Jesse Biddle emerging as reliable option in Braves bullpen  —  Jesse Biddle had a historic relief outing on Saturday.  —  The Braves left-hander pitched three innings in the Braves' 5-3 loss to the Nationals in 14 innings.  He struck out eight hitters, a feat no Braves reliever had achieved in as few innings in 110 years.

Yankees-Orioles rained out, game to be part of DH on Aug. 25  —  BALTIMORE — The game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday has been postponed because of the threat of all-day rain, leaving both teams with yet another doubleheader down the road.

Vazquez, Benintendi homer as Red Sox beat Astros 5-4  —  HOUSTON (AP) - Andrew Benintendi and Christian Vazquez homered during a three-run seventh inning that lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Houston Astros 5-4 on Saturday night.  —  Former Cy Young Award winners Justin Verlander …

Cubs strike out season-high 24 times vs. Mets, still win in extras  —  NEW YORK — The irony for the Chicago Cubs is that even though they've been reducing their high strikeout games at the plate, every so often they get into one that makes the history books.

Valdez gets big strikeout, leads DSL Cubs2 to 6-5 win over DSL Cardinals Red  —  , (AP) — Sucre Valdez struck Joyser Garcia out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the DSL Cubs2 to a 6-5 win over the DSL Cardinals Red on Saturday.  —  Down 2-0 in the fourth …

Looking back at Canadians picked in the first round of past MLB drafts  —  The MLB draft begins Monday night and a couple of Canadian players will likely be selected over the first and second rounds.  Here's a look at how some of Canada's other first-round picks have fared in their careers:

Suter, Brewers look to bounce White Sox  —  The Milwaukee Brewers will go for their seventh straight series win when they wrap a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  Milwaukee (37-22) is coming off a 5-0 win on Saturday after dropping the series opener.

Why a baseball agent is leaving the industry over $33,000: ‘Tired of swimming in a sewer’  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - It was the baseball draft that was supposed to rejuvenate veteran agent David Sloan's career, representing a premium high-school pitcher who's a top prospect today …

Martinez should be ready to pitch Tuesday  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Harrison Bader steals second ahead of the throw to Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison (left) in the fourth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on Thursday …

‘We play late’: Wong blast gives Cardinals second walk-off win of series, seventh at Busch this year  —  The unofficial leaderboard of those who have hit game-ending home runs for the Cardinals reads like their Hall of Fame rolls.  That's because the four leaders are all either in the Cardinals' Hall …

Padres hope Ross can deliver again vs. Reds  —  SAN DIEGO — Tyson Ross is on the mound and the San Diego Padres are going for the series win against the Cincinnati Reds.  —  The Padres are hoping Ross can deliver the series victory over the Reds on Sunday afternoon when they send …

Mets seemingly will welcome Todd Frazier, Anthony Swarzak back this week  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway on the state of his team Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  NEW YORK - The reinforcements are set to return with Todd Frazier (left hamstring strain) and Anthony Swarzak …

Injury-plagued Dodgers claim lefty P.J. Conlon from Mets  —  DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers have claimed left-hander P.J. Conlon from the New York Mets and assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City.  —  Los Angeles announced the move Saturday before a game against the Colorado Rockies.

Next Slide  —  Whether the Diamondbacks make it back to the postseason for a second consecutive year remains to be seen, but they are following the lead of last year's team in at least one meaningful way.  They are beating up on the bad teams.  —  By beating the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday night …

Detroit Tigers minor league pitcher Sandy Baez hints at call up  —  The Detroit Tigers might be making a roster move following Sunday afternoon's game at Comerica Park against the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Double-A Erie pitcher Sandy Baez posted to his Instagram late Saturday night that he had been called up to the Tigers.

Brigman's run leads Modesto to 7-4 win over San Jose  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Bryson Brigman scored on an error in the ninth inning to help the Modesto Nuts secure a 7-4 victory over the San Jose Giants on Saturday.  —  The error started the scoring in a four-run inning and tied the game 4-4.

Daniel Murphy does not look ready to return to Nationals  —  ATLANTA — Daniel Murphy played all nine innings for Class AA Harrisburg Saturday, which seems like a good sign.  He had three at-bats Friday, too.  He is playing back-to-back days.  Another good indication.