Cardinals at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 29  —  It's Friday, August 29 and the Cardinals (66-69) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (68-66).  Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Zack Littell for Cincinnati.

Phillies to sign Walker Buehler, who will be postseason-eligible: Sources  —  PHILADELPHIA — Walker Buehler threw the last pitch of the 2024 postseason, and now the Phillies will take a flier and see if the veteran right-hander can help them in a pennant race.

Guardians' Clase, Ortiz remain on leave amid gambling inquiry  —  Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave “until further notice” while a gambling investigation continues, Major League Baseball announced Sunday.

Cubs signing veteran 1B Carlos Santana, source says  —  DENVER — The Chicago Cubs are signing first baseman Carlos Santana, a source told ESPN on Sunday.  —  Santana, 39, hit .225 with 11 home runs in 116 games for the Cleveland Guardians this season before being released by the team Friday.

9 questions for MLB season's final month: MVP awards, managers on the hot seat … Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the Milwaukee Brewers' 1982 postseason outcome.  —  It's Labor Day weekend, and while the playoff races are supposed to get real in September, they're all but over.

Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' career homers list  —  CHICAGO — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 358th career homer in the first inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox, moving into a tie with Yogi Berra for fifth in franchise history.

Norby helps Marlins avoid collapse in 11-8 win over Mets  —  NEW YORK — Connor Norby had three RBI in the last three innings and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 11-8 on Saturday after squandering a six-run lead.  —  Juan Soto homered twice for the Mets, who fell behind 8-2 …

Tigers shut down reliever Beau Brieske for rest of season  —  Kansas City, Mo. - The Tigers had been holding out at least a sliver of hope that right-hander Beau Brieske could somehow get himself healthy and return to the bullpen before the end of the season.  —  That hope has been dashed.

Kyle Schwarber has 21st 4-homer game in MLB, drives in Phillies-record 9 runs  —  Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat.  Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory.