The Cubs, who are choking on the Brewers’ vapor trail, wish they had done something more than simply acquiring reliever Andrew Kittredge and injury-prone starter Mike Soroka without doing anything for their offense that ranks third-worst in baseball over the last month.

Ben Rice drove in a career high-tying seven runs, tallied three hits and scored twice as the visiting New York Yankees outslugged the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Saturday night.

With wins in five of the team’s past six games, Detroit remains atop the American League Central, 7.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins, still sitting down in fourth place, are 14 games behind the Tigers and eight back of a Wild Card spot.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have controlled the NL West for much of the season, but entering Wednesday’s night game against the Los Angeles Angels, they had slipped to second place, with their recent skid opening the door for the San Diego Padres to re-enter the race.

The major league-leading Brewers rallied for the second straight game and beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in 11 innings. This Milwaukee club set a new benchmark — so far — for consecutive victories, surpassing the 1987 team that opened that season by winning its first 13 games.

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Houston Astros closer Josh Hader is looking to return in the postseason after suffering a shoulder injury while training on Monday.

Touted prospect Dylan Beavers is set to make his major league debut after the Orioles selected the outfielder's contract from Triple-A Norfolk.

Visiting Milwaukee rallied for the second straight game and beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5 in 11 innings, to set a new benchmark.

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