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The Chicago Cubs completed a critical four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon, but baseball took a backseat in the game's aftermath. 

Fans throwing a visiting player's home run ball back onto the field is a common occurrence around Major League Baseball, normally resulting in nothing more than a slight delay.

On Sunday afternoon, there was an incident at Yankee Stadium that fortunately didn't cause a serious injury.

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista crushed his 26th home run of the season deep into the left field stands to give his team a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning:

If they aren't mashing the panic button in New York, they're at least tapping it forcefully.

Yes, the New York Yankees enter play Monday as the first-place team in the American League East, a position they've held since July 3. But after a disheartening sweep at the hands of the hard-charging Toronto Blue Jays, the Bronx Bombers' division hold feels tenuous at best.

The Boston Red Sox designated pitcher Justin Masterson for assignment Sunday, according to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. 

Fact: The Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg is the first pitcher in franchise history to have 10 strikeouts and three hits in the same game.

Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light.

When the calendar turns over to September, MLB active rosters officially expand from 25 to 40 players.

Generally this is a time when teams promote the guys that have bounced between the minors and majors for most of the season, adding a few arms to the bullpen and bats to the bench in the process.

There are always at least a handful of top prospects who are given a chance to show what they can do during this time as well.

Hall of Famer Randy Johnson played in the league for 22 years, eight of which for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He won a World Series with the club in 2001.

On Saturday, the Diamondbacks retired his No. 51, and they made the Big Unit a 51-inch corndog. That's a lot of calories, but he deserves it after an epic career. Eat up, Randy!

Sunday Funday is about to commence. In order to make sure the fun continues after fantasy baseball ends, DraftKings owners will need to build a balanced lineup.

Of all the aces operating on Sunday, none can take Max Scherzer's spot as the top DraftKings selection.

While the alternatives face tough matchups, the National League Cy Young candidate gets the Colorado Rockies away from Coors Field. Not the easiest tilt, but they're not an offense to avoid on the road against an ace. Roll with Scherzer despite a few recent hiccups.

After ponying up $13,200 for the Washington Nationals ace, look at these players to fill Sunday's lineup.  

We've vaulted into August and well past the 100-game mark of the 2015 MLB season. So you'd think the playoff picture would be coming into focus.

And it is—sort of.

Four of the six first-place teams hold division leads of three games or fewer entering play Sunday. And the wild-card races in both leagues are clear as pine tar, with a crowded field of viable contenders jockeying for position.

So it's too early to crown any winners. In many cases, it's hard to even pick a favorite.