Check out Mini-Ballbug for simple mobiles or Ballbug Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:40 AM ET, September 28, 2016

Ballbug

 Top News: 
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
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 …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Posey, Pence Go Back-To-Back as Giants Beat Rockies 12-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 28, 2016, 1:45 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey homered for his 1,000th hit, Hunter Pence went deep one batter later and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 12-3 on Tuesday night.
Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
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.
RELATED:
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins To Extend Martin Prado
Discussion: Fish Stripes and Marlin Maniac
Associated Press:
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.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Federal Baseball
RELATED:
Yahoo Sports:
Scherzer finds his form, Rendon homers as Nats beat D-Backs (Yahoo Sports)
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Designate Brady Dragmire For Assignment  —  The Blue Jays announced that they have designated right-hander Brady Dragmire for assignment (hat tip: Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith, on Twitter).  Dragmire's roster spot will go to fellow right-hander Chris Smith, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A, per the club.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
RELATED:
Fox Sports:
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 …
Discussion: Fox Sports and baseballmusings.com
RELATED:
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Wilson Ramos Departs Game With Leg Injury
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
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.
Discussion: Over the Monster
Associated Press:
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.
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Associated Press:
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.
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
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 …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
RELATED:
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
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 …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
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).
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Ballbug at 2:40 AM ET, September 28, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Ballbug: site main
Ballbug River: reverse chronological Ballbug
Ballbug Mobile: for phones
Ballbug Leaderboard: Ballbug's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Ballbug RSS feed
 
 
 More News: 
Associated Press:
Sale Picks Up 17th Win as White Sox Crush Rays 13-6
Discussion: South Side Sox
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why some agents have serious concerns about MLB's next CBA
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
David Ortiz / The Players' Tribune:
Thanks for the Memories, New York
Discussion: Full Count and NESN.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Jerry Spar / It Is What It Is:
Josh McDaniels on K&C: ‘I have a lot of respect for Rex [Ryan], and what he says is usually the truth’
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and NESN.com
 

 
From WeSmirch:

Lindsay Williams / Positive Encouraging K-LOVE:
K-LOVE Honors the Life & Musical Legacy of Mandisa

Daily Mail:
Matty Healy's family respond to rumours Taylor Swift's savage track The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived is about him - and insist he is ‘very happy in his new relationship’

Beth Slovic / Oregonian:
Timberline Lodge fire prompts evacuation

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page