Daniel Murphy homer lifts Washington Nationals over New York Mets  —  NEW YORK — Daniel Murphy continued to torment his former team Saturday night, lacing the tiebreaking homer leading off the 10th inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field.

Greg Bird's homer helps New York Yankees clinch postseason spot  —  TORONTO — Greg Bird hit a three-run homer and Sonny Gray pitched six effective innings as the New York Yankees clinched an American League wild card spot with a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

Cubs, Brewers meet in key series finale (Sep 24, 2017)  —  MILWAUKEE — The postseason is still a week away, but the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs can expect another afternoon of playoff-like intensity and atmosphere on Sunday when they wrap up a four-game showdown at Miller Park.

Rangers hope to ride Perez to win over A's (Sep 24, 2017)  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Texas Rangers left-hander Martin Perez had a 5-10 record and a 5.46 ERA after his first 21 starts this season.  He owned a four-game losing streak and had allowed a combined 15 runs and 18 hits in losses to Baltimore and Minnesota.

Atlanta Braves rally past Philadelphia Phillies with monster eighth  —  ATLANTA — Rookie Johan Camargo delivered a pinch-hit double with two outs in the eighth inning to drive in two runs and give the Atlanta Braves a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night at SunTrust Park.

Jose Abreu reaches rare milestone for White Sox in 8-2 loss to Royals  —  White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu discusses reaching 100 RBIs for the fourth-straight season on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.  (Chris Kuc/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jose Abreu is building an impressive collection of souvenir baseballs.

Bronson Arroyo and Reds fans say their goodbyes...for now  —  The first gift was a rocking chair, a standard memento handed out to retiring players after long careers.  It provided a comfortable seat from which Bronson Arroyo could review his entire his two decades in professional baseball, gently rocking back and forth.

Rockies thinking wild card in last road game vs. Padres (Sep 24, 2017)  —  SAN DIEGO — The Colorado Rockies are headed home after Sunday's game against the San Diego Padres.  They hope their final destination after the regular season is the playoffs.  —  Colorado plays its last road game to wrap up its four-game series in San Diego.

Giants look to win series against Dodgers (Sep 24, 2017)  —  LOS ANGELES — The San Francisco Giants have been looking ahead to next season for a while, and they'll put rookie right-hander Chris Stratton back under the microscope in their series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.

Orioles on deck: What to watch Saturday vs. Rays  —  The Orioles lost to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays Friday night, 8-3.  (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun)  —  Orioles manager Buck Showalter talks about Orioles pitcher Gabriel Ynoa after the Orioles beat the Rays, 3-1.  (Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun video)

Sunday's game  —  Marlins at Diamondbacks  —  Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262).  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Patrick Corbin (14-13, 4.14) vs. Marlins RHP Dan Straily (10-9, 4.17).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1).  —  Corbin needs one win to set a career high with 15 victories. ...

Suzuki agrees to one-year, $3.5 million deal with Braves  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Catcher Kurt Suzuki and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract for 2018.  —  The 33-year-old has a career-high 18 homers, and the Braves value his work with young starting pitchers.

Bumgarner after Giants hold off Dodgers: “There's been a lot of sleepless nights for me”  —  LOS ANGELES - Madison Bumgarner was nowhere near a Game 7 as he stepped and loaded and flung his left arm across his body in the Giants' 2-1 victory Saturday night.  —  Dutifully note this, too …

Bruce Maxwell, in a First for Baseball, Kneels During the Anthem  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Bruce Maxwell, a rookie catcher for the Oakland Athletics, on Saturday became the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem.  —  Maxwell, 26, dropped to a knee …