Who is baseball's best manager?  The survey says ...  29m - MLB SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS CHICAGO CUBS + more  —  Bruce Bochy, Buck Showalter and Joe Maddon all earned raves in ESPN.com's manager survey for their longevity and leadership.  USA TODAY Sports

Home Runs, Koehler Lift Marlins to 2-1 Win Over Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Justin Bour and Christian Yelich homered and the Miami Marlins got six impressive innings from Tom Koehler in a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.  —  Bour's solo home run in the sixth inning off Cubs starter Jason Hammel snapped a 1-1 tie.

Giants Designate Travis Ishikawa For Assignment  —  12:52pm: The Giants have now announced the move, adding that Tim Hudson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, with Jake Peavy being activated to fill his roster spot.  —  12:42pm: The Giants will announce today that they have designated …

Cubs Acquire Clayton Richard From Pirates  —  The Cubs have acquired lefty Clayton Richard from the Pirates in exchange for cash considerations, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald reports on Twitter.  Stephen Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes on Twitter that Richard appeared to be headed …

Ben Zobrist is the mystery hitter Mets would ‘overpay’ to get  —  Sandy Alderson recently stated he was willing to “overpay” for the right hitter to help his lineup.  When he said that, he had one player in mind — Ben Zobrist, The Post has learned.  —  Alderson had expressed his interest …

Braves Inquiring On Young Catchers, Willing To Deal Pitching Prospects  —  The Braves are looking to upgrade their offense and have let other clubs know that they're willing to trade from their recently bolstered stable of pitching prospects in order to acquire a bat, reports Jayson Stark of ESPN (via Twitter).

Tigers Designate Joba Chamberlain, Tom Gorzelanny  —  The Tigers will designate right-hander Joba Chamberlain for assignment, Kurt Mensching of SB Nation and the Detriot News first reported (on Twitter).  Anthony Fenech of the Detroit News reports (via Twitter) that lefty Tom Gorzelanny will be designated for assignment as well.

Arizona Diamondbacks lefty Patrick Corbin says he's ‘ready to go’  —  For months, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale has tried to downplay the return of Patrick Corbin, his attempt at keeping expectations in check for the club's surgically repaired left-hander.  —  Corbin isn't buying it.

It's disgusting how jokester GM, cheap owners watch Mets burn  —  Mets general manager Sandy Alderson speaks to the media before a recent game at Citi Field.  —  PANIC CITY, NY - Oh, come on, let's be serious.  We are way past Panic City.  Panic City was a snapshot of the good times around the Mets.

Games of the Day  —  The Yankees are tied for first place in the AL East with Tampa Bay one game back as the Rays send Cy Young candidate Chris Archer against Masahiro Tanaka in New York.  Archer is blowing away batters this season with 133 strikeouts in 109 innings, with just 25 walks.

Inside Baseball: 12 possible sellers, who might go and proposed deals  —  There are, officially, only two confirmed selling teams as the calendar hit July, the very two who started the year as sellers - yes, the Phillies and Braves.  But there are at least 10 more teams with the potential to sell …

A-Rod, Yanks settle bonus dispute, with team giving $3.5M to charities  —  30m - MLB ALEX RODRIGUEZ NEW YORK YANKEES + more