Chicago Cubs salvage series with a 5-2 win against Arizona Diamondbacks and they still control their postseason fate  —  Just when the Chicago Cubs have appeared to be on the brink of watching their postseason aspirations spiral away, they come through.  —  That's how good teams perform …

Nightengale's Notebook: Christian Walker emerging from shadows to lead Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX − He was one of the backup singers on stage with Beyonce.  —  He was that comedy writer for Kevin Hart.  —  He was that body-double for Shohei Ohtani.  —  He is Christian Walker of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Red Sox's James Paxton done for year with knee inflammation  —  BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander James Paxton was placed on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation, a move manager Alex Cora said will end his season.  —  “It's been barking at him,” Cora said Sunday at Fenway Park …

Stewart hits 2-run double in 9th, Mets beat Twins 2-0 despite 14 Ks by López  —  MINNEAPOLIS — DJ Stewart hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and the New York Mets overcame a career-high 14 strikeouts by Minnesota starter Pablo López to beat the Twins 2-0 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep.

Big game moves don't lead to a big hit in a Reds loss to the Cardinals  —  The MLB playoff race comes with a sense of urgency and leads to the types of aggressive moves that a manager wouldn't make in the dog days of the summer.  Against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday …

Rangers hope to have stabilized following series victory over Oakland  —  The Texas Rangers needed to make use of the series against the Oakland Athletics to get back in the playoff hunt and came away with a series victory.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Although the Texas Rangers lost the opener …

Yankees no-hit into 11th inning — but walk off in 13th  —  NEW YORK — As the longest-tenured player in the Yankees' organization, Kyle Higashioka thought he knew what it would feel like to stroke a walk-off hit at Yankee Stadium.  He'd experienced the rush of victory many times before …

Big second inning helps push Hooks past Wind Surge to win series  —  HOOKS 7, WIND SURGE 3  —  Wind Surge: Yoyner Fajardo 1-5, R, 2B; Tanner Schobel 2-4, RBI; Seth Gray 1-4, 2 R; Alex Isola 2-4, RBI; Willie Joe Garry Jr. 1-3, RBI, 2B; Travis Adams (L, 4-10) 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Derek Jeter returns, Yankees honor 1998 team at Old-Timers' Day  —  NEW YORK — Back at Yankee Stadium and hearing the cheers at age 49, Derek Jeter had some advice for the team he led to five titles.  —  “I'm working on rebranding the name Old-Timers' to something else,” he said.

Dodgers P Walker Buehler won't return to rotation this season  —  Any hopes of Walker Buehler returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers' needy rotation before the start of the postseason were officially dashed Friday when the team announced that Buehler, in the late stages of his recovery …