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Brandon Finnegan pitched five scoreless innings in his final start of the season, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Finnegan (10-11) scattered three hits and struck out four, needing only 54 pitches to get through five innings. Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his fourth save in five chances. Continue to Article

September 25, 2016 5:05:pm EST

Dusty Baker couldn't help but smile as he watched his players pour champagne and beer on each other. The Washington Nationals clinched their third National League East title in five years on Saturday night. ''Let the animals run wild, and they are certainly running wild tonight,'' said Baker, the Nationals' first-year manager. Continue to Article

September 25, 2016 11:45:am EST

Miami Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez was one of three people who died in a boating accident in Miami Beach on Sunday morning. He was 24. Continue to Article

September 25, 2016 9:45:am EST

This wasn't how the weekend seemed destined to play out, not with the Houston Astros in dogged pursuit of a postseason berth as an American League wild card and not with the lowly Los Angeles Angels playing out the string in a disappointing season. On Saturday night, the Angels set the stage for a series sweep on Sunday with a 10-4 victory over the fading Astros (81-74), scoring nine runs in their final two at-bats to erase a three-run deficit and stun Houston for a second consecutive game. In dropping their third successive game to the Angels, the Astros fell three games behind the Orioles for the second wild-card spot with seven games to play. Continue to Article

September 25, 2016 3:51:am EST