Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. belts longest home run of 2020 season  —  Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. smashed a tape-measure home run in the first inning of Friday's game against the Boston Red Sox at Truist Park.  —  Facing a 3-1 count, Acuna sent an 89-mph cutter …

4 teams vying for final 2 spots in NL  —  The 2020 regular season is down to its final day, yet the final two playoff spots in the National League are still up for grabs.  —  One contender fell out of the race Saturday, with the Mets eliminated after the first loss of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Nationals.

Singer, Royals beat Tigers 3-1 in Gordon's finale  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Brady Singer finished his rookie season with a stellar performance,  —  Royals career and Kansas City ended its season Sunday with a 3-1 win over the  —  Detroit Tigers.

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 …

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout: ‘We gotta get to the playoffs’  —  The Los Angeles Angels were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention at Dodger Stadium on Friday night, which means that in nine full seasons in the major leagues, Mike Trout — considered by many the game's greatest player …

Aaron Nola unable to deliver for Phillies with season on the line  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Aaron Nola did not make it out of the fourth inning in the Phillies' must-win season finale Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Florida.  —  Nola left with two outs …

Breaking down all the MLB playoff scenarios on the regular season's final (?) day  —  Welcome to the most potentially chaotic day in baseball history.  It's easy to fall prey to the moment and hyperbolize, but, no, what Sunday has in store is legitimately mad.

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.

Appalachian League To Operate As Summer Wood-Bat League  —  Culminating a busy week for Major League Baseball, MLB announced on Friday that the Appalachian League will operate as a summer wood-bat league for rising freshmen and sophomores.  —  The news will officially be announced at a Sept. 29 press conference.

Dodgers overcome power outage and a Mookie Betts injury scare to beat Angels  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The Dodgers and Angels had just completed the sixth inning Saturday night when, just after 8:30 p.m., Dodger Stadium went pitch black.

Ronald Acuña Jr. Scratched From Sunday's Lineup  —  Ronald Acuña Jr. was scratched from today's lineup because of left wrist irritation, the team announced via Twitter.  Obviously, it's not an ideal situation for the Braves, but there's no apparent reason to read anything more into this than what's on the surface.