Led by 7 1/3 strong innings from right-hander Anthony DeSclafani and aided by four Pirates errors, the Reds defeated the Bucs, 3-1, on Monday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.

Marcus Stroman didn’t hesitate one second when asked if he’s ready to join the Blue Jays’ rotation following Monday’s rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo against Pawtucket. “I’m 100 percent,” said Stroman, who was reportedly called up after Toronto’s 11-4 loss to Boston.

Normally, Adam Jones would try to talk Orioles manager Buck Showalter out of removing him from the game, but that wasn’t the case on Monday afternoon, when he exited an 8-6 loss to the Yankees in the middle of the eighth inning with the same right shoulder soreness that’s been hampering him since June.

The Pirates are ready to plug A.J. Burnett back into their rotation and unplug Gerrit Cole for a few extra days.

MLB.com researched the first 20 years of the Wild Card era (starting circa 1995) to see how division and Wild Card standings at the end of each Labor Day correlated to regular season finishes.

Although he looks like a very normal guy — he might resemble your high school algebra teacher or the neighbor down the street who was always fixing something in the driveway — Will Ferrell most definitely does not just blend in when he’s out among the people.

Mike Trout is one of those rare talents that come around every so often, and fortunately for baseball fans, the Angels outfielder is playing in an era where his exploits on the diamond can be tracked and shared using Statcast.

Saturday’s regular season action was packed full of postseason implications as 14 of the 16 games were divisional matchups.

A stand-up triple, a highlight-reel catch and a controversial caught-looking strikeout. The Angels’ eventual 2-1 loss to the division-rival Rangers on Saturday proved to be an eventful night for Mike Trout, who joined Willie Mays in some impressive company and — just barely — extended the longest homer-less drought of his career.

Mets ace Matt Harvey spoke about his innings-limit topic prior to Saturday’s game at Marlins Park for the first time since his agent, Scott Boras, told CBS Sports on Friday that he shouldn’t exceed 180 innings to protect his health.

Despite striking out in his first two at-bats of Saturday’s 7-3 loss to the Giants, Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado made club history his third time up.

Matt Garza’s latest poor start was the last of his maddening season. Over Garza’s fiery objection, the Brewers have removed the veteran right-hander from their starting rotation.

Derek Holland’s dominant return to the Rangers’ rotation continued in Southern California on Saturday night, as the left-hander held the Angels to one run through eight innings to lead his team to a 2-1 victory.

The up-and-down second half for Alfredo Simon took a decided upswing Saturday night with seven scoreless innings on two hits, allowing an early Detroit surge off Cleveland starter Danny Salazar stand for a 6-0 Tigers win over the Indians at Comerica Park.

The players listed could provide difference-making stats for DraftKings participants on Sunday.

After fouling off three straight 0-2 pitches from Houston closer Luke Gregerson in the ninth inning, Eddie Rosario laced a two-out, two-RBI triple just out of a diving George Springer’s reach to push the two go-ahead runs across and give the Twins a 3-2 victory against the Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.

Jose Quintana threw seven shutout innings and Alexei Ramirez hammered a three-run homer as the White Sox held off the Royals, 6-1, on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.