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 …

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.”

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 …

Trevor Story returns to Colorado Rockies' lineup  —  DENVER — Trevor Story is going over the top to get back on the field, altering his throwing motion to take some of the stress off his sore right elbow.  —  The Colorado Rockies All-Star shortstop returned to the lineup Monday night after missing a week with the ailment.

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

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 …

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.”

Wright to be available for Mets vs. Braves  —  NEW YORK — The end of the final week of the season will be nostalgic and bittersweet for the New York Mets.  The beginning will serve to remind the Mets of a past they'd thought was buried, and how far they have to go to catch a familiar foe.

What You Need To Know: Cubs L But Cole Hamels HRs!  —  The Monday Takeaway  —  The Cubs lost to the Pirates, but we're not here to talk about that.  Not exactly that, anyways.  Part of that.  —  Chicago lost 5-1.  Here's the “1” part: … Look at that sweet, beautiful swing.  That's a power swing.

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.

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.

‘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.