Marlins keep Phillies from moving up with 6-4 win  —  PHILADELPHIA - Peter O'Brien homered and drove in three runs as the Miami Marlins blunted Philadelphia's bid to move up in the playoff race, beating the Phillies 6-4 on Sunday.  —  The Phillies remained 6 1/2 games behind NL East-leading Atlanta, which lost to Washington.

Last Slide  —  HOUSTON - Third baseman Alex Bregman said he couldn't be happier being with the Houston Astros, the team that drafted him second overall out of LSU in 2015 and the club he helped to win a World Series last October.  —  But he didn't deny being upset that the Diamondbacks …

Yankees fall to Blue Jays 3-2  —  NEW YORK — Red Sox-Yankees in late September — as sure a thing as exists for baseball's schedule makers.  AL East powers, historic foes, duking it out for a division title.  —  Not this time.  With Boston's iron grip on the majors' best record …

Rays give up four in 9th but hold off Athletics, 5-4  —  Mallex Smith, Willy Adames and the Rays took two out of three from the A's in their weekend series.  —  Khris Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth inning but the Oakland Athletics again came up short, beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday.

Newcomb chased early as Braves drop series to Nationals  —  At least the past two days have helped the Braves in evaluating their postseason rotation plans.  —  Sean Newcomb lasted three innings, exiting in a five-run hole his offense was unable to combat, and the Braves lost 6-4 to the Nationals on Sunday.

What makes Cincinnati Reds pitcher Cody Reed's slider so effective?  —  Reds lefty Cody Reed talks about setting a new career-high with 10 strikeouts Saturday in a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs.  Reed gave up 2 hits in 5 innings.  Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer  —  CONNECT

Jacob deGrom pitches another solid outing but Mets waste it in loss to Red Sox; Mookie Betts leaves game hurt  —  BOSTON — You know the drill.  —  Jacob deGrom pitches solid ball, but the Mets lose regardless.  —  It's getting a bit old, huh, Mets fans?

NL Central tracker: Brewers lose, too, so Cubs magic number hits 11  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs lost the series finale against the Reds 2-1 on Sunday but maintained their 2½-game National League Central lead over the Brewers, whose ninth-inning rally against the Pirates fell short in a 3-2 loss.

Last Slide  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians rested several of their regulars a day after clinching the AL Central and lost to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, on Sunday as Jim Adduci homered and drove in a career-high four runs.  —  The Indians rolled to a 15- win Saturday and celebrated …

Giants' Pitching Blanks Rockies, Knocks Colorado Out Of 1st  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Colorado Rockies' bats went silent at the worst possible time.  —  Madison Bumgarner pitched six strong innings, and Austin Slater and Hunter Pence drove in runs as the San Francisco Giants beat Colorado …

Mets manager Mickey Callaway OK with McNeil's head-first slide  —  Mickey Callaway on Sunday's lineup Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  BOSTON - Seemingly for the first time this season, Jeff McNeil made a mistake.  —  The second baseman slid head first into first base inSunday's 4-3 loss …

Last Slide  —  It was a solid season of progression in the Detroit Tigers' minor league system this year.  —  Some of their top prospects, like center fielder Daz Cameron and right-handed starting pitcher Matt Manning, made big strides and the farm system was aided by recent draftees …

Pirates 3, Brewers 2: Offense comes up short yet again  —  The Milwaukee Brewers once again fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  —  But at least they made things interesting before all was said and done.  —  Having posted 16 scoreless innings against Pittsburgh pitching coming …