Jacob deGrom tosses eight scoreless innings as Mets snap seven-game streak with 2-0 win over Brewers  —  METS 2, BREWERS 0  —  MILWAUKEE — Get ready to meet the Matz.  —  As Jacob deGrom was pitching a brilliant game to stop the Mets' seven-game losing streak with a 2- win over the Brewers …

Tigers are frustrating, but we can't look away  —  By now, it's easy to see the Tigers are not the team that started 11-2.  But they also aren't the team that lost eight straight this month.  —  They are worse.  —  If you care about them anyway — because .500 baseball gets you nothing but frustration.

Ryne Sandberg Resigns As Phillies Manager  —  Ryne Sandberg has resigned his role as the manager of the Phillies, he announced today.  The Hall-of-Fame second baseman was hired late in the 2013 season after Charlie Manuel lost his job.  He'll be replaced on an interim basis by Pete Mackanin.

Sonoma Stompers makes history with first openly gay baseball player  —  Sonoma Stompers pitcher Sean Conroy, left, warms up during practice at Arnold Field, in Sonoma, Calif. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.  Conroy, 23, of Clifton Park, N.Y., is the first openly gay player to enter the professional baseball ranks, according to the Stompers.

Astros Recall Jon Singleton, Place Chad Qualls On DL  —  The Astros announced today that setup man Chad Qualls has been placed on the 15-day DL (retroactive to June 25) with a pinched nerve in his neck.  To fill his spot on the roster, Houston recalled first baseman Jon Singleton.

Keuchel Strikes Out 12 to Lead Astros Past Yankees, 4-0  —  HOUSTON — Dallas Keuchel pitched a six-hitter and struck out a career-high 12 in his second shutout in less than a month to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-0 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

Holliday better, but not yet ready  —  MIAMI  • Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday won't be ready to come off the disabled list when the team returns to Busch Stadium on Friday to begin a home stand, but he has been able to increase his activities while the team has been away.

Pats shouldn't be Super Bowl champs  —  KUSA—It took a kid to pry the most honest reaction, yet, to #Deflategate.  —  Denver Broncos' receiver Emmanuel Sanders told a group of young football campers Thursday that he doesn't think the New England Patriots should be Super Bowl champions because they cheated.

Astros way ahead of schedule?  —  You know what's really wild about what the Astros are doing?  —  This isn't going at all according to the script.  —  Oh, maybe not the Astros' script.  We don't have a copy of that one.  —  But remember when the Astros were losing TONS of games?

Lynn Helps Cardinals Complete Sweep by Beating Marlins 5-1  —  MIAMI — Lance Lynn came off the disabled list to pitch six shutout innings in his first outing since June 7, and the St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep Thursday by beating Miami 5-1.

Royals return to Oakland for rematch with April antagonists  —  Kansas City Royals fans yelled at Oakland's Brett Lawrie as he left the first during a game on April 17.  JOHN SLEEZER jsleezer@kcstar.com  —  Royals relief pitcher Kelvin Herrera was escorted from the field by umpire Marvin Hudson …

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