The 100s tracker: Boston's 114 pace?  Good.  The O's?  Not so good  —  With a weekend sweep of the lowly Orioles, the Red Sox managed to increase their already torrid pace — but Boston still has some work to do to spend the final weeks of the season chasing 116 wins.

Joe Maddon, Alex Rodriguez say all is well after discussion on A-Rod's Yu Darvish comments  —  Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon and Alex Rodriguez say they are all good following their spat regarding the former superstar and current ESPN analyst's comments about Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish.

Column: David Bote delivers the greatest win of the year (until the Cubs' next greatest win, which should be this week)  —  Photos from the Cubs-Nationals game at Wrigley Field on Aug. 12, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  It took less than 10 minutes after David Bote went national against the Nationals.

Closer Edwin Diaz saves all 4 games in Mariners' weekend sweep of Astros  —  Mariners closer Edwin Diaz on Sunday became the first pitcher to record four saves in a single series since 2004 as visiting Seattle rallied to complete a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros.

Power Rankings: New rivals boost AL's dominance  —  With the Red Sox on pace to win 115 games, it's no surprise that they are once again the unanimous No. 1 choice of our voters this week.  But that doesn't mean things haven't gotten interesting among those teams poised to challenge …

Another day, another walk off  —  Colorado Rockies' Trevor Story connects for a sacrifice fly to bring in a run off Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)  — DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Albies' homer in 7th lifts Braves past Brewers 8-7  —  ATLANTA (AP) - Ozzie Albies led off the seventh inning with a tiebreaking homer, one of three hit by Atlanta, and the Braves overcame 19 hits by Milwaukee to beat the Brewers 8-7 on Sunday.  —  Ronald Acuna Jr. and Dansby Swanson hit …

Signed ball by inaugural Hall of Fame inductees sells for record price  —  A baseball signed at the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame induction in 1939 by all of the inductees who attended the ceremony sold on Saturday night for a record price.  —  The ball, signed by the first class actually inducted …

MLB: Weaver cuts finger on tray  —  St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Luke Weaver cut his right index finger while opening a food tray in the clubhouse at Kansas City and was scratched from his Sunday start against the Royals.  —  Weaver suffered the cut Saturday on the aluminum foil covering a tray.

Aug. 13, 1979: Lou Brock joins the 3,000-hit club  —  On August 13, 1979, Lou Brock became the 14th player in baseball history to accumulate 3,000 hits in a career.  This is the way a fellow Hall of Fame, Rick Hummel, covered the event.  —  Lou Brock said that it had turned …

Last Slide  —  CINCINNATI - The Diamondbacks did not enter their weekend series here expecting to have to scramble to avoid a sweep on getaway day, but that was the position in which they found themselves on Sunday afternoon.  As such, their 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds was a case of making the best of a bad situation.

White Sox center fielder Adam Engel makes it 3 home-run robberies in a week  —  The White Sox centerfielder discusses robbing Yonder Alonso of a home run, his third highlight-reel theft in a week.  (Phil Thompson/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Can you have a hat trick in baseball?

Didi Gregorius dazzles in field, at plate in Yankees' win  —  NEW YORK — CC Sabathia, a 17-year veteran who has pitched with the likes of Omar Vizquel and Derek Jeter behind him, called the slide, snag and strong throw he witnessed Sunday “one of the better plays I've ever seen at shortstop.”

Noah Syndergaard records win for NY Mets, but Marlins steal three bases  —  Noah Syndergaard discusses his seven-inning, three-run outing in the 4-3 win over the Marlins Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  MIAMI — To Mets manager Mickey Callaway, Noah Syndergaard's struggles …

Braves Release Fernando Salas  —  The Braves have released veteran right-hander Fernando Salas from their Triple-A club in Gwinnett, as was first reflected on the Triple-A International League transactions page.  His tenure with the organization will last just under a month in total.