Ryan Mountcastle gives Baltimore the lead in a 5-2 win over last-place Boston.

Trevor Story hits a two-run home run as Boston wins a night after Baltimore clinched the AL East.

Baltimore, which lost 110 games two years ago, captures the division and will be the top seed in the AL playoffs.

The free-fall continues as Boston gets just three hits, loses for the 16th time in 20 games and pushes its record to 76-82.

Tampa Bay starts fast against Tanner Houck and Boston loses for the fifth time in six games.

The Rangers made bold moves to upgrade their pitching staff last winter after a 68-win season. Now they are close to locking up a postseason berth.

Elvis Andrus hits a two-run double in Chicago’s 3-2 win in a game called after six innings.

Luis Robert Jr. breaks up a scoreless deadlock with a homer just inside the Pesky Pole, spoiling a strong outing from Nick Pivetta.

Boston scores twice in the eighth and Chris Sale pitches five shutout innings in a win over Chicago.

Alex Cora appears set to return in 2024, the final year of his contract, but has no firm plans after that.