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.

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 …

Sano Powers Twins Over Orioles, 8-3  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Sano demonstrated his power in hitting his first major league homer then showed some patience at the plate by drawing a bases-loaded walk Tuesday night as the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 8-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.) …

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.

Niese dominant, Mets rally late, win 3-0 in SF opener  —  Led by Jon Niese's stellar outing, in which he allowed just three hits in eight innings, and a three-run rally in the ninth, the Mets claimed a 3-0 win over the Giants on Monday night in San Francisco.