Walker trade increased Mets' savings to over $11M  —  NEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets saved $3 million by trading infielder Neil Walker the Milwaukee Brewers and have cut payroll by more than $11.6 million in recent weeks.  —  As part of Saturday's trade, the Mets agreed to pay …

Rangers can't sweep Astros, but winning series part of playoff formula  —  Needing a pick-me-up with their club still in the postseason mix, the Texas Rangers needed what they did over the weekend and need to do it repeatedly moving forward.  —  The Rangers won a series …

Big Blue Machine: Inside the brain trust that created the unstoppable Los Angeles Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES - You walk the halls of the Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball operations department at your own risk, never quite knowing what's around the corner.  —  You may stumble into a vicious whiffle ball game …

Back Where I Belong  —  It was like one o'clock in the morning on August 5 when the phone rang.  I was sleeping in a hotel room in Omaha, Nebraska, where I was with Triple A Sacramento for a road series.  The phone woke me up.  It was my manager.  He told me that I had to get on a flight the next morning.

Conforto homers and enters Subway Series as Mets top hitter  —  PHILADELPHIA — As the Mets have waved the white flag on the 2017 season, the team enters the Subway Series in a different state than the past two seasons.  —  The Mets were playoff contenders in those campaigns …

Gausman, Gallardo meet in Orioles-Mariners opener (Aug 14, 2017)  —  SEATTLE — For fans looking to catch a glimpse of a Cy Young Award winner, Safeco Field will not be the place to be this week.  —  The Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners, two teams fast fading to the fringe …

Ravens outside linebacker Matthew Judon unfazed by challenge of replacing Elvis Dumervil  —  “You should always want to be the one,” said Judon was asked about having pressure replacing Elvis Dumervil.  “So that's what I want to do.”  (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)

Royals come to Oakland looking to maintain momentum (Aug 14, 2017)  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The Kansas City Royals will carry a two-game winning streak and some much-needed momentum into the opener of a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Monday night at the Oakland Coliseum.

Ortiz: Veterans laid down the law, altered Cards' season  —  Tired of sputtering along, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright moved to re-establish order.  On the Cardinals last road trip, they summoned their teammates to The Precinct, a high-end steakhouse.  —  To appreciate the Cardinals' recent surge …

Redskins tight end Jordan Reed is eyeing return to practice next week  —  RICHMOND — As his teammates went through their final practice of training camp Sunday, Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed caught passes and did a bit of running on a side field.