Cleveland Indians: Late-inning heroics push winning streak to 22  —  CLEVELAND — Jay Bruce's RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, extending the Indians' American League-record winning streak to 22 games.

Turning frowns upside down, Yankees' Todd Frazier has fun with gesture  —  The New York Yankees' Todd Frazier isn't afraid to embrace the hate.  —  Wednesday, two nights after his three-run homer at Citi Field was greeted by a fan putting his thumbs down, Frazier adopted the gesture as his own.

Cubs pull away, top Mets 14-6 to complete sweep  —  Photos from the Cubs-Mets game at Wrigley Field on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs overcame the struggles of Jen-Ho Tseng in his major-league debut Thursday night as they scored five runs in the fourth inning …

Astros OF Jake Marisnick out 6-8 weeks after breaking thumb  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Houston Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick could be out for the season after breaking his right thumb while sliding headfirst into second base.  —  Marisnick will need surgery and will be out six to eight weeks, the Astros announced Thursday.

Rangers pitching falters in 10-4 loss to Mariners  —  ARLINGTON  —  Kyle Seager swatted a two-run homer off Andrew Cashner and Yonder Alonso added a bases-clearing double Thursday, and the Texas Rangers were limited to only three hits in the first six innings as the Seattle Mariners beat them for a third straight night, 10-4.

Drew Pomeranz, Boston Red Sox baffle Oakland Athletics  —  BOSTON — Drew Pomeranz pitched six solid innings for his 16th win and Andrew Benintendi had three hits and three RBIs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game series on Thursday.

Despite defeat, Orioles' Chance Sisco comes up with memorable first hits at Yankee Stadium  —  The Orioles lose to the Yankees, 13-5.  (Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun video)  —  The Orioles break a six-game losing streak and defeat the Blue Jays, 2-1.  (Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun video)

Weaver wins again as Cardinals beat Reds 5-2  —  Luke Weaver continued his late-season surge Thursday at Busch Stadium, pitching six strong innings in the Cardinals 5-2 win over Cincinnati.  —  Weaver won his fifth consecutive start since returning from the minors with six innings of work.

Arizona Diamondbacks' J.D. Martinez, Zack Godley key win over Colorado Rockies … CONNECT  —  Late Tuesday night, after Arizona had lost its second straight to Colorado and its wild-card lead was down to three games, the nerves of Diamondbacks fans began to tingle.

Rob Manfred says MLB willing to wait 2 years for Shohei Otani  —  In this Nov. 19, 2015, file photo, Japan starter Shohei Otani pitches against South Korea during the first inning of their semifinal game at the Premier12 world baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.

Hit parade: White Sox pound out 25, rout Tigers 17-7 … DETROIT (AP) — Avisail Garcia went 5 for 5 and drove in a career-high seven runs, Yoan Moncada scored five times and the  —  Chicago White Sox pounded out 25 hits Thursday while routing the  —  Detroit Tigers 17-7.

Buxton's 10th-inning blast gives Twins 3-2 win over Jays … Byron Buxton's 10th-inning homer gave the Minnesota Twins their second straight walk-off victory, a 3-2 win over the  —  Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.  —  A night after  —  Eddie Rosario beat the

Amed Rosario, Travis d'Arnaud both leave Mets game due to injury  —  CHICAGO — Amed Rosario and Travis d'Arnaud were taken out of the Mets game in the middle of the fifth inning Thursday night.  The shortstop seemed to pull up lame coming out of the box after a ground ball to short to end the top of the fifth.

Dose: Lord Byron Walks Off  —  Baseball is a difficult game.  Sometimes, even the most talented players will struggle when starting.  Just take a look at Mike Trout's first stint in the majors, or Jake Arietta's numbers before his trade to the Cubs.  On occasion, however, there are top prospects that just don't ever figure it out.

Cubs closer Wade Davis could go more than one inning to preserve setup men  —  Cubs closer Wade Davis discusses his first season with the team prior to a game against the Braves on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017.  (Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune