Alex Cora uses ‘Dumb and Dumber’ quote to discuss Red Sox' playoff odds  —  Red Sox have their work cut out for them if they hope to still be playing come October.  —  Entering Tuesday night's game vs. the  —  Minnesota Twins, the Red Sox sit 5.5 games behind in the American League wild-card race.

An odd, Ruthian, trend; the deadline trade that wasn't; how the Mets fixed Rosario; more notes  —  Earlier in the decade, the Giants displayed a rare mastery in even-numbered years, winning the World Series in 2010, '12 and '14.  The latter part of the decade has given us a trend in odd-numbered years …

Brewers top Houston 4-2; Greinke loses 1st with Astros  —  Zack Greinke lost his first game since joining Houston, giving up a three-run homer to  —  Astros 4-2 Tuesday night for a split of the interleague series.  —  Greinke (4-1) stumbled for the first time in six starts since being traded from Arizona on July 31st.

Rojas, Cooper late homers help Marlins end record road skid  —  Miguel Rojas hit a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning and  —  Garrett Cooper connected in the 10th as the  —  Miami Marlins rallied for a 5-4 victory over the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night …

Bryce Harper drives in 100th run, Phillies beat Reds 6-2  —  Bryce Harper drove in his 100th run with a single,  —  J.T. Realmuto had a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly, and the  —  Philadelphia Phillies won their third in a row Tuesday night, 6-2 over the  —  Cincinnati Reds.

Throwback ace Verlander adds to Hall of Fame legacy with third no-hitter  —  We were sitting in the press box at Wrigley Field on Sunday watching a no-hitter — of sorts.  Milwaukee's Gio Gonzalez hadn't allowed a hit in three innings against the Cubs, but he had walked four …

Paxton dominant, Encarnación HR in return, Yanks rout Texas  —  James Paxton pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings, striking out 12 and winning his seventh straight start as the  —  New York Yankees bounced back in a big way, routing the  —  Texas Rangers 10-1 Tuesday night.

A's vs. Angels lineups: Mike Fiers attempts to tie franchise record  —  Mike Fiers hasn't suffered a loss since May 1, a span of 20 starts.  One more and he would tie Lefty Grove for the A's franchise record.  —  In those 20 starts, Fiers has gone 11-0 with a 2.41 ERA.

Outrighted: Edwards, Stephens, Payano, St. John  —  As is common early each September, Major League clubs designated a slew of players for assignment over the past few days in order to create roster space for various September call-ups.  Several players have already been claimed off waivers today …

Dodgers' Urias to ‘move forward’ after suspension  —  LOS ANGELES — Julio Urias finished serving a 20-game suspension for domestic violence allegations and is ready to “move forward,” a phrase the left-hander used often upon his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Police: Woman Charged With Kidnapping Told Investigators Father Sold Toddler For $10,000  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is now behind bars, charged in connection with an active Amber Alert for a Penn Hills toddler who disappeared over the weekend.  —  Sharena Nancy is accused of driving off …

Detroit Tigers minor leaguer Chace Numata dies from injuries in skateboarding accident  —  AKRON, Ohio - Chace Numata, a catcher for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate, the Erie SeaWolves, died in an Erie hospital on Monday from injuries he sustained in a skateboarding accident.  He was 27.

Jets RB Le'Veon Bell: Steelers ‘had something special and they let it go’  —  SportsPulse: Every year there's roughly 50% turnover in playoff teams.  Trysta Krick predicts 6 teams that will be in and out of the playoffs as well as who's winning it all in Miami.  —  CONNECT  —  It's not lost on Le'Veon Bell.

'We didn't see him making an impact': Why the Brewers decided to part ways with Jeremy Jeffress  —  CHICAGO — Few teams could present a bullpen as dominant as the Brewers did last season.  They were able to overpower opponents in the late innings with Josh Hader, Corey Knebel and Jeremy Jeffress …