4:16 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have spent most of the year profiling as one of the greatest teams in the sport, with an impressive run differential, unrivaled depth and a wealth of star talent. But it never really came together for them — until, perhaps, right now, in the most important juncture

9:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — All-Star shortstop Trevor Story is expected to return from an elbow injury “in a few days,” Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black said, a positive turn of events for a team that at one point feared the worst with one of its best players. Story felt tightness in his right

11:39 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The King County Council has approved $135 million in public funding for improvements at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. The funding package passed in a 5-4 vote on Monday. The Mariners initially asked for $180 million in funding to fix wear and tear at the 19-year-old

3:04 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Joc Pederson, who accumulated 10 total bases in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-2 surge over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, has started only 51 percent of the time since the beginning of August. Max Muncy, who essentially put the game away with a 400-foot three-run homer, has been

8:05 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Michael Fulmer is seeking a second opinion after an MRI showed possible damage to the right-hander’s meniscus. Manager Ron Gardenhire gave that update on Fulmer’s status before Monday night’s game against Minnesota. Fulmer was removed after five pitches Saturday at Cleveland. He tweaked his right knee while trying

1:32 PM ET Joe Maddon was not happy with Willson Contreras‘ showboating on Sunday. The Cubs catcher blasted a shot to center in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds and admired his handiwork — for a while. The only problem was the ball didn’t leave the yard and once it hit

12:01 AM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright pitched two-hit ball over six innings for his first win in five months, Marcell Ozuna homered and the St. Louis Cardinals salvaged the finale of a four-game series with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night. The Cardinals snapped a season-high

8:43 PM ET NEW YORK — Once the stable backbone of what had looked like a World Series contender, the New York Yankees‘ bullpen lately has shown a measure of the inconsistency and uncertainty that has defined the overall team’s recent mediocrity. It’s all been puzzling and perplexing for a team and a bullpen that

12:20 PM ET NEW YORK — With spots remaining on their expanded September roster, the New York Yankees have called up one of their prized prospects, giving him an opportunity to make his long-awaited appearance in pinstripes. Justus Sheffield, a left-handed pitcher ranked No. 16 among Keith Law’s preseason Top 100 prospects, was promoted from

7:32 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Juan Soto shrugged off his latest accomplishment after showing what he can do on the bases. “I stole three bags, and I helped my team to win,” he said. “That’s pretty good.” Soto became the youngest player to steal three bases in a game, had an RBI single