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Puerto Rican players again will be allowed to wear No. 21 on Roberto Clemente Day, and MLB is expanding the list of who will be allowed to wear the number.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, pitching for the first time since getting shut down with elbow inflammation more than two months ago, recorded five strikeouts and allowed only one run in 4⅓ innings of work Monday against the Diamondbacks.

The San Francisco Giants became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season after beating the Padres 9-1 on Monday for their eighth win in a row.

Adam Wainwright won in a rare matchup of pitchers in their 40s as his St. Louis Cardinals blanked Rich Hill's New York Mets 7-0 on Monday night.

Vlad Guerrero Jr. hit his major-league-leading 45th home run, passing Shohei Ohtani and eclipsing the most home runs his Hall of Fame father ever hit in a single season.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, pitching for the first time since getting shut down with elbow inflammation more than two months ago, recorded five strikeouts and allowed only one run in 4⅓ innings of work Monday against the Diamondbacks.

Astros starter Jake Odorizzi left with right foot soreness after coming off the mound and running to cover first base in the second inning against the Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said he isn't sure why dizziness led him to exit Sunday's game early against the Mets.

Boston activated reliever Hirokazu Sawamura on Monday, while Chris Sale could return this weekend against Baltimore after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.

Gleyber Torres is being moved back to second base from shortstop by the Yankees. Torres was primarily a second baseman during his first two seasons with the Yankees in 2018 and 2019.

The Twins' charter flight had mechanical problems, forcing the team to change planes. Manager Rocco Baldelli said the Twins arrived at their hotel in New York for their makeup game against the Yankees at about 1:30 a.m. Monday.

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Francisco Lindor nearly set off a brawl when he taunted the Yankees after his second home run of the game, then broke an eighth-inning tie with his third long ball in a dramatic Subway Series-ending 7-6 victory on Sunday night.

Aaron Judge left Sunday night's game at the New York Mets in the middle of the third inning with dizziness, according to manager Aaron Boone.

The Dodgers' Max Scherzer became the 19th player in major league history with 3,000 strikeouts, doing so on a day in which he carried a perfect-game bid into the eighth inning.

The Dodgers' Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers has become the 19th player in major league history with 3,000 strikeouts.

The Blue Jays put up 44 runs in their three-game series against the Orioles, including a four-inning span that saw them score 27, the most in MLB history.

Padres starter Blake Snell left Sunday's start in the first inning with left adductor tightness.

Chris Archer has been placed on the 10-day injured list as the Rays starter is experiencing hip discomfort.

The Blue Jays scored 11 runs in the seventh of Saturday's win over the Orioles after failing to record a hit in the first six innings.