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The Astros were all smiles Monday night in Detroit, after Framber Valdez pitched his first career shutout -- and posted his 24th straight quality start -- in Houston's convincing 7-0 victory over the Tigers.

In a game against the Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout homered in his seventh consecutive contest on Monday night, one shy of the major league record.

Wilmer Flores and the Giants agreed to a contract that guarantees $16.5 million over the next three seasons and could be worth up to $21.5 million.

The Rays put unvaccinated left-hander Brooks Raley on the restricted list ahead of their second and final regular-season visit to Canada and put three new pitchers on the roster Monday.

MLB, citing an internal error in determining the postseason clinching scenarios, announced that the Dodgers had not yet secured a playoff berth as of Monday morning.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the first team in MLB to clinch a playoff berth, their 10th straight.

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen's scoreless innings streak ends at 44⅓. He struck out 11 in six innings in Arizona's 12-6 win over Colorado on Sunday.

Anthony Varvaro, a former MLB pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car crash on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run and moved past Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, connecting Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 4-3 victory at PNC Park.

Tony La Russa says he is recovering well from having a pacemaker inserted for his heart and is uncertain when he'll return to the White Sox.

Rays reliever Brooks Raley, who is unvaccinated, will miss the Rays' five-game series at Toronto because players must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Canada.

San Francisco was baseball's feel-good story of 2021. This year? Not so much.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit the 696th home run of his career on Saturday, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the all-time list.

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout's home run tear continued Saturday night, when he went deep in his sixth straight game, while Shohei Ohtani left after five innings due to a blister on his right index finger.

The agreement, in which the MLBPA will present union-authorization cards Wednesday to be counted by a neutral arbiter, is the latest step in the rapid unionization of minor league players and sets up the parties to negotiate a CBA, sources told ESPN.

White Sox manager Tony La Russa will be with the team for Sunday's game in Oakland as the A's celebrate La Russa's former player and friend Dave Stewart. Heart issues have kept La Russa away from the dugout since Aug. 30.

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is scheduled to start baseball activities Sunday after getting a blood patch to aid in his recovery from an epidural injection to treat his ailing lower back.

The Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight on Friday night and finally jumped a half-game ahead of the Mets in the East after chasing them for five months.

Manager Aaron Boone said he felt like he "needed to get (Aaron Hicks) out of there" after the veteran outfielder made a pair of defensive miscues in the fourth inning Friday night, leading to 3 Tampa Bay runs and a showering of boos in the Bronx.