James Paxton pitched six strong innings and the Mariners leapfrogged the Tigers for the second American League Wild Card spot with a 7-2 win Friday night.

Mo’Ne Davis, the 13-year-old girl who has captivated baseball fans around the country, fired a shutout on Friday afternoon, becoming the first female pitcher to do that in the Little League World Series. Hanging on every pitch, from the visitors’ clubhouse at Globe Life Park, was Angels superstar Mike Trout.

Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu is going on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hip, manager Don Mattingly said before Friday night’s series opener with the Brewers at Dodger Stadium.

The top 20 or so teams are so close in talent that postseason berths could be decided by the smallest of things. So as we prepare for yet another stretch run, don’t sleep on these five teams. They’re not sleepers anymore. There’s no such thing.

The Cubs dealt 2009 first-round Draft pick Brett Jackson to the D-backs late Thursday for Minor League right-handed pitcher Blake Cooper. The clubs have not confirmed the deal.

Charlie Culberson hit a three-run homer to break open a close ballgame as the Rockies rallied for a 7-3 comeback victory over the Reds at Coors Field on Thursday night.

Thursday night was Kris Bryant jersey T-shirt night at Triple-A Iowa’s Principal Park. And the Cubs’ No. 1 prospect celebrated his day in style, hitting a walk-off home run in the 12th inning to beat Las Vegas, 6-5.

One day after Troy Tulowitzki’s season officially came to an end, the Rockies’ next injury domino fell Thursday night with Carlos Gonzalez, who will have surgery on his left patella tendon on Monday.

An out that wasn’t, another that the Padres wouldn’t take and one that took a lengthy replay review to confirm aided the Cardinals substantially in a 4-3 win to open a four-game series on Thursday at Busch Stadium.

Contenders find a way. The Marlins did just that on Thursday night, walking off against the D-backs, 5-4, on Marcell Ozuna’s RBI double in the 10th inning.

Bud Black challenged a close play at the plate in the ninth inning on Thursday, and when the call stood, denying the Padres a run, Black was ejected for voicing his opinion.

Evan Longoria and Logan Forsythe each hit a two-run homer to back a solid seven innings from Jake Odorizzi as the Rays wrapped up a 6-4 road trip with a 6-3 win over the Rangers on Thursday in Texas.

Though a seven-run sixth inning was ultimately the catalyst for the Red Sox in Thursday’s 9-4 victory over the Astros, an in-game recovery by starter Allen Webster was perhaps the noteworthy development of the evening.

Entering Thursday night’s game, right-hander Stephen Strasburg had struggled on the road this season, going 1-8 with 5.25 ERA. However, playing at Citi Field wasn’t a problem for Strasburg as the Nationals downed the Mets, 4-1, for Washington’s 11th straight win at New York’s home ballpark.

Rob Manfred is the 10th Commissioner in Major League Baseball history, succeeding Bud Selig, who presides over the second-longest tenure.

The Atlanta Braves’ RBI team moved closer to repeating as Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) Softball World Series champions on Thursday by defeating Hoboken, N.J., 14-4, and Cleveland, 12-1.

Rob Manfred’s selection as baseball’s 10th Commissioner was a great day. It gives the sport its best chance to continue building on the success it has experienced under Bud Selig.