Nationals' Surprising Decision to Surrender Just Their Latest Chapter in a Season to Forget  — Three weeks after the trade deadline, Mike Rizzo and the Nationals finally gave up on their vastly underachieving 2018 season by trading Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams.

Yankees win in Stanton's return to Miami  —  Stanton falls short of 300th career home run, but Yankees win 2-1 in 12 innings … MIAMI - The Yankees won Giancarlo Stanton's homecoming game but may have lost their closer.  —  Aroldis Chapman left the game with pain in his troublesome left knee …

Diamondbacks closer Brad Boxberger searches for consistency in a volatile role  —  If you were to ask those in the Diamondbacks clubhouse to use one word to describe right-hander Brad Boxberger, one answer would come back as a clear favorite: consistent.  —  Steven Souza Jr. has known Boxberger since …

Allen's 2 catches help Bieber, Indians beat Red Sox 6-3  —  BOSTON (AP) Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber was sure to thank fellow rookie Greg Allen for making his debut at Fenway Park a successful one.  —  The rare times Bieber made a mistake, Allen was there to cover - no matter the distance …

Cubs starter Yu Darvish out for season with stress reaction in elbow  —  Photos of Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Yu Darvish's frustrating season became complete Tuesday when tests revealed that the Cubs' prized free-agent signing was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right pitching elbow.

Promising MLB debut from White Sox's Michael Kopech cut short by lengthy rain delay  —  CHICAGO — One thing you can say about Michael Kopech's big league debut: The White Sox phenom left them wanting more.  —  Kopech pitched two scoreless innings in Chicago's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins …

Rays journal: C.J. Cron gets caught in numbers game  —  ST. PETERSBURG — 1B/DH C.J. Cron is in a difficult spot with the Rays, trying to build on career-high numbers without the opportunity for regular playing time.  —  Now the question is whether he ends the season playing somewhere else.

Cleveland Has Taken The Fly-Ball Revolution To The Next Level  —  CLEVELAND — Few players have changed their profiles as dramatically as Francisco Lindor.  —  As a minor league prospect, Lindor was not the masher who currently sits atop the Cleveland Indians' lineup.

Rays morning after: There was something Blake Snell was not pleased with Tuesday  —  LHP Blake Snell was plenty pleased with his strike-throwing in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Royals in his longest outing since his post-All-Star Game DL stint, striking out 11 in six innings to earn his 15th win …

Gennett homers as Reds beat Brewers 9-7  —  MILWAUKEE — Scooter Gennett burned his former team in a big way Tuesday night.  —  Gennett hit a tiebreaking solo homer with two out in the ninth, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee 9-7 and prevent the Brewers from gaining ground in the National League playoff race.

How Matt Carpenter went from hitting .140 in mid-May to potential MVP  —  Through good times and slumps, Matt Carpenter finds structure in the familiarity of his routine.  When he was hitting .140 in mid-May, Carpenter faithfully arrived at the park at 1 p.m. before home night games and 3 p.m. on the road.

Blue Jays hit 3 home runs off Bundy, rout slumping O's 8-2  —  TORONTO (AP) — An awful August for Baltimore's  —  Dylan Bundy keeps getting worse.  —  Kendrys Morales hit back-to-back home runs off the right-hander,  —  Aledmys Diaz and Billy McKinney also connected, and the

Swanson, Gausman carry Braves over Pirates 6-1  —  Dansby Swanson had two homers and four RBIs,  —  Kevin Gausman breezed through eight innings and the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Swanson's first homer gave the Braves a 2- lead in the fifth before he sent another …

Reddick's HR helps Astros beat Mariners 3-2  —  Josh Reddick homered to give Houston the lead and the  —  Seattle Mariners 3-2 Tuesday night.  —  Reddick's tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning put the Astros ahead 2-1, and  —  Yuli Gurriel added an RBI single in the sixth for a two-run lead.