Rockies at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for September 8  —  Its Monday, September 8 and the Rockies (40-103) are in Los Angeles to open a series against the Dodgers (79-64).  —  Chase Dollander is slated to take the mound for Colorado.

AL East-leading Blue Jays put Bo Bichette on 10-day IL because of sprained left knee  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays put shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list because of a sprained left knee, retroactive to Sept. 7.  —  Toronto recalled outfielder Joey Loperfido from Triple-A Buffalo.

Exclusive: MLB's fired managers plot their returns after a most unusual summer … They have been bird-hunting and fly-fishing, watching their daughters play volleyball, hanging with their grandkids and attending World Series reunions.  —  They live in San Diego, Florida and Tennessee …

Phillies put Trea Turner, Alec Bohm on IL, expect both to avoid lengthy absences  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies put the left side of their infield on the injured list Monday afternoon, a foreboding development with three weeks to go in the season, but the club believes it could avoid significant absences for Trea Turner and Alec Bohm.

Family has Rays' Wander Franco detained, admitted to clinic  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and admitted into a clinic …

All those young fill-ins are winning games and keeping Texas Rangers in playoff contention  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — All of those rookie fill-ins are keeping the injury-plagued Texas Rangers in playoff contention.  —  Center fielder Michael Helman hit a grand slam while driving in all of their runs …

Precision and power: Boston's Aroldis Chapman still dominating at 37  —  PHOENIX — Aroldis Chapman has a reputation as a power pitcher, built through 16 years of routinely popping 100 mph on the radar gun.  —  As the Boston Red Sox closer has gotten older, the 37-year-old added craftiness to the power …

Cal Ripken's streak remains a marvel, three decades after he broke Lou Gehrig's record  —  BALTIMORE — The Orioles celebrated the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken's record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game.  —  If anything, that streak looks even more preposterous now.

Nola returns to form, Duran holds on in 9th, Phillies edge Mets 1-0 to extend NL East lead  —  PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola returned to form with three-hit ball over six innings and Jhoan Duran stranded two runners when he struck out the final two batters to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 1-0 on Monday night.

Murphy to undergo surgery to repair hip tear, miss rest of '25  —  ATLANTA — Sean Murphy's struggles over the past month were likely influenced by the right hip ailment that will be surgically repaired later this week.  —  Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos …

Phillies invite young fan to meet Harrison Bader after dispute over home run ball  —  The Philadelphia Phillies invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader following their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night after an apparent dispute over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game.