Aaron Judge: New York Yankees star hits two homers in win vs. Baltimore Orioles … It appears that Aaron Judge has returned to his extraterrestrial status, after smacking two home runs Thursday for the New York Yankees.  —  Judge, 25, went 15 games without a home run at the end of August.

All Of This Winning, I've Been Losing My Mind  —  The Thursday Takeaway  —  If there was one thing that Cleveland's incredible winning streak was lacking, it was a bit of drama.  I doubt that partisan fans would complain about that at all, but that was the one minor complaint that the neutral fan had about the streak.

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.

Jen-Ho Tseng, Taylor Davis feel nerves in first Cubs starts  —  Cubs catcher Taylor Davis discusses starting alongside pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng against the Mets on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.  (Paul Skrbina/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Triple-A battery lasted three innings.

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.

Series preview: Cardinals at Cubs  —  SCOUTING REPORT  • The Cardinals beat the Cubs in St. Louis on opening night but the Cubs have won eight of the next 11 meetings, including five of six at Wrigley Field.  Carlos Martinez, who will pitch Friday, has one of the four wins and also blanked …

MLB reviewing pitch by Tigers' Buck Farmer that hit umpire  —  Major League Baseball is reviewing how an umpire got hit this week by a pitch that a catcher missed in a game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

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.

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.

This is going to be the wildest October in history  —  To exactly one of the Angels, Mariners, Orioles, Rangers, Rays, Royals and Twins: Congratulations!  It's really happening!  —  For weeks, we've watched the seven of you fight for the American League's second wild-card spot.

Dodgers fan club paints opposing-team parks certain hue of blue  —  The day dawned bright, hot and loud at Union Station.  Trains, buses and cars came and went.  On the corner facing Alameda Street, demonstrators sang and danced and drummed and shook maracas in protest of President Trump's decision …

Reasons to Root for Each Team in Crowded AL Wild-Card Race  —  Walk-Off Win Pushes Indians' Historic Win Streak to 22 Games  — With a handful of teams encroaching on playoff position despite average records (some losing ones, too!), it's difficult to sort through the AL Wild Card race.

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

Daily fantasy baseball cheat sheet for Friday  —  Friday's slate has both Chris Sale and Coors, and fitting both into lineups won't be easy but is possible with the recommendations below.  If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on Twitter @DerekCarty.

Yanks' Dellin Betances shocked he was pulled for Aroldis Chapman  —  NEW YORK — Dellin Betances is still upset with Joe Girardi's unexpected quick hook.  —  The Yankees had a pair of pouting pitchers during Wednesday's win over the Tampa Bay Rays.  Jaime Garcia had a two-run lead …

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.