The Pirates’ postseason odds are dwindling down and their injuries are adding up.

The Tigers will throw their top two starters against the Indians next weekend in an effort to claw back into the American League Central race. They’ll throw Jordan Zimmermann against their own hitters on Wednesday in an effort to get him right and get injured Nick Castellanos some at-bats.

Chris Tillman stepped off the disabled list and pitched the Orioles through a duel with Justin Verlander for the second time this year, allowing home runs from Michael Bourn and Jonathan Schoop to power the O’s to a 3-1 win over the Tigers in the rubber match of a three-game series Sunday at Comerica Park.

The Mets had more important matters on their minds Sunday than exorcising the ghosts of Turner Field, which have haunted them for the better part of two decades. In the thick of a skin-tight National League Wild Card race, the Mets simply needed a win. Yoenis Cespedes clubbed a grand slam for his 30th homer and Seth Lugo contributed seven standout innings, moving the Mets a half-game in front of St. Louis for the NL’s second Wild Card spot.

The Rays’ Logan Morrison had to be removed from Sunday’s game against the Yankees during a fourth-inning at-bat after he experienced discomfort in his left wrist after fouling a ball off. Morrison, the No. 5 hitter, fouled off a 2-2 pitch from Luis Cessa, grabbed his hand and was immediately attended to by the Rays’ training staff.

Jose Urena was so close, tantalizingly close, to ending the longest complete-game drought in Major League history.

In terms of skills, one comp for Brewers rookie Keon Broxton is Mike Cameron, who came up as a lanky and fleet-footed Chicago White Sox outfielder before filling out over a fine career that included a stop in Milwaukee.

The Indians have turned things up a notch over the past two weeks, and that looks like bad news for the rest of the American League Central. On Sunday, Carlos Santana and Corey Kluber helped power Cleveland to a 7-1 win over the Twins, helping the Tribe continue to pull away from the pack.

Chris Sale’s strikeout rate might be down a tick, by design, but that doesn’t mean the White Sox ace has completely abandoned that form of getting outs.

It didn’t feel real to Chase Whitley until he ran out of the bullpen. Past Steven Souza Jr. Past Logan Forsythe. Right on to a Major League pitching mound for the first time in 505 days.

There was nothing perfect about the Dodgers on Sunday.

To feel the minor disappointment in the Yankees’ clubhouse Sunday afternoon was to appreciate just how far this team has come in the last week, and a testament to the position its played itself into. There is a slight sense, after a 4-2 loss to the Rays, of missed opportunity. Going forward, an overwhelming majority of the Yankees’ games will come against teams with winning records, many still positioned slightly ahead of New York in the standings.

As the Mets shoot up the National League standings down the stretch, much credit has gone to their patchwork rotation, to Asdrubal Cabrera and Curtis Granderson, and to the club’s overall ability to take advantage of an easy schedule. Yet it’s worth noting that through everything, Yoenis Cespedes is catching fire again, too.

The Royals needed a winning road trip to keep their postseason hopes alive and they got just that with a 2-0 win over the White Sox on Sunday behind a strong start from Ian Kennedy, and home runs from Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer.

Here’s a look at top prospects to watch Sunday in Minor League action.

Jose Urena on Sunday made a statement for the present and future. The right-hander pitched a career-high 8 2/3 innings in the Marlins’ 3-0 win over the Dodgers at Marlins Park, and he made a case to become a fixture in an unsettled rotation.

David Ortiz looks primed to create plenty of memories in his final pennant race. In Sunday’s wild 11-8 slugfest win over the Blue Jays, the slugger hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the sixth inning against Joaquin Benoit.