Cubs to face Pirates in 2019 Little League Classic  —  The Cubs will face Pittsburgh in next year's Little League Classic.  —  The game will be held at Bowman Field on Aug. 18, 2019.  The Cubs and Pirates will attend Little League World Series games earlier in the day.

MLB: Yu Darvish's rehab start cut short  —  Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish lasted only one inning in his rehab start with Class-A South Bend (Ind.) on Sunday, casting doubt on his availability for the rest of the year.  —  Darvish, who has been sidelined by triceps and elbow injuries …

Chacin pitches 6 scoreless, Brewers beat Cardinals 2-1  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mike Moustakas hit a two-run double, Jhoulys Chacin beat St. Louis for the first time in his career and the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Cardinals 2-1 on Sunday.  —  Milwaukee (69-57) snapped a three-game losing streak …

Cabrera hits grand slam as Indians beat Orioles 8-0  —  The Cleveland Indians showed off their power and pitching Sunday.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Indians showed off their power and pitching Sunday.  —  Melky Cabrera hit a grand slam to cap a six-run fourth inning …

Verlander 200th W, Astros 5 HRs, top A's 9-4 to avoid sweep  —  The Astros won for the second time in nine games.  The Athletics had won 13 of their past 16 games to draw even with Houston.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Justin Verlander pitched just well enough to earn his 200th career win …

Nun throws out the first pitch before the Royals-White Sox game  —  Sister Mary Jo Sobieck delivered a fine enough lob after showing some tricks up her sleeve  —  The Chicago White Sox lost at home on Saturday night to the lowly Kansas City Royals.  Worry not about the collective spirit …

Rockies stay hot in Atlanta … Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez (19) delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)  — TODD KIRKLAND … Colorado Rockies left fielder Gerardo Parra …

Urena throws 1st complete game, Marlins rout Nationals 12-1  —  MIAMI - Jose Urena made the most of his borrowed time, pitching a two-hitter for his first complete game in the majors and leading the Miami Marlins over the Washington Nationals 12-1 on Sunday.

Tigers change starting pitcher after mix-up  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Detroit Tigers had to change their starting pitcher for their game at Minnesota after a mixup with Jacob Turner.  —  The Tigers had planned to go with Turner, but the right-hander hadn't met a required 10-day waiting period since …

Last Slide  —  SAN DIEGO - From April through September, it can be hard to get anyone in baseball to call a game a must-win - at least not until it's already been won.  Even then it can be tough, evidenced by the Diamondbacks' lack of grand proclamations after their 4-3 …

Cincinnati Reds' Tucker Barnhart commits error at first base when ball breaks his glove  —  When some players make errors, they immediately look at their glove.  —  Tucker Barnhart, making his second career start at first base, had a good reason when he committed his first error at his new position.

Rays finish trip with 2-0 shutout of Red Sox  —  BOSTON - The Rays always seem to find a way to make things interesting.  —  Sunday, they did so by shutting down and shutting out the majors-best Red Sox in a 2-0 matinee win to cap a winning three-city road trip.

Didi Gregorius exits Yankees - Blue Jays game after earlier collision with Kendrys Morales  —  Didi Gregorius exited Sunday's game against the Blue Jays before the third inning.  —  The Yankee shortstop had collided with Toronto first baseman Kendrys Morales in the first inning, beating out an infield single.

Is Aaron Nola in the midst of the best season in Phillies history?  |  David Murphy  —  To fully grasp the magnitude of Aaron Nola's performance, it is helpful to think back to Sept. 2 of last season.  The Phillies were playing out the string in Miami, and the Marlins were knocking Nola around as much as anybody had all season.