Bruce, Gsellman Move Mets Closer to Playoff Spot, Beat Phils  —  PHILADELPHIA — Jay Bruce and Robert Gsellman made scoreboard-watching irrelevant for the New York Mets.  —  Bruce homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs, Gsellman threw six sharp innings and the Mets moved closer …

Bryan Price to return as Reds' manager  —  The Cincinnati Reds will be changing decision-makers in the front office after this season, with president of baseball operations Walt Jocketty going into quasi-retirement and general manager Dick Williams taking over final say on baseball decisions.

Martinez, Holliday, Cards Stay Close in Race, Blank Pirates  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 1, 2016, 12:06 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. LOUIS — Carlos Martinez pitched seven sharp innings, Matt Holliday hit an emotional home run and the St. Louis Cardinals stayed in the middle of the NL wild-card race …

Marte Homers to Lead Angels Over Astros  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 1, 2016, 1:09 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jefry Marte homered and scored twice and Daniel Wright earned his first major league victory to help the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Friday night.

Ortiz Delivers Another HR, Red Sox Beat Blue Jays 5-3  —  BOSTON — Opening his final weekend with yet another game-winning homer, David Ortiz lined a two-run shot into the right-field stands to break a seventh-inning tie and help the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Friday night.

Trumbo Hits 47th, Schoop 5 RBIs as Orioles Top Yankees 8-1  —  NEW YORK — Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 47th home run, Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones also went deep in a six-run fifth inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 8-1 in steady rain Friday night to maintain their AL wild-card lead.

Darvish Stars as Rangers Beat Rays 3-1 and Clinch Home Field  —  ARLINGLTON, Texas — Yu Darvish looked playoff-ready with a season-high 12 strikeouts in six innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Friday night and clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Cabrera 2 HRs, Tigers Move Up in Playoff Race, Beat Braves  —  ATLANTA — Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs, Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton also connected and the Detroit Tigers moved up in the playoff race, beating the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Friday night.  —  The Tigers won their third straight …

Marlins Tame Harper, Nationals for 7-4 Win  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 1, 2016, 12:12 A.M. E.D.T.  —  WASHINGTON — Christian Yelich homered and Dee Gordon's infield single in the sixth inning scored the go-ahead run as the Miami Marlins beat the NL East champion Washington Nationals 6-4 on Friday night.

Cano Hits 2 Homers, Mariners Tighten Wild-Card Race, Top A's  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 1, 2016, 1:06 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SEATTLE — Robinson Cano hit two home runs, Taijuan Walker pitched six effective innings and the Seattle Mariners moved within one game of the second AL wild-card spot …

Ryder Cup 2016: American heckler wins $100 off Justin Rose  —  If you've got the nerve to heckle a Ryder Cup player over a missed putt, you'd better be good enough to show him how it's done.  —  Particularly when there's $100 up for grabs.  —  Let's let Open champion and European stalwart Henrik Stenson …

Merritt Wins First Start as Indians Beat Royals 7-2  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ryan Merritt retired the final 13 batters he faced in five strong innings in his first big league start, Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Friday night.

Goldschmidt, Owings Homer as D-Backs Beat Padres 5-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 1, 2016, 2:00 A.M. E.D.T.  —  PHOENIX — Chris Owings has had an odd season.  Thrust into duty at center field when A.J. Pollock was hurt, then sidelined with foot injury, now back at shortstop as the season winds down.