Voit gives Yankees pair of home run records on 1 swing  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit and the New York Yankees have set two home run records with one swing of the bat.  —  The brawny first baseman hit a two-run shot to straightaway center field …

Mets' Wilmer Flores shut down for season because of arthritis in both knees  —  The part-time player has had injections in both knees but his future is uncertain.  —  WASHINGTON — Wilmer Flores has been shut down for the rest of the season with what Mets manager Mickey Callaway called “early onset arthritis in both knees.”

Christin Stewart's power surge a glimpse of Detroit Tigers' future  —  They had heard about his power, about the way this linebacker-looking outfielder can put the ball in the seats with ease.  —  Detroit Tigers fans had been waiting for Christin Stewart to show it to them all year.

Astros set to host Angels for weekend series  —  HOUSTON — The standard of expectation is so high for the Houston Astros, reigning World Series champions and possessors of the second-best record in baseball, that any unusually poor performance subsequently demands a lengthy explanation from all the involved parties.

Davidson's 11th-inning single sends Sox past Indians 5-4  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Matt Davidson hit a run-scoring single with two out in the 11th inning to lift the White Sox to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night, Chicago's first victory at Progressive Field this season.

Justin Smoak lifts Blue Jays past Rays with walk-off shot  —  Justin Smoak homered with two outs in the ninth inning to give the  —  Toronto Blue Jays a 9-8 victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday night, dealing a blow to the Rays' wild-card playoff hopes.  —  Smoak hit his 25th homer of the season and third career walk-off blast.

Who can the Yankees trust in the wild-card game?  —  NEW YORK — For the first three months of the season, Luis Severino looked like an ace, the kind of consistently dominant pitcher a team would gladly start in a pivotal, must-win elimination game.  —  Several hiccups since the All-Star break made him look far different.

As a starter, could Michael Lorenzen be the National League version of Shohei Ohtani?  —  Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer  —  MIAMI - When Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman spoke to reporters Thursday, Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was at the plate on a nearby TV screen.

Max Scherzer, Nationals see season slip away; Bryce Harper ejected in loss to Mets  —  The Washington Post  —  Even as the Washington Nationals' playoff hopes fade with the September crowds, even as the end settles in slowly like signs of autumn on the heels of a hot summer, possibility lives in Max Scherzer.

‘We go where he goes’: Rockies' DJ LeMahieu faces wild finish, free agency  —  DJ LeMahieu ranks down the list of recognizable Colorado Rockies players, behind Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon, Trevor Story, Carlos Gonzalez and Matt Holliday, to name a handful.  For the uninitiated, LeMahieu's given name is “David John.”

Column: Twenty years later, Ron Santo's ‘Oh, no’ call is still a classic  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The two words that best described the state of the Cubs for more than a century were uttered into a microphone 20 years ago Sunday:  —  “Oh, no.”  —  Perhaps it's better to capitalize them and add an exclamation mark— “OH, NO!”

Ozuna hopes for postseason prize after his shoulder improves  —  St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Yairo Munoz (34)celebrates with teammate St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna (23) at the end of the ninth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers …