Epic bullpen meltdown sinks Mets in loss to Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — The Mets found a stunning new low Tuesday night.  —  Up by six with three outs to go, the Mets lost to the Nationals, 11-10, after three pitchers combined to allow seven runs in the bottom of the ninth.

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.

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.

As September spawns, thoughts on Maikel Franco and Spencer Howard, two Phillies at opposite ends  —  CINCINNATI — Phillies officials have spent time over the last few days debating the immediate future of two players.  —  Maikel Franco and Spencer Howard.  —  Do they come up and lend a hand in the September playoff chase or not?

With 30-30 season, White Sox prospect Luis Robert wins Minor League Player of the Year award  —  He moves with the almost effortless grace of a certain Hall of Famer, combined with the flair of an iconic movie character.  —  Then again, Luis Robert has been turning heads since he started playing …

Armed and unsteady: An adventurous season for Blue Jays pitching  —  ATLANTA — Sometime over the four-game series down the road in Tampa, the Blue Jays will make history once again.  —  And not necessarily of the positive variety.  —  Should pitcher Anthony Kay, who came to the team …

Giants' Madison Bumgarner could lead NL in innings after two injured years  —  Madison Bumgarner turned and briefly watched  —  Manny Machado's low liner.  It kept going and going, as if wings sprouted from the seams halfway through the flight.  —  It was the kind of homer …

Astros All-Star George Springer carted off after colliding with wall  —  MILWAUKEE — Houston Astros center fielder George Springer was carted off the field after he collided with the wall catching a ball.  —  Springer caught Ryan Braun's long fly ball in the fifth inning and hit the wall.

Soler eclipses KC home run record, Royals beat Tigers  —  Jorge Soler got Kansas City going with a record-breaking home run before  —  Ryan O'Hearn ended the game with one swing of his bat.  —  Soler eclipsed the franchise home run mark with his 39th homer of the season and O'Hearn hit a pinch-hit …

Latest On Jeremy Jeffress  —  Right-hander Jeremy Jeffress, officially released by the Brewers yesterday, has drawn some level of interest from several teams, tweets Yahoo's Matt Ehalt.  The Reds, Mets, Phillies, Rays and even the Brewers are among the teams who've inquired about the 2018 All-Star.

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.

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.