Steve Cohen to hire Sandy Alderson as president of New York Mets if sale approved  —  Sandy Alderson will be returning to the New York Mets as the team's president under new owner Steve Cohen.  —  The deal is contingent on the sale of the Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families to Cohen …

Braves beat Marlins again 9-4, but Fried hurt in 1st inning  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer and the  —  Atlanta Braves cruised to their third straight win over the  —  Miami Marlins, 9-4 Wednesday night in a game overshadowed by

Mets' loss to Rays kills playoff momentum, gives Tampa AL East title  —  The thing that has evaded the Mets most all season also skirted them in their final home game of 2020: a much-needed win.  —  Michael Wacha, in what was very likely his last start as a Met, surrendered four earned runs …

Game #56 Observations: Indians Get Second Straight Walk Off Win, Luplow's HR Lifts Tribe to 3-2 Win Over White Sox  —  CLEVELAND - Walk-off wins are nothing new for the Indians against the Chicago White Sox, and Wednesday night they notched yet another dramatic win.

Yankees make four errors, lose 14-1 to Blue Jays  —  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gary Sánchez made two of his team's season-high four errors and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the sloppy Yankees 14-1 Wednesday night, dealing New York perhaps a fatal blow in its race for home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Detroit Tigers squander lead twice, lose 5-4 heartbreaker to Minnesota Twins in 10th  —  Detroit Tigers closer Bryan Garcia took the ball in the bottom of the 10th with plans of giving his team a victory over the Minnesota Twins.  —  The Twins had other plans.

Bryce Harper, Zach Eflin lead Phillies to rout of Nationals in must-win game  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Phillies got off to a quick start in Wednesday night's must-win game against the Washington Nationals.  —  Bryce Harper smacked a solo home run against right-hander

Mariners keep slim playoff hopes alive, beat Astros 3-2  —  Seattle took two of three from the Astros and enter the final weekend three back of Houston with four games to play for second place in the AL West.  —  SEATTLE — Nick Margevicius tossed six shutout innings, Ty France drove in a pair …

Giants beat Rockies 7-2 to take lead in NL wild-card race  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Mauricio Dubon hit a three-run homer off reliever Yency Almonte in the fifth inning and the  —  Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Wednesday night to move barely in front in a crowded NL wild-card race.

A Learning Experience: Ryan Castellani Has Received On-The-Job Training  —  Ryan Castellani's summer began in limbo.  He was in Denver, but working out at Metro State, a part of the Rockies taxi squad.  When Chi Chi Gonzalez came out of his first start of the season and went on the injured list …

Rockies Select Tommy Doyle, Place David Dahl On 45-Day IL  —  The Rockies announced that they've selected right-hander Tommy Doyle and placed outfielder David Dahl on the 45-day injured list with a right shoulder strain.  —  Doyle, 24, was a third-round pick of the Rockies in 2017 …

Gomber pitches playoff-hunting Cards to 5-0 win over Royals  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Austin Gomber tossed six innings of four-hit ball in a crucial spot start and St. Louis capitalized on some erratic pitching from  —  Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Tuesday night.