Ask Mark Melancon about what he is proudest of in his record-setting season as the Pirates’ closer, and the answer is as solid as the man.

A day after declining postgame comment on being hit twice by Cubs pitchers in the Cardinals’ 5-4 loss Saturday, Kolten Wong acknowledged he chose to keep silent because he “didn’t want to say anything that I shouldn’t say.”

On Sunday, Padres first baseman/outfielder Wil Myers appeared in his 15th game since coming off the disabled list on Sept. 4.

After Saturday’s game, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said reliever Pedro Strop could take Sunday off and enjoy a day at the beach. When Strop walked into the clubhouse Sunday, he saw that Maddon wasn’t kidding.

After questioning earlier in the week whether pitcher Phil Hughes would make another start this season, Twins manager Paul Molitor said on Sunday that the plan now is for Hughes to take Tommy Milone’s place in the rotation on Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians.

One-hundred-eighty innings. That seems to be all anyone is talking about since the squabble between the Mets and super agent Scott Boras over the workload of ace pitcher Matt Harvey — who is 23 months removed from his Tommy John surgery in October 2013 — became public over Labor Day weekend.

The Braves were looking forward to the opportunity to see Mike Foltynewicz make at least a couple more relief appearances over the season’s final weeks. But they are now simply concerned about the health of their talented young pitcher, who has been hospitalized because of blood clots in his right arm.

As he lay in the grass in left field after a nasty collision Saturday night, Brewers third baseman Elian Herrera was certain his right leg was broken.

Addison Russell says he’s never practiced the play he made to end Saturday’s game and preserve the Cubs’ win over the Cardinals. It’s just instinct.

Shortly after helping his team mount a comeback victory on Thursday against the Twins, Angels center fielder Mike Trout made a declaration. “We’ve got to go now. This is the time to go,” Trout said. “I think we have 18, 17 more games left and every one that we play is going to be big and we need to win them all.”

The leaders inside the Indians’ clubhouse wanted to do more than talk about their goals or developing identity as a team. The core group wanted to put their beliefs down in writing and then have each member of the ballclub sign their name.

Calling it a “big day,” Astros starting center fielder Carlos Gomez was set to swing a bat Sunday for the first time in a week. Gomez sustained a mild left intercostal strain on Sept. 13 in Anaheim while taking batting practice and has been out since.

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The Rangers have won the last seven games Cole Hamels has started, including Saturday’s 10-1 blowout of Seattle. With 12 strikeouts and one earned run in seven innings, Hamels had easily one of his strongest outings since he arrived from Philadelphia in a Trade Deadline deal.

Ian Kinsler might have become the first player to have two walk-off celebrations in the same game. Replay overturned the first. His 11th-inning home run, on the other hand, was undeniable.

Postseason races were in full swing on Saturday, with a number of dramatic finishes impacting clubs jockeying for playoff positioning.