Cameras from Colorado’s broadcast caught Matt Kemp in a verbal exchange with fellow outfielder Yasiel Puig in the Dodgers’ 11-3 victory over the Rockies on Monday during the team’s eight-run sixth inning.

The Angels clinched a playoff berth on Monday night, reducing their magic number to win the AL West to three, while both the Orioles in the AL East and Nationals in the NL East won, and can clinch their divisions on Tuesday night.

Mike Scioscia and the Angels are not satisfied with simply making the postseason — they want to win the American League West for the first time since 2009, lock up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and much more beyond that.

Angels first baseman Albert Pujols left Monday night’s game with a cramp in his left hamstring, but said after the 8-1 win over the Mariners that he hoped to return to the lineup on Tuesday.

The Dodgers danced their way out of trouble all evening before erupting for eight runs in the sixth to secure an 11-3 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Monday, extending their lead in the NL West to four games over the Giants.

Pinch-runners Jarrod Dyson and Terrance Gore scored the tying and winning runs as Lorenzo Cain’s infield single capped the Royals’ wild 4-3 walk-off win over the White Sox on Monday night.

Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back homers leading off the top of the ninth inning on Monday to bail out the bullpen, and the Tigers opened a three-game series with an 8-6 win over the Twins at Target Field.

Angels right-hander Matt Shoemaker was forced to exit deep into his start on Monday night with what he deemed “a little side discomfort” on the left side of his rib cage, an ailment the rookie said he’s “not really” concerned about. Nonetheless, he’ll have an MRI on Tuesday.

Jacob deGrom’s improbable rookie season continued on Monday against the Marlins, when he tied Major League baseball’s modern-day record by striking out each of the first eight batters he faced.

And so on Monday night, the Royals played one of those games in which an entire season of hope flashed before their eyes. They began the day having lost five of seven to slip to 1 1/2 games behind the Tigers in the American League Central. With the Tigers having won six of seven at the beginning of the day, the Royals understood what’s at stake.

Wei-Yin Chen fanned six in 5 2/3 innings and Adam Jones had three hits to lead the Orioles to a 5-2 win over the Blue Jays on Monday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper left Monday’s game against the Braves in the top of the fourth inning after feeling lightheaded. According to manager Matt Williams, Harper may have caught the same bug that third baseman Anthony Rendon and first baseman Adam LaRoche dealt with recently.

The magic number is now 2. That is the combined number of Nats wins and Braves losses needed for the Nationals to win the National League East after Monday night’s 4-2 Washington victory at Turner Field. Stephen Strasburg tossed seven shutout innings and had an RBI single, while Wilson Ramos homered in the series-opening win.

Major League Baseball suspended Jonathan Papelbon for seven games Monday and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in the top of the ninth inning Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.

The Rays’ offense waited until the last minute to produce, and when they did, one run was enough in a 1-0 walk-off win over the Yankees on Monday night at Tropicana Field. With two outs in the ninth and the bases loaded, Ben Zobrist lined a single to right field to win it.

Playing his first game since Aug. 26, Anthony Rizzo hit a walk-off home run leading off the ninth inning to lift the Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Reds on Monday night at Wrigley Field.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman and his manager Fredi Gonzalez both displayed some frustration when they were ejected by plate umpire Tim Timmons during Monday night’s series opener against the Nationals at Turner Field.