The Minnesota Twins turned their attention to their younger players after they fell out of the playoff picture, and the kids carried them to a series victory at Oracle Park on Wednesday.

In a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants, Luke Keaschall hit a solo homer. Ben Ross hit a triple and scored. Walker Jenkins delivered a pinch-hit, go-...Read more

NEW YORK — The postseason is right around the corner, and the Yankees have more question marks than The Riddler’s suit.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing, at least in some instances, as manager Aaron Boone revealed that some unexpected players could factor into the team’s postseason plans on Wednesday. While the Bombers don’t expect ...Read more

DETROIT — Framber Valdez, for all the turbulence early in the season, got it right at the end. Well, mostly right.

Valdez, the workhorse lefty, finished his first season in Detroit by setting down the first 11 hitters of the game and allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings in the Tigers’ 4-2 loss to the Washington Nationals at Comerica Park ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Orioles are on the verge of being eliminated from postseason contention, entering Wednesday five games back of a playoff spot with five games to play.

Those hopes will stay alive for at least a few more hours.

Baltimore beat the Blue Jays, 4-2, to open a doubleheader against Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. In a game that was ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – Taj Bradley was the Twins’ best pitcher all season, and he gave a fitting performance in his final start.

Bradley allowed three hits and one run over six innings, leading the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Luke Keaschall and Brooks Lee gave the Twins their first lead with consecutive run...Read more

The Mariners jogged on to the manicured emerald grass of T-Mobile Park early Tuesday evening knowing that a loss didn’t really work into the equation for a miracle finish to their otherwise disappointing season.

“We have a lot in front of us and our backs are to the wall a little bit,” manager Dan Wilson said hours before the first pitch....Read more

DENVER — The Rockies joined an exclusively awful baseball fraternity.

Colorado fell, 7-2, to the Diamondbacks at Coors Field on Tuesday, becoming just the fifth MLB franchise to lose at least 100 games in four straight seasons. The Rockies’ poor-playing company includes the Mets (1962-65), Washington Senators (1961-64), Phillies (five ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals entered their final homestand of the regular season with a clear objective in mind.

Play spoiler.

The Royals welcomed the Chicago White Sox to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night with a lot at stake for their American Central rivals. The White Sox entered trailing the Cleveland Guardians by a game in ...Read more

BOSTON — For all intents and purposes, none of these last games down the stretch mean anything to the Red Sox. They have already punched their ticket to the playoffs and nothing that happens from here on out will change that.

But while readying themselves for the games that matter, the Red Sox would still prefer to go into the postseason with...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Down to the last week of the regular season, the Phillies haven’t clinched a wild card yet. Until they do, they will insist every game is akin to the postseason, in terms of both significance and urgency.

And Don Mattingly is managing accordingly.

In case you’re wondering, then, how Mattingly will run a game next week — ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Rays clinched their first American League East title in Detroit in 2008, coming back to the clubhouse hours after a loss to celebrate after the Yankees eliminated the Red Sox in a rain-delayed game that ended close to 1 a.m.

They clinched in Kansas City on the dramatic last day of the 2010 season. When they won at the Mets’ ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers rookie Josue De Paula sat down with third base and outfield coach Dino Ebel in the visiting coach's room at Great American Ball Park. Ebel pulled up defensive metrics on three different outfielders.

One was Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, the National League MVP favorite and MLB's defensive fWAR leader. Another ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — And then there was one.

Don Mattingly stands alone among baseball’s interim managers after the Mets and Red Sox announced Tuesday that they will retain Andy Green and Chad Tracy, respectively, with each receiving a three-year contract to stay at the wheel of those clubs.

The Phillies aren’t ready to make a similar ...Read more

DETROIT — The Tigers have a decision to make this offseason regarding right-hander Drew Anderson.

They hold a $10 million option to retain his services for 2027 and given the way he’s pitched since he was moved into the starting rotation full-time, that’s starting to look like a bargain.

Anderson, 32 and a veteran of three seasons in ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman sustained multiple facial fractures after getting hit on his left cheek by a foul ball during Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. But the Cubs won’t be putting him on the injured list, manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday.

Bregman is not ruled out for the regular season. He still has...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Mets have taken the interim tag off Andy Green, naming him the 26th manager in franchise history. David Stearns, president of baseball operations, announced the move Tuesday ahead of the start of the season’s final road trip through Texas and Washington.

The parties agreed on a three-year contract.

“Over the course...Read more

NEW YORK — Given the depth of the Yankees’ rotation, there’s a strong possibility — perhaps even a likelihood — that Carlos Rodón won’t be asked to start a game in the best-of-three wild-card round of the playoffs.

But Rodón looked every bit of an ace in Tuesday afternoon’s 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays to kick off a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Orioles will play their final two home games of the season on the same day.

Baltimore’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night was postponed because of heavy rain in the region, and the two teams will instead play a split doubleheader at Camden Yards on Wednesday.

The first game is scheduled to begin at 1:35 p....Read more