Josh Donaldson is one of the frontrunners for the American League MVP Award because of his bat and glove, but in Wednesday night’s 5-1 win over the Indians, it was his legs that had the fans at Rogers Centre in a frenzy.

When Miguel Sano made it to the bigs this year, he initially hit a ton of grounders. Ever since then, he’s been smashing line drives, and picking up more than his share of hits along the way.

If we’re discussing the best baseball players on the planet, Joey Votto is back on everyone’s short list, a point that was driven home on Wednesday as he hammered a three-run home run in the ninth inning to set the Reds up for a 7-4 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

The Marlins are in the process of making widespread changes, and what transpires during an organizational meeting on Thursday in Miami will determine the direction of upper management.

The Yankees hit five home runs in support of Masahiro Tanaka, then weathered a late rally to wrap up a successful road trip with a 13-8 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday at Fenway Park.

Albert Pujols’ second-inning homer against the electric Sonny Gray, a key blow in a 9-4 win over the A’s, gave him 555 career home runs, tying him with countryman Manny Ramirez for 14th on the all-time list. It gave him 35 this year, joining only three others — Alex Rodriguez, Mike Schmidt and Willie Mays — to reach 35-plus homers 10 times within their first 15 seasons. And it put him on pace for 42, a number he hasn’t reached since 2010.

Elvis Andrus’ steal of home finished off a four-run rally in the top of the seventh and the Rangers defeated the Padres, 8-6, at Petco Park on Tuesday night. The Rangers, with their eighth win in 11 games, are now three games behind the Astros in the American League West, while maintaining a one-game lead over the Twins for the second Wild Card spot.

A pair of Nationals prospects stole the show Tuesday night as Austin Voth dominated on the mound for Double-A Harrisburg while Matt Skole paced Triple-A Syracuse’s offense with two home runs.

Zack Greinke outdueled fellow Cy Young candidate Madison Bumgarner and slumping Joc Pederson homered as the Dodgers defeated the Giants on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, 2-1, extending their division lead to 5 1/2 games.

September is upon us, and with each game comes rising stakes for the postseason hopefuls in Major League Baseball. Opportunities to climb in the standings are dwindling by the day as teams fade and shine in the postseason picture. Below is a breakdown of how Tuesday’s games helped determine the teams that will compete for this year’s World Series crown.

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

In a dream matchup with a postseason feel to it, Zack Greinke and Madison Bumgarner came fully charged. Two of the best in the fraternity of pitchers, they did not disappoint.

Matt Shoemaker limited the A’s to one run across seven innings and Kole Calhoun went 3-for-5 with a home run on Tuesday night, helping the Angels beat the A’s, 6-2, at the Coliseum to get the month of September off on a positive note.

The pitchers’ duel between Zack Greinke and Madison Bumgarner came off as advertised, but the pivotal at-bat of the Dodgers’ 2-1 win over the Giants on Tuesday night actually came down to a pair of players who were Atlanta Braves in July.

The deadline from Monday’s sweepstakes hadn’t even closed before Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus gave fans yet another opportunity to score a free mortgage payment.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus had the Rangers’ only hit in 11 at-bats with runners in scoring position Tuesday night. He also had the most stunning play of the night, the Rangers’ first straight steal of home in 15 years.

Miguel Sano and Eduardo Escobar each had three hits and helped the Twins rally late in an 8-6 win over the White Sox on Tuesday night at Target Field.