Cardinals' Michael Wacha loses no-hit bid to first Pirates batter in ninth inning … Michael Wacha lost a no-hit bid in the ninth inning when pinch-hitter Colin Moran led off with a single, leaving to a huge ovation and pitching the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 Sunday.

Lester, Cubs blank Mets 2-0 for 4-game sweep  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Lester dominated for seven innings and Javier Baez stole home to break a scoreless tie as the Chicago Cubs blanked the New York Mets 2-0 Sunday, completing a four-game sweep and winning for the seventh time in eight games.

Detroit Tigers lose to Blue Jays; first loss since appearance of #RallyGoose  —  The Rally Goose's magic disappeared Sunday afternoon as the Detroit Tigers lost, 8-4, to the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Michael Fulmer started strong but eventually faded, and the Detroit bullpen was unable to limit the damage.

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.

Culberson does it again as Braves take three of four from Nats  —  Charlie Culberson did it again.  —  The Rome native hit a walk-off homer and the Braves beat the Nationals 4-2 on Sunday.  The Braves took three of four from their National League East rivals in the series.

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 …

This year's Major League Baseball Draft at a glance  —  A few things to know about this year's Major League Baseball draft:  —  WHEN: Starts Monday at 7 p.m. EDT and continues for 40 rounds over three days, with first two rounds (and two “competitive balance rounds") from MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Who's MLB's No. 1 top draft pick?  Ranking the top 25 1/1s of all time  —  Of the 53 players selected No. 1 overall since baseball's draft began in 1965, 46 - or 88% - have reached the majors, while three have not — catcher Steven Chilcott (1966), pitcher Brien Taylor (1991) and pitcher Mark Appel (2013).

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 …

Next Slide  —  CHICAGO - After winning six consecutive series against opponents expected to contend all season for the playoffs, the Milwaukee Brewers faced a definite non-contender in the rebuilding Chicago White Sox.  —  Instead of continuing to flourish, the Brewers stubbed their toes in a big way …

Rosario's 3rd homer of game lifts Twins over Indians 7-5  —  Eddie Rosario hit his third homer of the game, launching a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians 7-5 Sunday.  —  Rosario, who began the day with 10 home runs this season …

Angarita's single leads Buies Creek to 4-3 win over Potomac  —  BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Alfredo Angarita hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, leading the Buies Creek Astros to a 4-3 win over the Potomac Nationals on Sunday.  —  The single by Angarita scored Luis Payano and Kristian Trompiz and was the game's last scoring play.

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 …

Waters leads Rome over Columbia 5-3  —  ROME, Ga. (AP) — Drew Waters had three hits and scored two runs as the Rome Braves topped the Columbia Fireflies 5-3 on Sunday.  With the victory, the Braves swept the three-game series.  —  Up 1- in the fourth, Rome extended its lead when Isranel Wilson hit …

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 …