Baseball

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some players and coaches brood over heartbreaking playoff losses so much that they can’t bear to watch the rest of the postseason.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit manager A.J. Hinch planned to start right-hander Reese Olson against Cleveland in Game 4 of the AL Division Series with a chance to advance and hoped to leave him on the mound for more than just an inning or two.

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of a qualifying offer for this year's major league free agents rose to $21.05 million from $20,325,000 last offseason, a $725,000 hike that represented a 3.6% increase.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carlos Estévez crouched on the mound and turned his head toward center field as the Phillies reliever tracked the flight of Francisco Lindor’s long drive into the outfield.

After 40 years of owning the Minnesota Twins, the Pohlad family said Thursday it plans to sell the team. The Twins have had great triumphs on the family's watch. With Kirby Puckett leading the way, Minnesota won World Series titles in 1987 and 1991.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have walked themselves to the brink of postseason elimination. The Yankees will try to push them over the edge Thursday night.

New York Yankees (94-68, first in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Kansas City Royals (86-76, second in the AL Central during the regular season) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 8:08 p.m.

Cleveland Guardians (92-69, first in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Detroit Tigers (86-76, third in the AL Central during the regular season) Detroit; Thursday, 6:08 p.m.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Se

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso has been doing everything in his power — quite literally — to keep playing for the New York Mets.