Rosario adds another learning experience in loss to Marlins  —  Amed Rosario knew Dee Gordon can seriously run, but he learned firsthand just how fast the star lead-off man is at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon.  —  With the Mets down 2-1 in the seventh inning with Miguel Rojas on second base …

Red Sox beat Yankees 5-1, move 5 up in AL East (Aug 20, 2017)  —  BOSTON (AP) Jackie Bradley Jr. tripled in two runs and singled in another, and Rick Porcello pitched six innings of a combined three-hitter to help the AL East-leading Red Sox beat New York 5-1 on Sunday and extend their margin over the Yankees to five games.

Rangers keep eyes on wild card despite loss to White Sox  —  The Texas Rangers didn't get the pep rally sendoff they hoped for Sunday before heading off to Anaheim, Calif., for what has shaped up to be a key series.  —  The Rangers dropped the finale of a four-game set to the Chicago White Sox 3-2 …

Mikie Mahtook ignores his stats, but the Detroit Tigers are noticing  —  Mahtook, the lone Tiger batting over .300 this season, has been one of the best hitters in baseball since June  —  It's not a superstition.  Not something he's consciously aware of.  But when Mikie Mahtook thinks about it …

Semien, Cotton send Athletics past sloppy Astros 3-2  —  Houston's struggles this month continue as team is 7-12  —  HOUSTON - Marcus Semien wound up with a Little League home run when Houston kept throwing the ball away to help the Oakland Athletics avoid a sweep with a win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

MLB umpires end protest, will meet with commissioner Rob Manfred  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball umpires have ended their protest of what they called “abusive player behavior” after commissioner Rob Manfred offered to meet with their union's governing board.

Surging Brewers continue Western trek in San Francisco (Aug 21, 2017)  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Milwaukee Brewers seek to move up in the division standings while the San Francisco Giants endure the first day after being formally eliminated in their division race when the clubs open a three-game series Monday night.

Bell powers Pirates past Cardinals 6-3 in Little League Classic  —  WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Josh Bell homered and drove in four runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in the Little League Classic on Sunday night.  —  The teams played at renovated Bowman Field …

Flowers' grand slam helps Newcomb, Braves top Reds 8-1 (Aug 20, 2017)  —  ATLANTA (AP) Tyler Flowers' grand slam broke open a close game in Atlanta's six-run fifth inning, Sean Newcomb earned his first home win and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Sunday.

Bartolo Colon becomes third active pitcher to beat all 30 teams  —  Minnesota Twins starter Bartolo Colon became the third active MLB pitcher to beat all 30 teams with a 12-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.  —  “It means a lot to my career,” Colon said through a translator …

Minor MLB Transactions: 8/21/17  —  Here are Monday's minor moves from around the league...  - The Twins are set to select the contract of right-hander Tim Melville to start one half of today's doubleheader, as La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote this weekend.

Jorge Soler eclipse: Whatever happened to the former Cub?  —  Jorge Soler with the Royals in July.  —  Jorge Soler's career has not exactly been in the path of totality.  —  Monday's eclipse naturally reminded us of the former Cub, whose career has been partially obscured since he was traded last December.

Power Rankings: The race tightens atop the American League  —  The name of the game at this point of this season isn't whether the Dodgers are No. 1; they're the unanimous choice of our voters, again.  No, the real drama now might be over who has the claim to be the best team in the American League …

Alshon Jeffery ran wrong route but says, “I'll be all right”  —  Alshon Jeffery is past the injury and the extended caution that kept him sidelined and limited for more than a week earlier this month, but the Eagles' marquee offseason acquisition is still apparently catching up from the lost time.