Taylor headlines Crew's AFL picks  —  SAN DIEGO — Top prospect Tyrone Taylor and Rule 5 Draft pick Wei-Chung Wang were among the eight Brewers farmhands named Tuesday to preliminary rosters for the upcoming Arizona Fall League.  —  Taylor, 20, an outfielder who ascended to the top …

Indians top White Sox on Walters's 10th-inning home run  —  CHICAGO — Zach Walters hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Cleveland Indians to an 8-6 victory over the sliding Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.  —  Pinch-hitter Lonnie Chisenhall doubled to lead off the 10th …

Mariners Extend GM Jack Zduriencik  —  The Mariners have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with general manager Jack Zduriencik, the club announced via press release.  Precise contract terms were not made available.  —  Zduriencik has been in charge of Seattle's baseball ops since 2009 …

J M  —  In May, Mike Trout played a homecoming game as a visitor.  Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia is the closest major-league stadium to Trout's hometown of Millville, N.J. As he approached the plate for his first at-bat, he received a prolonged standing ovation from Phillies fans …

Lagares and Gee Lead Mets Past Braves  —  NEW YORK — Juan Lagares hit a two-run homer and ran down one ball after another in center field, sending Dillon Gee and the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  —  Gee stopped the longest losing streak of his career …

Carter's three-run home run the difference as Astros beat A's  —  HOUSTON — Chris Carter hit his 32nd homer, a three-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Houston Astros over the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Oakland starter Jason Hammel had retired 10 straight batters …

Paxton has bounce-back effort as Mariners blank Rangers  —  SEATTLE - James Paxton pitched into the seventh in a bounce-back start, Robinson Cano hit his 12th home run of the season, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Paxton threw a career-high 118 pitches …

Dodgers get back 2 outs in 4th to spur win  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Two overturned outs in 4th spark Dodgers' big inning in win over D-backs  —  PHOENIX — Matt Kemp homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored six runs in the fourth inning …

Ross, Almonte Lead Padres to 4-1 Win Over Brewers  —  SAN DIEGO — Tyson Ross pitched 6 1-3 strong innings, Abraham Almonte homered and drove in two runs, and the San Diego Padres beat Milwaukee 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap the Brewers' five-game road winning streak.

Giants' Madison Bumgarner flirts with perfection, one-hits Rockies  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner pitched a one-hitter, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.  —  The two-time All-Star retired the first 21 batters …

Prospect McGuire racks up four hits in win  —  Catcher Reese McGuire, the Pirates' No. 7 prospect, collected four hits and drove in three runs Tuesday, helping Class A West Virginia defeat Lexington, 8-2.  —  McGuire, ranked No. 77 on MLBPipeline.com's Top 100 Prospects list, finished the night 4-for-5 and scored once.

Wood Helps Cubs Beat Reds 3-0  —  CINCINNATI — Travis Wood pitched six innings of two-hit ball against his former team for his first win in two months, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 3-0 victory over Johnny Cueto and the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.  —  Arismendy Alcantara hit …

Report: Cubs calling up top prospect outfielder Jorge Soler  —  Another big piece of the Cubs' future is on the way to the majors, as David Kaplan of CSNChicago.com reports that top prospect outfielder Jorge Soler will be promoted from Triple-A Iowa tomorrow.