NY Mets get big start from Zack Wheeler, Chris Young goes deep in win over Phillies  —  Wheeler went 6-1/3 innings, giving up just one run on four hits.  He struck nine, three off his career high and one off his season high, but most notably, he did not walk a batter.

Drew plays full game at shortstop for Pawtucket  —  Veteran goes 0-for-4, handles three chances in field without issue  —  PAWTUCKET, R.I. — For nearly seven months, Stephen Drew was a player without a team.  —  Drew's status changed dramatically when the Red Sox called on their former shortstop …

Aybar hits three-run homer to lead Angels over Mariners  —  SEATTLE — Erick Aybar hit a three-run homer, Matt Shoemaker pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Thursday night.  —  Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday …

Updated top 25 MLB prospects  —  Keith Law updates his top prospects, with Byron Buxton still leading … As I have in past years, I'm pausing my draft coverage here around the two-month mark of the season for a quick update of the top 25 prospects already in professional baseball.

How Sandy Koufax's Motel Helped Lead to Baseball's Big-Money Era  —  In 1962, the star Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax invested in a West Hollywood motor inn, which was renamed “Sandy Koufax's Tropicana Motel.”  Down Santa Monica Boulevard from the famed Troubadour club, these …

New app aims to limit Tommy John surgeries  —  Noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews has performed numerous Tommy John surgeries on the elbows of baseball players.  Dr. Kevin Wilk, his longtime physical therapist colleague, has overseen the rehabilitation of many of these athletes following the procedure.

Mock Draft 4.0: Separating Fact From Fiction  —  Mock Draft 1.0: Track Record Lands Rodon At Top Of First Mock  —  Mock Draft 2.0: Rodon Remains Atop Shifting Class  —  Less than a week before the draft, teams start getting a bit more tight-lipped about their plans and it's harder to separate the information and the obfuscation.

Diamondbacks' Martin Prado showing better production at plate  —  The arrival of his mother, Irma, as a roommate during the All-Star break last season coincided with Diamondbacks third baseman Martin Prado's offensive surge and while he was willing to pass off some of the credit for that rejuvenation …

Men of letters  —  Names on Mets' roster a lowercase lettering challenge  —  Travis d'Arnaud was the first of three Mets players whose nameplates needed lowercase letters.  —  The New York Mets are going through another miserable season, but they lead the league — and probably the world …

Phils scouting boss has no regrets in draft controversy  —  Bud Selig has ‘great faith’ in Phillies organization  —  Phillies scouting director Marti Wolever has arrived in town for the final stage of preparations before next week's draft.  —  Wolever met with reporters before Thursday night's …

Encarnacion ties Mantle for most AL homers hit in May  —  First baseman drills two vs. Royals to break Blue Jays mark for any month with 16  —  TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion's production during May has been so hot that his name is now being mentioned alongside some of the game's all-time greats.