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Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Rays knocked out of playoff contention with 4-1 loss to Yankees  —  Brett Gardner and the Yankees dropped the Rays from the playoff picture.  —  The players who combined for the run that clinched the New York Yankees' postseason berth are both hurt.  —  Aaron Hicks injured his left hamstring running …
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Athletics clinch play-off berth  —  Rays' loss to Yankees hands Oakland spot  —  Seattle: The Oakland Athletics clinched their first play-off berth in four years on Monday night, earning at least an American League wild card when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees.
Discussion: Associated Press
Travis Sawchik / FiveThirtyEight:
Who Needs Bryce Harper When You Have Aaron Hicks?  —  It once seemed inevitable that the New York Yankees would sign Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper when he became a free agent at the end of this season.  Though Harper has been injured and inconsistent since his 2015 MVP year …
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Brett Gardner has one more Yankees moment, and possibly one more October run left  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - There's a wild card game to win, a World Series to pursue.  Plenty of drama for Yankees Universe to consume.  —  But there ought to be room this week to appreciate the pinstriped career of Brett Gardner.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Oakland A's clinch postseason spot with Tampa Bay's loss
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Daily Record:   Last Slide  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Choosing a starter …
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yankees' Didi Gregorius confident he'll return before postseason
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Hicks exits Yankees game with tight hamstring
Jesse Yomtov / Tennessean.com:
Blue Jays closer Ken Giles ‘felt trapped’ during time with Astros  —  Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles isn't backing down from comments he made about his time with the Houston Astros.  —  The World Series champions traded Giles to the Blue Jays on July 30, ending his rocky tenure in Houston.
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ESPN:
Roberto Osuna receives chilly reception in return to Toronto  —  Houston Astros closer Roberto Osuna heard a chorus of boos Monday while making his first appearance in Toronto since being arrested on an assault charge in May.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Osuna earned his 19th save in 20 opportunities …
Associated Press:
McCann, Reddick go back-to-back, Astros beat Blue Jays 5-3  —  Dallas Keuchel (12-11) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings for his first win since Sept. 3 against Minnesota.  —  TORONTO (AP) - Brian McCann and Josh Reddick hit back-to-back home runs, and the Houston Astros beat …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
ESPN:
Roberto Osuna agrees to peace bond, has assault charge dropped  —  A domestic assault charge against Houston Astros closer Roberto Osuna in Toronto was withdrawn on Tuesday.  —  In exchange, Osuna agreed to a peace bond, which requires him to not contact the woman he is alleged to have assaulted and to continue counseling.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes and Deadspin
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Sanchez shut down, Estrada knocked around as Jays fall to Astros
Associated Press:
Red Sox beat Orioles 6-2 to clinch home field through Series  —  BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox were still shaking hands on the field when the “106” went up in the win column of the AL East standings that are posted on the Green Monster.  —  Scoreboards flashed “106 Wins.”
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ESPN:
Kluber gunning for career-high 20th win vs. WhiteSox
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Paul Sullivan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Paul Sullivan: Selling fans on the White Sox in 2019 will be no easy task
USA Today:
Boston Red Sox set franchise wins record with 106th victory of season
Discussion: 10NEWS
Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:   Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber becomes 20-game winner with victory over Chicago White Sox
Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
Red Sox Hope Price Is Right for October
Phil Thompson / Orlando Sentinel:   Dylan Covey shines, but White Sox can't touch Corey Kluber in 4-0 loss to Indians
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
NY Mets traded Matt Harvey, turned in a wrong lineup and will send off David Wright  —  Mickey Callaway on being ejected against the Nationals Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  A season that started with such high hopes ended early once again.  —  Despite an 11-1 start …
Discussion: Red Reporter
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ESPN:
Wright to be available for Mets vs. Braves
Discussion: Talking Chop and Amazin' Avenue
Danny Abriano / SNY:
Mets activate David Wright from 60-day DL
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide  —  If there were good news for the Diamondbacks on Monday, it was modest in nature and it came via the out-of-town scoreboard.  The Colorado Rockies won big over at Coors Field, meaning that no matter what happens here with the Los Angeles Dodgers this week …
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
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ESPN:   Rockies going full throttle vs. Phillies to bolster playoff hopes
Associated Press:   Trevor Story returns to Colorado Rockies' lineup
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Brewers win bullpen battle to open series at Busch  —  St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina checks on pitcher Dakota Hudson after a Milwaukee Brewers run scores in the sixth inning at Busch Stadium on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.  Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Last Slide  —  ST. LOUIS - All the fuss about which pitcher started …
Discussion: Minor League Ball
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Brewers score late in 6-4 victory over Cardinals
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Midseason moves may have impacted Phillies chemistry |  Extra Innings  —  Imagine if someone told you, after the Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the Marlins on Aug. 5 and improved to 63-48, that they would have a .500 record only seven weeks later.  As Richie Ashburn undoubtedly would've said, “Hard to believe, Harry.”
Discussion: The Good Phight
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Bob Ford / Philly.com:
The Phillies were progressive, but did they progress?
Discussion: FanGraphs Baseball
Gideon Rubin / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mitchell, Yates combine on 7-hitter, Padres top Giants 5-0  —  Bryan Mitchell struck out seven in 8 2/3 strong innings,  —  Jose Pirela had a homer among his three hits, and the  —  San Francisco Giants 5-0 Monday night.  —  The Giants lost their fifth straight game hours after the team announced …
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Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
Giants strip Bobby Evans from GM duties after two consecutive losing seasons
ESPN:
Giants GM Bobby Evans out amid another losing season
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yankees rookies Andujar, Torres braced for postseason pressure  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the late April morning he was called up from Triple-A, set to make his major league debut, Gleyber Torres was brought into a private conversation with New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius.
Eddie Matz / ESPN:
‘Good night, Mr. Young’: A's closer Blake Treinen on Cy-worthy run  —  During a recent homestand, Blake Treinen was on his way out of the Oakland Coliseum when he passed by a security guard who addressed him as “Ty.”  Although the Oakland Athletics' closer was confused, he didn't think much of it at the time.
Jesse Dougherty / Washington Post:
Stephen Strasburg not worried about his shaky start against the Marlins  —  Stephen Strasburg wore his emotions for parts of Monday night, throughout four waterlogged innings that called for his ability to grind through a start without his usual velocity or command.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Bryce Harper says he wants to remain a Nat.  ‘But am I in those plans?  I have no idea.’  —  His jersey hung on a hook at the only locker he has ever known, the home white with HARPER facing out to the clubhouse at Nationals Park.  A cardboard box sat in front of him …
 
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Jonathan Lucroy / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
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