Chris Sale (16-3, 2.46 ERA) is certainly the steal of the winter for Atlanta, who not only will win the NL Cy Young award but receive top-10 MVP votes. He pitches 7 shutout innings with 9 strikeouts in Atlanta’s 3-0 victory over Colorado.

The Oakland A's, with a walk-off victory against the Seattle Mariners, are now 31-22 since July 1. It's the 2nd-best record in the AL behind only the Houston Astros (33-22). Take a bow, manager Mark Kotsay.

Kyle Schwarber, after hitting 3 home runs yesterday for the Phillies, leads off today's game with another HR.

It happened, it really happened. The White Sox win! Clip and save: White Sox 8, Orioles 1. It's the White Sox's first victory since Aug. 21, snapping 12-game losing streak, and only their 5th victory since the All-Star break. They are now 32-109.

So much for Shota Imanaga’s no-hitter. He’s pulled after 7 innings and 95 pitches.

History will have to wait: Imanaga was bidding to become only the third Japanese pitcher to throw a no-hitter in MLB history, joining Hideo Nomo and Hisashi Iwakuma.

The red-hot Mets sweep the Red Sox, win 8-3 for their 7th consecutive victory, and stay within 1/2 game of Atlanta (who beats Colorado) for the third and final NL wild-card berth. The Mets and Atlanta play Sept. 24-26 in Atlanta the final week of the season.

The Texas Rangers, with a 10-2 lead over the Yankees in the 9th inning and two outs with no one on base, walked 3 consecutive batters, gave up a grand slam, and two more singles. The Rangers hang on for 10-6 victory with Giancarlo Stanton robbed of a 3-run HR to end the game.

Just a few hours after Cubs starter Shota Imanaga was pulled after 7 innings with a no-hitter .... Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen departs after 6 innings with a no-hitter.

There have been just three individual no-hitters this season: Blake Snell of the Giants, Dylan Cease of the Padres and Ronel Blanco of the Astros.

The relentless NL West wild card race: The Padres win again The Diamondbacks win again The Mets win again Atlanta wins again.

The San Francisco Giants sign 3B Matt Chapman to a six-year contract extension worth $151 million. Chapman will earn $25 million each season through 2030 with a $1 million signing bonus in 2025.

Matt Chapman said all along he wanted to stay in San Francisco. The Giants said all along they wanted to keep him. Together, they made it happen to the tune of $151 million.

So, after departing the Toronto Blue Jays last year as a free agent, Matt Chapman earns a total of $169 million over 7 years from the San Francisco Giants. He was paid $18 million this year.

Matt Chapman's six-year, $151 million contract extension includes a full no-trade clause. There are no opt-outs in the deal

San Francisco Giants, Matt Chapman agree on six-year, $151 million extension usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Tough times in Chicago. The Chicago White Sox let go revered veteran pro scout Billy Scherer Wednesday along with veteran pro scouts Joe Siers, Bruce Benedict, and Duraka Shaheed. Shaheed officially left during the season.

Oh, where have you gone, Edwin Jackson? Pitchers have been pulled out of games with a no-hitter (through at least six innings) 10 times this season. Twice last night. Jackson threw a 149-pitch no-hitter in 2010 for the Arizona Diamondbacks under manager A.J. Hinch.

The White Sox also dismissed Marco Paddy, who was in charge of their international operations. So five scouts were let go Wednesday, which included Duraka Shaheed, who remained with the White Sox the entire season and in the organization for 21 years.