Rangers: Max Scherzer is going home and into free agency after what the three-time Cy Young Award winner considers the most frustrating of his 17 seasons in the big leagues. Still at age 40, and finishing a year with the Rangers in which he made his fewest starts since being a rookie, Scherzer said Sunday that he looks forward to having a normal offseason and expects to pitch again next season. “I still believe I can pitch at a high level here. There’s nothing stopping me from doing that. Just right now my body’s not fully cooperating,” Scherzer said before the Rangers played their final home game. “But if I can properly address everything that’s been going on and learn from what is going on with my body right now, I can be better next year for it with a full offseason.” The right-hander was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday because of a strained left hamstring and put on the 15-day injured list, which ended his season with the reigning World Series champs already out of playoff contention. He was 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA in nine starts, his fewest since seven as a rookie with the Diamondbacks in 2008. His debut this season didn’t come until June 23, which was his first start for the Rangers since Game 3 of the World Series against the D-backs that he exited after three scoreless innings because of back tightness. He had surgery in mid-December to repair a herniated disk in his lower back, then during his rehab dealt with a nerve issue that was diagnosed after he experienced right thumb soreness. While Scherzer said he would like to remain with the Rangers, it seems unlikely that they will try to re-sign him after having to pay only a portion of his salary this season. Scherzer has a 216-112 record in his 466 big league games, and is 11th on the MLB career list with 3,407 strikeouts in 2,878 career innings. Only former teammate Justin Verlander , 41, with 3,411 strikeouts has more among active pitchers.

Tigers: Kerry Carpenter homered twice, Parker Meadows made a HR-saving grab and the surging Tigers moved into a tie for the second AL wild card with a 4-3 victory over the host Orioles. Carpenter’s third multi-HR game of the season ensured the Tigers their first winning season since 2016 as they moved into a tie with the Royals and a game in front of the Twins for the final AL spot. The Tigers have won 11 of their last 14.

Red Sox: Triston Casas homered in his first three at-bats and drove in seven runs in the opener of a split doubleheader, carrying the Red Sox to an 8-1 win over the visiting Twins. With a chance at tying history, the 24-year-old Casas grounded out in his fourth at-bat. The record for HRs in a game is four, and it’s been done 18 times in MLB history. The last to hit four HRs in a game was J.D. Martinez in 2017, when he was playing for D-backs against the Dodgers. No AL player has done it since Josh Hamilton, playing for the Rangers, did it against the Orioles in 2012. Casas went 0 for 3 with two walks in the second game of the doubleheader, which the Red Sox won 9-3. ... Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers, 27, won’t need shoulder surgery.

Mets, Phillies: Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking, sixth-inning HR off Zack Wheeler, and the Mets edged the Phillies 2-1 to prevent them from clinching the NL East at Citi Field. The Mets have won 18 of their last 23 games and moved past the D-backs into the second of three NL wild-card slots. The Phillies need one win in their last six games to clinch their first division title since 2011.... Mets RHP Kodai Senga felt tightness in his right triceps during a minor league rehab outing Saturday and won’t pitch during the regular season. He’s been out since straining his left calf in his season debut on July 26 but remains a possibility for the postseason.

Extra innings: OF Yordan Alvarez exited the Astros’ 9-8 home loss against the Angels with a right knee contusion after sliding into second base after hitting a double in the third. ... Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for players, died. He was 93.