Carlos Gonzalez on trade block following Troy Tulowitzki deal  —  After their stunning trade of franchise shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, the Rockies are said to be planning to move star outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, as well.  —  “They expect to move him,” one GM with an interested team said.

Hosmer's Homer in 9th Lifts Royals to 2-1 Win Over Indians  —  CLEVELAND — Eric Hosmer's homer with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night over the Cleveland Indians, who have lost eight straight at home — their longest home losing streak in 40 years.

Phillies want ‘best’ offers for Cole Hamels by Wednesday  —  15m - MLB COLE HAMELS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES LOS ANGELES DODGERS TEXAS RANGERS CHICAGO CUBS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS HOUSTON ASTROS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NEW YORK YANKEES BOSTON RED SOX + more  —  Tim Kurkjian believes Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels …

Nationals Acquire Jonathan Papelbon  —  8:05pm: Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post reports (via Twitter) that the Nationals will receive $4.5MM from the Phillies in 2015, which covers all but about $400K of Papelbon's remaining salary.  Papelbon's 2016 salary will indeed be $11MM, he adds …

Kang Homer Sends Pirates to 8-7 Win Against Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Jung Ho Kang hit a tiebreaking home run off the facing off the second deck in left center-field in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Minnesota Twins 8-7 Tuesday night.

Fernandez Remains Perfect in Miami, Marlins Top Nats 4-1  —  MIAMI — Jose Fernandez stayed unbeaten in his home career, Dee Gordon's standup triple led to him scoring the go-ahead run in his return to the lineup and the Miami Marlins topped the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Angels Acquire David Murphy From Indians  —  The Angels announced that they've acquired outfielder David Murphy from the Indians in exchange for infield prospect Eric Stamets.  Initial news of the swap came just minutes before the Angels announced the acquisition of fellow lefty-swinging outfielder David DeJesus.

On His 40th Birthday, Alex Rodriguez Blows It Out With a Swing  —  ARLINGTON, Tex. — For all the years that Alex Rodriguez was the Yankees' carnival act, a ballplayer who seemed to create as many headlines with his behavior as he did with his bat, who would have figured this?

Angels' Mike Trout out of lineup against Astros with wrist injury  —  3h - MLB MIKE TROUT MATT JOYCE ERICK AYBAR KYLE KUBITZA EFREN NAVARRO SHANE VICTORINO JOSH RUTLEDGE LOS ANGELES ANGELS HOUSTON ASTROS + more

Davis Hits 2 HRs, Has 5 RBIs as Orioles Beat Braves 7-3  —  BALTIMORE — Chris Davis homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.  —  Davis hit a three-run shot in the first inning …

White Sox Beat Red Sox 9-4  —  BOSTON — Jose Abreu and Geovany Soto homered and drove in three runs apiece and Jeff Samardzija pitched eight strong innings for the Chicago White Sox in a 9-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  —  The White Sox quickly spoiled Boston's pregame party …

Would Dodgers trade Yasiel Puig?  Unlikely, but he can't rule it out  —  Yasiel Puig has played in only 53 of the Dodgers' 100 games.  After spending five weeks on the disabled list because of a strained hamstring, he is batting .253 with six home runs and 22 runs batted in.