Why Urena hitting Acuna needs to be a wake-up call for MLB  —  Headhunting, knockdowns, chin music, brushbacks, rib-roasting — the practice has been around so long, there are all sorts of terms for it.  In the 21st century, there is only word we need: unacceptable.

NL Cy Young race likely will be a battle between NL East aces  —  Jacob deGrom on his outing in the 2-1 loss to Atlanta Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  With the season winding down, the top candidates are starting to emerge in the awards races.  Several should come down to the wire.

Injury to Jeremy Hellickson latest blow to Nats' pitching staff  —  WASHINGTON — The struggling Washington Nationals have lost another pitcher to injury.  —  Starter Jeremy Hellickson will be placed on the disabled list after an MRI revealed a sprain to his right wrist area.

Column: We have been viewing this Cubs season all wrong  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The longer Ben Zobrist argued with umpire Phil Cuzzi the other day, the more entitled the Cubs appeared.  —  Zobrist, after all, had been called out on strikes two innings before he brought it up again yet felt compelled …

Texas Rangers turn rare triple play vs. Los Angeles Angels not seen in 106 years  —  The 2017 World Series teams are struggling with injuries and depth.  Can they make it back to the postseason?  USA TODAY Sports  —  CONNECT  —  The sixth triple play in Texas Rangers team history turned out to be an incredibly rare one.

Recapping the slam: An oral history of David Bote's big blast  —  PITTSBURGH — It'll be a night they'll tell their grandkids about, especially Chicago Cubs rookie David Bote.  Last Sunday, on national television, Bote hit the only walk-off grand slam in baseball history in which a team …

Phillies' Gabe Kapler is like a quarterback - you can always write about him |  Bob Brookover  —  This space was used late last season to endorse Pete Mackanin's continuing presence as the Phillies manager.  That column had so much influence over general manager Matt Klentak that he removed Mackanin …

Dahl does damage in win  —  Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore)  — JOHN BAZEMORE  —  ATLANTA — Colorado snapped Ronald Acuna Jr.'s home run streak …

Adam Duvall settling in with Braves, slump notwithstanding  —  Adam Duvall is feeling re-energized with his new team, even if the numbers aren't showing it.  —  The Braves acquired the right-handed slugger before the July 31 trade deadline in exchange for three players of minimal impact …

Forsythe gets 5 hits, Twins outslug Tigers in 15-8 win  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) All that Logan Forsythe has done since arriving in Minnesota is get hits.  —  The veteran infielder joined the Twins at the beginning of August in a trade that sent popular second baseman Brian Dozier to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Matt Davidson hitting cleanup for White Sox against Royals — his favorite opponent  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Matt Davidson is looking for a good weekend against the Royals.  He's in the White Sox lineup Friday night against right-hander Jakob Junis, off whom he homered twice April 26 in Kansas City.

Indians' Trevor Bauer has stress fracture in leg, to miss 4-6 weeks  —  CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer, one of the leading candidates for the AL Cy Young Award, will be out four to six weeks because of a stress fracture in his right leg.

Joey Votto (leg bruise) moved to 10-day DL  —  The Cincinnati Reds have placed first baseman Joey Votto on the 10-day disabled list with a right lower leg contusion, the team announced Friday.  —  Votto suffered the injury nearly two weeks ago when he was hit by a pitch from the Washington Nationals' Ryan Madson on Aug. 4.

After huge first half, Brewers' bullpen has battled injuries, more hiccups  —  ST. LOUIS - When the Milwaukee Brewers were building the best record in the National League over the first three months-plus of the season, there was no question which area of the club led the way.