Severino gets 17th win as Yankees beat Orioles 5-3 for sweep  —  BALTIMORE (AP) - Luke Voit went 3 for 3 with a two-run homer to help Luis Severino earn his major league-leading 17th victory, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep.

Power Rankings: Which team could break into MLB's top trio?  —  Where some things seemed certain just a few short weeks ago, suddenly every team's perch in the rankings might seem a little bit more precarious.  The Tampa Bay Rays just swept the Boston Red Sox to put big dent in Boston's bid …

Nats end 32-inning scoring drought, then romp past Mets 15-0  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Trea Turner touched the plate, then turned to his teammates on the bench.  —  “We did it, boys,” he told them.  —  Turner set off a lively dugout celebration after scoring a run that ended Washington's 32 …

Morales homers in 7th straight game as Jays fall to Phillies  —  TORONTO (AP) — Kendrys Morales became the seventh player in major league history to homer in at least seven consecutive games, going deep in the third inning of the Toronto Blue Jays' 8-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Astros get fifth straight win, 3-1 over Angels  —  Jose Altuve went 1 for 4 and is batting .350 (7 for 20) with three RBIs in five games following his first-ever trip to the disabled list because of a knee injury.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Framber Valdez gave up one run over five innings …

Marlins lowering 2019 season-ticket prices: ‘We screwed up to begin with’  —  Our bad.  —  That's essentially the message the Marlins are sending prospective season-ticket holders as the team revamps its ticket strategy in the first push under new owners Bruce Sherman and Derek Jeter.

USA TODAY survey: MLB power shift has managers' salaries in free fall  —  CHICAGO — Joe Maddon helped lead the Chicago Cubs to the Holy Grail of sports, with a consistent level of success they haven't seen in a century, but there are whispers his job could be in jeopardy if they don't play deep into October.

Kipnis' inside-the-park HR sends Indians past Royals, 12-5  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Kipnis had been mired in such a batting slump that the Indians second baseman had resorted to watching old film of himself, trying to discover what had changed in the past couple years.

Inside the Astros' clubhouse for its quest to defend a title  —  His team lost its 65-day hold on first place roughly 19 hours earlier, and now Alex Bregman is being asked questions he's not really hearing and definitely isn't interested in answering.  His level of disengagement is understandable, and kind of funny.

MLB stars see a good barber as a therapist, a confidant — and a necessity.  And teams are following suit.  —  The Washington Post  —  Juice thumbed through his iPhone to find a photo Bryce Harper had sent him: a young man in a barber's chair, showing off a meticulously detailed haircut from a side angle.

Matt Chapman emerging as face of A's as they take on first-place Astros  —  Matt Chapman isn't going to win the MVP Award.  He's not going to get any first-place votes — and he doesn't really deserve any, not with the seasons we're seeing from Mookie Betts and Jose Ramirez and Mike Trout and Francisco Lindor and J.D. Martinez.

Daily Dose: Morales Mashing  —  Morales Mashing  —  Heading into the finale of their three-game series against the Yankees on August 19, Kendrys Morales was having a rather uneventful season.  —  The 35-year-old was slashing just .245/.331/.410 with 13 homers and 40 RBI in his first 101 games of the season.

Iowa Cubs GM's message to fans hoping to see Kris Bryant in Des Moines: 'I wouldn't wait'  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.

Buck Showalter on the Orioles' rebuild: ‘I think hope is a great thing’  —  Orioles manager Buck Showalter on Sunday reflected on the year that took the Orioles from wild-card contenders to one of the worst seasons in baseball history, and as the team's rebuild is pitched to a national primetime audience …