Morton evaluated for shoulder issue

After noticing a dip in velocity Sunday, Houston right-hander Charlie Morton left the Astros’ 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels after one inning because of discomfort in his pitching shoulder.

Morton was not available for comment after the game. The Astros said he left to ballpark to be evaluated by a doctor and then went home to be with his wife, who is expecting a child.

The 34-year-old did not pitch from Aug. 28 until Sept. 8 because of right shoulder discomfort. He won his first two starts after his stint on the disabled list, allowing four runs in 11 innings.

For the season, he is

15-3 with a 3.18 ERA over 29 starts, with 197 strikeouts in 164 innings — his most innings since throwing 171 2/3 in 2011 with San Diego.

White Sox: Broadcaster Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, 77, worked his final game, the White Sox’s 6-1 home loss to the Cubs, closing out a colorful TV career after three-plus decades in the booth. He wiped away tears when he was shown on the videoboard before the bottom of the ninth, and he waved and tapped his heart when the White Sox and Cubs applauded and waved their hats toward the booth after the final out.

Cubs: Third baseman Kris Bryant (left shoulder fatigue), who was on the disabled list from July

26 to Sept. 1 with left shoulder inflammation, was held out of Chicago’s lineup. The Bonanza product is batting .276 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIS in 96 games this season.

Dodgers: The team had total home attendance of 3,809,684, second-most in franchise history and eighth-largest in National League history. Los

Angeles averaged nearly 47,000 fans per game, the best in the majors by about 4,000 over the New York Yankees.

Nationals: Shortstop Trea Turner stole second base in the third inning of Washington’s 8-6 loss to the New York Mets, setting a Nationals career record with 123 steals, topping Ian Desmond’s mark. Turner’s 42 steals this season pace the majors.

Yankees: The team had an American Leagueleading home attendance of 3,482,865 this season, an average of 42,998, its best since 2012. New York had 23 sellouts, its most at new Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009.

Twins: First baseman Joe Mauer went 2-for-4 in Minnesota’s 5-1 win at Oakland, with his fifthinning single marking the 3,072nd time he has reached base, tying Harmon Killebrew’s franchise record.

Orioles: Second baseman Breyvic Valera sustained a broken left index finger on a headfirst slide into home plate in the fifth inning of Baltimore’s 6-3 win at Yankee

Stadium.

Marlins: Miami became the first major league team to draw fewer than 1 million fans at home since the 2004 Montreal Expos (749,550), totaling 811,104 for an average of 10,014.

Braves: Right-hander Anibal Sanchez, who held Philadelphia to one run over five innings in Atlanta’s 2-1 win, got his first hit since April 9, 2014, a span of 54 at-bats.

Mariners: Righthander Felix Hernandez (right hamstring strain) is slated to return Tuesday to make his first start since Sept. 8, manager Scott Servais said.