Wacha on the mound as Cardinals go for sweep  —  The Cardinals will look to complete the weekend sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1:15 p.m. game Sunday at Busch.  —  After 4-1 and 4-3 wins over Pittsburgh to open the series, the Cardinals enter Sunday's action tied with Milwaukee …

Kris Bryant starts in left field for Cubs' series finale vs. Brewers  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon reacts after the 15-2 loss to the Brewers on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.  (Paul Skrbina/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  In their latest quest to generate offense, the Cubs have juggled …

Jose Abreu becomes sixth White Sox batter to hit for cycle  —  Jose Abreu reacts after becoming the sixth White Sox player to ever hit for a cycle during a 13-1 win over the Giants on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.  (Chris Kuc/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Colorado Rockies hand Los Angeles Dodgers ninth straight loss, worst skid since 1992  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Different day, same result for the Dodgers.  —  Trevor Story hit a two-run homer and drove in three and the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 6-5 on Saturday night …

Jacob deGrom's strong effort wasted by Mets bullpen in 10-5 loss to Reds  —  The Mets warned you there are going to be days like this.  With the selloff of their veterans last month, they turned the page towards preparing for 2018.  That meant playing out the rest of the season watching kids make mistakes …

D-Backs promote PCL MVP Christian Walker  —  The Diamondbacks made another September roster addition on Sunday, promoting first baseman Christian Reno from Triple-A Reno, where he won the Pacific Coast League's MVP award during his first season with the organization.

Gabriel Ynoa hopes first Orioles start made case for him to stay in rotation for stretch run  —  The Orioles lost to the Cleveland Indians Saturday, 4-2.  (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun)  —  The Orioles lost to the Cleveland Indians on Friday night, 5-0.  (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun)

Hoskins hits another homer, Phillies top Nationals 5-4  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After watching Rhys Hoskins hit yet another home run, Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin wanted to talk about an at-bat where the rookie didn't even swing.  —  Hoskins went deep and drew three walks …

Sale shuts out Rays for 6; Pedroia hits homer as Sox win 9-0 … Chris Sale struck out eight over six innings and  —  Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run homer in the first to get Boston's offense off to a fast start, carrying the Red Sox to a 9-0 victory over the  —  Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.

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Noah Syndergaard scratched from simulated game, Amed Rosario returns to Mets lineup  —  Due to soreness, Noah Syndergaard will not throw his scheduled simulated innings on Sunday.  The Mets described it as “general soreness” after throwing three innings in a minor league rehab start for Brooklyn Thursday.

Cruz, Albers lead Mariners past Angels 8-1 to gain ground  —  SEATTLE  —  Andrew Albers keeps providing the boost Seattle's injury-riddled rotation needs to keep the Mariners close in the wild-card chase.  —  Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, Mitch Haniger was a double short of the cycle …