Cincinnati Reds' depleted rotation loses a third starter to COVID-19 IL, another to injury  —  Just when it looked like it couldn't get any worse for the Cincinnati Reds tapped-out starting rotation, two more starters went on the injured list Saturday — leaving the Reds with no healthy starting pitchers …

Oswald Peraza, Yankees' youngsters fuel offense in win over Astros to secure series victory  —  HOUSTON — The Yankees' youth movement supplied most of the team's runs on Saturday, as four players 24 or younger recorded an RBI in a 5-4 win over the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Orioles explode out of slump with 6-run inning to back ace Kyle Bradish in 7-3 win over Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — After Friday night's loss, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was displeased with the quality of his hitters' plate appearances against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Nightengale's Notebook: 20 burning questions entering MLB's stretch run  —  PHOENIX — We've finally arrived at Labor Day weekend, with the baseball calendar a month away from turning to the postseason.  —  At that point, we'll no longer will have to talk about the nightmare in San Diego …

‘Know yourself’: Elly De La Cruz is trying to make his rookie year feel normal  —  Cincinnati Reds rookie shortstop Elly De La Cruz is starting to get used to being famous.  —  He's in national commercials now.  He gets recognized wherever he goes, which is a different experience for someone …

Orioles claim Jorge López off waivers, reuniting with All-Star relief pitcher they traded last season: 'We're hoping he can help us'  —  PHOENIX — The Orioles are adding a familiar face to their bullpen.  —  Baltimore is reuniting with right-hander Jorge López …

Mets' Ronny Mauricio makes MLB debut surrounded by familiar faces: 'It's just an incredible day'  —  Ronny Mauricio began his big-league career with quite a bang Friday night at Citi Field — a 117 MPH bang, to be exact.  —  The Mets fourth-ranked smoked a double off Seatle Mariners right …

Burning Man 2023: With no estimate of reopening time, Burners party in the rain and mud  —  3 p.m. update: Burning Man rationing ice sales; reopening could be days away  —  BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada — Burning Man has closed its entrance and exits gates and told its approximately 73,000 attendees …

MLB opts to keep pitch clock rules intact for postseason, sources say  —  Major League Baseball will maintain its pitch clock rules during the postseason, hoping the positive momentum of faster regular-season games translates similarly into playoff atmospheres in which games have been notoriously longer, sources told ESPN.

‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing …