May 191910 — Cy Young won the 500th game of his career as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators, 5-4, in 11 innings.1910 — Boston beat the Pirates 6-3 for the first time in 26 tries.1942 — Paul Waner of the Boston Braves got his 3,000th career hit off Pittsburgh's Rip Sewell in a 7-6, 11-inning loss to the Pirates.1956 — Pittsburgh's Dale Long hit a ninth-inning homer against the Chicago Cubs. It was Long's first of eight straight games with a homer.1962 — Stan Musial of St. Louis became the NL career hits leader. The 41-year-old got a ninth-inning single for his 3,431st hit and moved past Honus Wagner. The Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-1.1968 — After hitting 10 home runs in six games, Frank Howard of the Washington Senators was stopped by pitcher Earl Wilson of Detroit, which won the game 5-4.1981 — Pittsburgh's Jim Bibby gave up a leadoff single to Terry Harper of the Atlanta Braves, then retired the next 27 batters for a 5-0 one-hitter. Bibby also hit two doubles.2000... [More]

RHP R.A. Dickey had his contract option for 2018 declined by the Atlanta Braves, the team announced Monday. Dickey, 42, just completed his 15th major league season, going 10-10 with a 4.26 ERA in 31 starts in his lone year with the Braves. He made his 300th career start and 400th career appearance in his final turn of the season on Sept. 26.

RHP R.A. Dickey, 42, is pondering retirement. If he decides to return, the Braves can either exercise his 2018 option for $8 million or give him a $500,000 buyout. Dickey told mlb.com his decision will be based on the desire of his wife and four children. If he decides to play, he wants to be near the family home in Nashville, which means staying in Atlanta or playing for the St. Louis Cardinals or Cincinnati Reds. Dickey finished this season with a 10-10 record and a 4.26 ERA.

RHP R.A. Dickey scratched his start on Sunday. The 42-year-old went 10-10 with a 4.26 ERA for the Braves this season. He worked 190 innings over 31 starts. He met with reporters prior to Friday's game and said he is undecided on retirement and would make that decision with his family in the offseason. LHP Max Fried will start for the Braves on Sunday in the 2017 season finale.

RHP R.A. Dickey may make one more start this season. Manager Brian Snitker said Wednesday afternoon that it would be Dickey's decision whether or not he wanted to start the finale against the Marlins on Sunday. If Dickey doesn't make the start, Snitker said it would go to rookie LHP Max Fried. Dickey, who has discussed retiring after the season, is 10-10 with a 4.26 ERA in 41 starts this year.

RHP R.A. Dickey may have ended his season -- and his career -- on a strong note Tuesday night, when he didn't factor into the decision after allowing two runs, five hits and no walks while striking out four in 6 2/3 innings as the Braves fell to the Mets 4-3. Dickey carried a two-hit shutout into the seventh when he allowed a one-out, two-run homer to C Kevin Plawecki and was chased after surrendering a two-out triple to SS Amed Rosario. After the game, Dickey said he and pitching coach Chuck Hernandez would decide Wednesday whether or not Dickey will start the season finale Sunday. The Braves hold an $8 million option on Dickey, who turns 43 in October and said last week he will decide after the season if he wants to return next year. Dickey is 10-10 with a 426 ERA in 31 starts this season.

RHP R.A. Dickey may be making the penultimate appearance of his career Tuesday night, when he takes the mound for the Braves in the third game of a four-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Dickey earned the win in his most recent start last Thursday after allowing two runs on four hits and no walks while striking out four over eight innings as the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 3-2. Afterward, Dickey, who turns 43 next month, acknowledged he may retire following the season. Pitching at Citi Field during his final week as a big leaguer would be appropriate for Dickey, who revived his career with the Mets from 2010 through 2012 and went 20-6 while winning the National League Cy Young Award during his final season in New York. Dickey is 4-1 with a 3.55 ERA in six career appearances (five starts) against the Mets.

MILWAUKEE -- Kris Bryant's two-run homer in the 10th inning led Chicago past Milwaukee 5-3 on Thursday night at Miller Park, boosting the Cubs' lead over the Brewers to 4 1/2 games in the National League Central.Javier Baez tied the game for Chicago with a ninth-inning single, and the Brewers squandered a bases-loaded, one-out opportunity in the bottom of the ninth. The late collapse spoiled an outstanding effort from Zach Davies, who held the Cubs to two runs on seven hits and two walks (one intentional) in seven innings.Chicago's Jake Arrieta worked five innings in his first start since Sept. 4. He missed his previous two turns in the rotation because of a strained hamstring but was cleared earlier this week. He held Milwaukee to a run -- a solo homer by Domingo Santana -- on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts.Kyle Schwarber gave Chicago an early lead, taking Davies deep to left with one out in the second for his 29th home run of the season. The Cubs added another run in the third... [More]

RHP R.A. Dickey (10-10, 4.32 ERA) bounced back from three straight rough starts to limit the Nationals to four hits and two runs over eight innings in a victory on Thursday while striking out four and walking none. He had given up 16 earned runs over 14 1/3 innings in his previous three outings. Dickey has double-figure victories for a sixth straight season, starting in 2012 when he won 20 games and the National League Cy Young Award while with the New York Mets.

