Judge breaks McGwire's HR rookie record, Yankees top Royals  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge broke Mark McGwire's major league record for home runs by a rookie, hitting a pair for the second straight day to raise his total to 50 and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 11-3 Monday.

Chicago Cubs' magic number one following win over St. Louis Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — The numbers don't lie.  This has been the worst of Jon Lester's three years with the Chicago Cubs.  —  However, the veteran left-hander pitched his team to the brink of a second straight National League Central title …

Angels' wild-card hopes fading after loss to White Sox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — James Shields tossed seven strong innings, Nicky Delmonico drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Angels 4-2 on Monday night, dealing a serious blow to Los Angeles' slim playoff hopes.

MLB: Aaron Judge goes on record with 50th home run  —  Aaron Judge hit two homers in an 11-3 victory by the New York Yankees over Kansas City on Monday to reach 50.  The former Fresno State star set an MLB seson record for home runs by a rookie.  —  Mark McGwire, who played at USC …

LEADING OFF: Cubs can clinch, Harper hopes to get well  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday:  —  ___  —  PARTY TIME?  —  The Cubs can clinch the NL Central for a second straight year with a win against St. Louis or a loss by Milwaukee.

Taylor Homers To Lead Nationals Past Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Taylor homered, A.J. Cole allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Monday night.  —  Ryan Zimmerman doubled and Jayson Werth drove …

Tuesday's game  —  Diamondbacks at Giants  —  Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262).  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (14-5, 2.95) vs. Giants LHP Matt Moore (6-14, 5.20).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-AM (98.7), KSUN-AM (1400).  —  Ray did not throw well last week in San Diego …

Yu Darvish, Los Angeles Dodgers dominate San Diego Padres  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't celebrate their 100th win of the season Monday night as much as they lauded the performances of Yu Darvish and Logan Forsythe.  —  The Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 behind …

Rangers elimination number falls to 1 after blowout loss to Astros  —  ARLINGTON  —  The Texas Rangers' elimination number is one after a fourth consecutive loss Monday, 11-2 to the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park.  —  The Rangers (76-80) fell six games back of the Minnesota Twins …

Rojas has 4 RBIs as Marlins beat playoff-hopeful Rockies 5-4  —  DENVER (AP) — Miguel Rojas had a career-high four RBIs and the Miami Marlins held off Colorado 5-4 on Monday night, cutting the Rockies' lead for the second NL wild card to 1½ games over Milwaukee.

No. 1 pick in MLB draft?  Here's what to watch for in Tigers' final week  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The final week of the regular season is here for the Detroit Tigers.  —  During a long and drawn-out September, as blowout losses and injuries piled up, the season can't end soon enough.

White Sox's ‘Women in Baseball’ panel to showcase progress in the sport  —  White Sox pitcher Carson Fulmer talks after he was removed in the first inning of a 3-1 win over the Astros with a finger blister on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.  (Collen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Braves blanked until 9th inning of 3-2 loss to Mets  —  NEW YORK - Braves rookie Max Fried worked out of several tight spots and pitched well enough to win on plenty of nights, just not Monday night against the Mets and a pitcher who's becoming a bit of an unlikely Atlanta nemesis.