Pujols, Trout Homers Lead Angels Past Rockies, 10-2.  —  DENVER — All-Stars Albert Pujols and Mike Trout hit two of Los Angeles' four home runs and the Angels routed the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Matt Joyce and Chris Iannetta also went deep as the Angels jumped …

Red Sox Rally to 4-3 Win Over Marlins  —  BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts drove in three runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning, bolstering his chances for a spot in the All-Star Game and leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

Royals Beat Rays 5-1 to Finish Off Doubleheader Sweep  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alcides Escobar hit a bases-loaded double, Alex Gordon matched a career high with four RBIs and the Kansas City Royals cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.

Ray Outpitches Rangers' Gallardo in Diamondbacks' 4-2 Win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Arizona rookie Robbie Ray took a shutout into the eighth inning to outpitch Texas' Yovani Gallardo, and the Diamondbacks beat the Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Ray (3-4) pitched four-hit ball with one walk over a career-high 7 2/3 innings.

Lawrie Homers Off Betances in 10th, A's Beat Yankees 4-3  —  NEW YORK — Brett Lawrie hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning against All-Star reliever Dellin Betances, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

Touki Toussaint hits 98 mph in start with Rome Braves  —  When the Diamondbacks traded pitcher Touki Toussaint to the Braves for Phil Gosselin, not many were fans of the decision to essentially sell the team's 2014 first-round pick.  —  Much of the baseball world couldn't even grasp the move.

Mets activate Mejia, demote Verrett to Triple-A  —  Prior to Tuesday's game, the Mets activated RHP Jenrry Mejia from the restricted list.  To make room on the roster, the team optioned RHP Logan Verrett to Triple-A Las Vegas (July 7).  —  In order to make room for Mejia on the 40-man roster …

VIDEO: MLB Declares Cuban Pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez A Free Agent  —  The bidding can soon begin for Vladimir Gutierrez, with Major League Baseball declaring the young Cuban righthander a free agent today.  —  Gutierrez, 19, left the Cuban national team while in Puerto Rico for the Caribbean Series in February.

Phillies Designate Kevin Correia For Assignment  —  The Phillies have designated righty Kevin Correia for assignment, the club announced.  Fellow right-hander Severino Gonzalez has been recalled and will take a start on Thursday, per the release.  —  Correia, 34, spent time this spring …

Midseason Top 50 Prospects  —  Here is our Midseason Top 50 Prospects list.  By our rules, no players in the majors as of July 6th, no players who have exhausted their rookie status, and no player currently in the minors on a major league rehab assignment (like Brandon Belt) qualify for the list.

The Tigers Are Trapped  —  Last winter was the winter of Cole Hamels trade conversation.  As it became more clear the Phillies were going to hold on for the time being, it became necessary to try to forecast the midseason trade market.  Hamels was obviously going to be out there.

Rays rainout brings Matt Andriese up for spot start  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Heavy Monday storms which included tornado warnings and caused an evacuation of Kauffman Stadium forced the Rays and Royals into double duty today.  —  The teams will play a day-night doubleheader (2:10 and 8:10 p.m.) …

Perhaps the Phillies just got bad and have stayed bad  —  ANDY MacPHAIL said something interesting a couple of days after his introductory news conference.  Interesting, not because of its merits, but because of its eerie similarity to the company line we've heard from the current front office over the last few years.

Niese Gets 1st Win Since May 9, Mets Top Skidding Giants 3-0  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathon Niese pitched eight sharp innings for his first win in nearly two months, and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Monday night to hand the slumping World Series champions their seventh straight defeat.

Sale Strikeout Streak Ends, Pitches White Sox Past Toronto  —  CHICAGO — Chris Sale's bid for a record strikeout streak ended, but he pitched a six-hitter that led the Chicago White Sox past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Monday night in the fastest major league game in almost four years.