Nationals finally vault into first place in the NL East — temporarily  —  BALTIMORE — It was a night of firsts at Camden Yards.  —  Bryce Harper and Manny Machado homered in the same game for the first time ever.  Harper had his first three-hit game in nearly a month.

MLB trade targets: Top 20 players who could move by the deadline  —  Two shopping months remain before the non-waiver trading deadline, but with one-third of the teams already out of playoff contention, Major League Baseball is about to unleash its own Black Friday sale.

Johan Camargo's homer continues Braves' comeback trend  —  ATLANTA — Not everyone believes in the Atlanta Braves, the diaper dandies, the darlings of the early part of the 2018 baseball season.  But they believe in themselves, and as they linger in first place two months into the campaign, the Braves' self-belief has been enough.

Mets bounce back, beat Braves 8-5 to split rain-delayed DH  —  ATLANTA (AP) Mets manager Mickey Callaway had a reason to smile at 1:40 a.m. after his team showed enough fortitude to avoid getting swept.  —  “They came out with some energy, which was huge in this game, and you've got to give them credit,” he said.

Cincinnati Reds lose to D-Backs 5-2 as Castillo struggles  —  PHOENIX — Luis Castillo was a pretty sure bet for the Reds lately.  —  They had won his last four starts.  That streak ended Tuesday night with a 5-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks before a crowd of 20,046 at Chase Field.