Carlos Rodón allowed three hits in eight sharp innings and the New York Yankees prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from clinching the AL East title with a 2-0 victory in the opener of a day-night doubleheader

Yankees manager Aaron Boone says slugger Aaron Judge is unlikely to play in the Wild Card Series after having an injection in his sore right calf

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Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer were together on some memorable Detroit teams before moving on and winning championships elsewhere

Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman left Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds after being struck in the face by a foul ball while standing near the on-deck circle

The Atlanta Braves are back in the playoffs after missing out last season

Three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge will miss most or all of the rest of the regular season after the New York Yankees announced they are placing him on the 10-day injured list because of a right calf strain

Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of a 3-0 loss to Philadelphia after he was knocked out when struck on the head by a knee of pitcher Nolan McLean as the two converged on Justin Crawford’s slow grounder

Leah Pruett, in contention for her first NHRA Top Fuel championship, will step away from the drag-racing series at the end of this season to focus on having a second child with husband Tony Stewart