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.

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.

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.

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.

Rangers' bats go silent in another loss at Oakland  —  Miguel Gonzalez allowed one run in six innings Saturday in what rates as his best start since joining the Texas Rangers, but five Oakland A's pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 1-0 victory.  —  The loss, combined with a Minnesota Twins victory …

MLB playoff picture: Yankees clinch berth; Brewers come back from dead  —  The latest on all of Major League Baseball's remaining pennant races, as we sail toward the regular-season finales on Oct. 1:  —  Saturday's big winner: The Milwaukee Brewers' chances of winning the NL Central took …

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)

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.

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 …

Braves compare Korean signee Bae to Trae Turner  —  The Braves officially welcomed international signee Jihwan Bae at SunTrust Park on Saturday.  —  The 18-year-old Korean shortstop is regarded as one of the better prospects from his country in recent years, and the Braves regarded him as the best prospect in the Pacific.

Houston Astros dump Los Angeles Angels, stay near top in AL  —  HOUSTON — Carlos Correa recorded his first three-hit game since returning from the disabled list and teamed with Evan Gattis to pace the Houston Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.

Chacin, Padres shut down Rockies 5-0 on combined 5-hitter  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat Colorado 5-0 on Saturday night, cutting the Rockies' lead for the NL's second wild card to one game over Milwaukee.

How the Detroit Tigers built a sinking ship over four years  —  These are the Detroit Tigers.  —  They're bad.  Among the worst teams in the Major Leagues, with poor pitching and a grim outlook for next season.  What once was a “retooling” is now a “rebuilding,” and we know why general manager Al Avila …