Indians' playoff positioning hurt by 8-0 loss to Pirates  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Cleveland Indians suffered a setback in their bid to host a first-round playoff series, losing 8-0 to  —  Joe Musgrove and the major league-worst  —  Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Five-run seventh inning powers Rangers past Astros 6-1  —  The Astros rested almost one-third of their regular position players one day after clinching a berth in the postseason, their fifth in the past six seasons.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Jeff Mathis hit a three-run home run …

Jeff Samardzija Plans To Play In 2021  —  Jeff Samardzija is wrapping up the final year of his five-year contract with the Giants.  Despite that contractual uncertainty, the 35-year-old (36 in January) is fully committed to pitching in 2021.  “100 percent, without a doubt,” …

Cardinals bullpen adds Oviedo, welcomes back Whitley to free up options, like Reyes, to emerge at closer  —  The summer Kodi Whitley and the Cardinals expected to signal the rookie's arrival in the majors and his steady move into an influential bullpen role did not go at all as planned …

Blue Jays plan to fill Bisons managerial vacancy with internal candidate  —  Ken Huckaby's abrupt firing as Buffalo Bisons' manager Thursday was apparently no fault of his own.  —  Ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays' 10-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Sahlen Field, general manager Ross …

Yankees' Aaron Boone Gets Ejected Arguing Egregious Strike Three Call to Aaron Judge  —  NEW YORK — Yankees' manager Aaron Boone was ejected on Friday night in New York's game against the Marlins and boy did he get his money's worth.  —  Arguing with home plate umpire John Tumpane …

Marlins' playoff spot should embarrass much of baseball, especially the Mets  —  The emergence of Sandy Alderson as prospective Met owner Steve Cohen's president of baseball operations is an ominous sign for Brodie Van Wagenen.  But don't overlook a humiliation that's already locked in …

Darvish, five homers lead Cubs past fading White Sox 10-0  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings for his NL-leading eighth win,  —  Willson Contreras homered twice and the  —  Chicago Cubs moved to the brink of clinching the NL Central title by pounding the crosstown

Nationals Extend Dave Martinez  —  SEPTEMBER 26: Washington officially announced a “multi-year” extension for Martinez.  —  SEPTEMBER 25: The Nationals have agreed to a contract extension with manager Dave Martinez, reports MLB Network's Jon Heyman (via Twitter).

Yankees Takeaways from Saturday's 11-4 win over the Marlins, including the Bombers' bats finally coming to life  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Yankees bats started slow, but came alive through the middle innings as they knocked off the  —  Five things to know from Saturday's game

AL Notes: Cabrera, Choo, Twins  —  Miguel Cabrera's contract extension with the Tigers runs through 2023, and the legendary hitter made clear he's hoping to play out the deal.  “I've got three years on my contract,” the 37-year-old told reporters (including Evan Woodbery of MLive) when asked how much longer he planned to play.

D-backs sweep doubleheader, beat Rockies in 11-5 in nightcap  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Tim Locastro both had three hits and the  —  Colorado Rockies 11-5 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.  —  The Diamondbacks have won four straight games on their homestand.

Red Sox highlights: Orioles dominate in Boston's 2020 Fenway finale  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Boston Red Sox weren't able to extend their win streak in the final game at Fenway Park for the 2020 MLB season.  —  The Sox entered Thursday night's matchup …