Phillies sign Walker Buehler, who will be postseason-eligible  —  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.  —  The Phillies have signed Buehler to a minor-league deal.

Chicago Cubs add two more veteran players in 1B Carlos Santana and RHP Aaron Civale  —  CHICAGO — Carlos Santana was contacted by a couple teams after he was released by Cleveland last week.  Once he heard from Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell, he knew what he wanted to do.

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.

Orioles beat the Padres 4-3 after All-Star reliever Jason Adam injures leg  —  SAN DIEGO — Dylan Beavers singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning, two batters after All-Star reliever Jason Adam collapsed in pain on the mound, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Monday.

Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra on Yankees' career home runs list  —  CHICAGO — When Aaron Judge returned to the dugout after his first-inning homer, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone yelled “Yogi!” in the direction of his star slugger.  —  Yogi indeed.  —  Judge moved into a tie with Hall …

Soto ties career high with 6 RBIs, hits grand slam to lead Mets over Tigers 10-8  —  DETROIT — Juan Soto tied his career high with six RBI, hitting a grand slam and a tiebreaking, two-run triple to lead the New York Mets over the Detroit Tigers 10-8 on Monday.

Trevor Story gets strange home run at Fenway Park, as ball hits RF's glove, ticks off Pesky Pole  —  BOSTON — Boston's Trevor Story had a strange Fenway Park homer in the sixth inning against Cleveland on Monday when the ball went off an outfielder's glove and then the Pesky Pole.

Braves claim 29-year-old infielder Ha-Seong Kim off waivers from Rays  —  CHICAGO — The Atlanta Braves claimed infielder Ha-Seong Kim off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.  —  Atlanta also activated shortstop Luke Williams from the 10-day injured list before its series opener against the Chicago Cubs.

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.

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.