RHP R.A. Dickey (9-10, 4.41 ERA) tries to get back on track after going 0-2 with a 10.5 ERA in his past three as he faces the Washington Nationals in Atlanta on Thursday. He has struggled to consistently command his knuckleball and opponents have hit .333 over his past six starts, only allowing less than four runs once. Dickey is 2-0 with a 4.09 ERA in two starts against Washington this year and 4-9 with a 4.17 ERA in 20 career games against the Nationals.

RHP R.A. Dickey worked five innings on Saturday against the Mets and allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks. He failed to record a strikeout for the first time since May 10, 2015 when he pitched for Toronto. It was his first career loss to the Mets. Over his last three starts, Dickey has allowed 17 runs in 14 1/3 innings and has not pitched past the fifth inning.

RHP R.A. Dickey (9-9, 4.28 ERA) tries to go 3-0 against the Mets this year and 5-0 for his career as he faces his former team Saturday. The previous wins this year came early in the season, though, and he has yielded four or more earned runs in four of his last five starts, including 11 in his past two outings. Dickey, who won the 2012 National League Cy Young Award with the Mets, has given up 18 homers at home compared to six on the road this season.

RHP R.A. Dickey will be making his 28th start of the season and has gone six innings in 10 starts, seven innings in nine starts and eight innings in one start. He's only failed to complete five innings one time, his most recent start Monday against Texas. Dickey has made two starts against the Marlins this season, going 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA. He beat them on Aug. 4, allowing four runs over six innings and surviving a pair of home runs.

RHP R.A. Dickey handled the Phillies for the third time this season in the opening game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, cruising through six innings of shutout ball before giving up a run in the seventh. He made it through eight innings for the first time since May 13, 2016, having given up seven hits and one earned run and striking out nine in the 9-1 Braves win. In Dickey's three starts against Philadelphia this year, the veteran knuckleballer has given up two earned runs (three total) in 22 innings.

RHP R.A. Dickey will start game one of a doubleheader Wednesday after the Braves and Phillies had their Tuesday night game postponed because of rain. Dickey has faced the Phillies twice already this season, going 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA. The 42-year-old knuckleballer has a 2.76 ERA against the Phillies in almost 100 innings for his career. Originally scheduled to pitch Tuesday night against Mark Leiter Jr., Dickey will instead face off with RHP Jerad Eickhoff in game one, which is scheduled for 12:05 p.m.

RHP R.A. Dickey will get the start against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, as the veteran knuckleballer goes for his third win of the month. He hasn't been as successful his last two starts, as he's given up eight runs in 12 innings (6.00 ERA) against the Reds and Mariners, allowing 19 hits between those two outings. Dickey (8-8) has faced the Phillies twice already this season, going 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA (14 IP, 1 ER). His last time facing them, on June 30, he surrendered only six singles in seven innings of work, though the Phillies won 2-1 on a game-winning Freddy Galvis single in the bottom of the ninth.

RHP R.A. Dickey (8-8, 3.98 ERA) tries to get back on the winning track against Seattle in an interleague contest Wednesday after having his two-game winning streak snapped Friday by Cincinnati. All the damage against the knuckleball pitcher came on three homers in the sixth inning. Dickey has allowed 22 homers this season, 16 of them coming at home. He is 5-5 with a 4.99 ERA in 15 games (six starts) against the Mariners.

RHP R.A. Dickey (8-8, 3.98 ERA) allowed three homers over a four-batter stretch in the sixth inning Friday during a loss to the Reds. Of the 22 homers Dickey has given up this season, 16 have come in Atlanta -- seven in his past three starts at SunTrust Park. Dickey struck out a season-high nine while giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk.

RHP R.A. Dickey stifled St. Louis' red-hot offense, scattering seven hits over seven innings Sunday as he put an end to an eight-game winning streak. Dickey gave up just one run, walking two and fanning three as he upped his record to 8-7. It was the ninth start this year in which Dickey has lasted seven innings or longer, tied for eighth in the National League.

RHP R.A. Dickey makes the start Sunday when Atlanta finishes its series in St. Louis. Dickey is coming off a 5-3 win August 4 at home against Miami, giving up three hits and three runs over six innings with a walk and three strikeouts. In his career against the Cardinals, Dickey owns a 3-1 record and a 4.38 ERA in eight career games, including a no-decision on May 7 in a game St. Louis won 6-4 in 14 innings.