Indians turn back Sox on walk-off grand slam  —  Jason Kipnis hit a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 4-1 win over the White Sox on Wednesday night.  —  Kipnis hit a 3-2 pitch from Ian Hamilton into the right-field seats for his 1,000th career hit …

Yasiel Puig hits sixth HR in past 18 at-bats: 'We're going to win the West'  —  LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig couldn't decide which celebration fit best, so he basically used all of them.  He rubbed his fingers and flexed his biceps, clapped his hands and raised them to the sky …

The Red Sox's 2018 AL East championship banner was temporarily held hostage by a few Boston buddies  —  Louie Iacuzzi found the banner lying in the road  —  At some point very soon, possibly even Wednesday night, the Red Sox will clinch the 2018 AL East crown.  Their magic number over the second place Yankees is two.

Can Joe Maddon manage with Cubs' depleted bullpen?  —  PHOENIX — The road to a World Series title has gotten a little tougher for the Chicago Cubs, as they'll have to navigate October without closer Brandon Morrow due to a nagging bone bruise in his right forearm — assuming they make the playoffs, of course.

Phillies' playoff hopes may have improved had they added a Cole Hamels, J.A. Happ at the trade deadline  —  The moment of truth was supposed to arrive Thursday for the Phillies.  For months, we looked at the schedule and saw the last 11 games - seven of them against the Atlanta Braves …

Gio Gonzalez, Jesus Aguilar lead Brewers to win over Reds  —  Gio Gonzalez pitched six smooth innings on his 33rd birthday and Jesus Aguilar hit a three-run homer in the Brewers' 7-0 victory over the Reds on Wednesday night.  —  Manny Pina also had a three-run shot and Aguilar finished with four RBIs.

Last Slide  —  To further explain his decision to bench his top four everyday players on Wednesday night - while continuing to say he wasn't giving up on the season - Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo drew a parenting analogy.  He recalled the look he's seen on his kids' faces after they studied hard for a test but didn't do well.

Shildt gives Carpenter a little extra rest  —  ATLANTA  • After Matt Carpenter salvaged a three-strikeout game Tuesday by taking a walk and scoring a run, manager Mike Shildt asked him to step aside for a conversation.  —  Shildt suggested to Carpenter a day off Wednesday …

Braves snap 4-game losing streak behind Freeman, Toussaint  —  ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman spent the previous four seasons playing for an Atlanta team that averaged 90 losses a year.  —  Now that the Braves are back challenging for a division title, the All-Star first baseman knows his club can't afford any long losing streaks.

Giants fail to sweep Padres; Belt ‘likely’ done for '18  —  SAN DIEGO — Padres baserunners had a great chance to meet Giants rookie Aramis Garcia at first base.  Garcia started all three games there.  Brandon Belt kept hoping his right knee would allow him back into the lineup …

Cano has 3 RBIs as Mariners rout Astros 9-0  —  Robinson Cano drove in three runs, three players homered and seven pitchers combined for a five-hitter in Seattle's 9-0 rout of the  —  Houston Astros on Wednesday night.  —  The Mariners took two of three in this series from Houston …

Harrison Bader, Matt Chapman among players I was wrong about  —  This is the seventh annual installment of my “Guys I Got Wrong” column (for past versions, see the links below).  I'll look at players who have become much better big leaguers than I ever forecasted them to be and try to explain where I made mistakes in evaluating them.

A's send 2nd-round pick Logan Shore to Tigers to complete Fiers deal  —  Oakland's deal for Mike Fiers is complete, six weeks after the fact, with the A's sending a well-regarded pitching prospect, Logan Shore, to the Tigers.  —  The A's previously had sent minor-league reliever Nolan Blackwood to Detroit as part of the deal.