Braves in return.  While it's certainly surprising to see a player headed back to the Braves …

Nationals catcher Ramos out for playoffs with torn ACL  —  WASHINGTON (AP) Washington Nationals All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos is out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs, after tearing the ACL in his right knee.  —  Manager Dusty Baker says Ramos will have surgery to repair the ligament …

Yankees Beat Red Sox 6-4, Ending Boston's Win Streak at 11  —  NEW YORK — Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius and Tyler Austin homered off David Price, and the New York Yankees beat the Red Sox 6-4 Tuesday night to end Boston's 11-game winning streak and delay its AL East title celebration.

Marte, Nolasco Lead Angels Over A's 8-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 28, 2016, 1:07 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rookie Jefry Marte hit his first career grand slam in a seven-run fourth inning Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1.

Freeman Homers, Extends Streak; Braves Beat Phillies 7-6  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 28, 2016, 1:09 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman hit his career-high 33rd homer and stretched his career-best hitting streak to 29 games, helping the Atlanta Braves begin their final homestand …

Cubs get 100th win of season  —  PITTSBURGH — Win No. 100 for the Chicago Cubs looked a lot like win No. 1, as the best team in baseball for most of the season blew out the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Monday night.  —  The Cubs did the same back on April 4, when they shut out the Los Angeles Angels 9-0 …

Rookie Renfroe Hits Slam, 3-Run HR; Padres Beat Dodgers 7-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 28, 2016, 1:24 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN DIEGO — Rookie Hunter Renfroe hit his first career grand slam and also had a three-run shot to drive in all the runs in the San Diego Padres' 7-1 victory …

Diaz, With Heavy Heart, Powers Cards Past Reds 12-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 28, 2016, 12:12 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. LOUIS — Playing with a heavy heart, Aledmys Diaz hit his first career grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals finished with five home runs Tuesday night in a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

There will be no more starts for Drew Pomeranz this season  —  NEW YORK — This wasn't exactly how the Red Sox envisioned Drew Pomeranz' status at this point in a pennant race.  —  John Farrell announced prior to Tuesday night's game against the Yankees that Pomeranz would not be making …

Steven Matz To Undergo Surgery To Remove Bone Spur From Elbow  —  Steven Matz's season is over, as Newsday's Marc Carig reports that the excellent Mets left-hander will undergo surgery to remove the bone spur in his left elbow that has been plaguing him for the majority of the summer (Twitter link).

Why some agents have serious concerns about MLB's next CBA  —  Some agents feel that major revisions are necessary from the players' perspective.  —  Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said last week that he was optimistic a new collective-bargaining agreement could be reached in “relatively short order.”