Red Sox Name Dave Dombrowski President Of Baseball Operations; Ben Cherington Steps Down As GM  —  The Red Sox announced tonight that they have hired Dave Dombrowski as their new president of baseball operations.  Ben Cherington was given the opportunity to stay on as GM, but he's chosen to step down instead.

deGrom, Granderson Lead Mets Past Orioles 5-3  —  BALTIMORE — Jacob deGrom took a four-hitter into the eighth inning, Curtis Granderson hit two solo homers and the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Padres pitchers Ian Kennedy and Joaquin Benoit both have been claimed on waivers and subsequently pulled back — two hits to the remaining trade market for pitchers.  —  Kennedy and Benoit are now ineligible to be traded.  —  Several teams were surely interested in both pitchers …

Many Royals fans are mad about their playoff ticket locations, but here's why it's an unavoidable problem … Royals season-ticket holders received information about purchasing postseason tickets this week, and, well, much of the reaction has been frustration.  Anger.

Reds 13th-Inning Error Sends Royals to 3-1 Win  —  CINCINNATI — Ben Zobrist tied the game with a homer in the ninth inning, Jarrod Dyson scored the tie-breaking run from first base on pitcher Ryan Mattheus' throwing error and the Kansas City Royals went on to a 3-1, 13-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.

Marwin Gonzalez's walk-off homer gives Astros win over Rays  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's Marwin Gonzalez's doesn't get to play every day.  —  However, the utility man's performance on Tuesday night guaranteed him a spot in the lineup on Wednesday.  —  Gonzalez had three hits …

A's Edge Dodgers 5-4 in 10  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Billy Butler hit an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics outlasted Clayton Kershaw and held on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Tuesday night.  —  Mark Canha opened the 10th with a double off Yimi Garcia, his fourth hit of the game.

Kinsler Has 5 Hits as Tigers Rally to Beat Cubs 10-8  —  CHICAGO — Ian Kinsler had five hits, including a home run, and the Detroit used a three-run eighth inning to rally for a 10-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  —  Nick Castellanos had a two-run single and J.D. Martinez added …

Alex Rodriguez grand slam helps rally Yankees over Twins  —  Alex Rodriguez hit a slump-busting grand slam in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees rallied from a three-run deficit against a depleted Minnesota bullpen to beat the Twins 8-4 Tuesday night.

Pirates Survive Arizona Rally, Win 9-8 in 15 Innings  —  PITTSBURGH — Pedro Florimon tripled home Francisco Cervelli with two outs in the bottom of the 15th to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  —  Cervelli singled off Keith Hessler …

Tigers, Cubs to wear World War II-era uniforms  —  The last time the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs met in the World Series was 1945.  (And if you're any kind of Cubs historian, you can figure out that the Tigers won.)  —  To mark that occasion, the Tigers and Cubs will wear 1945-era throwback uniforms …

Iwakuma Follows No-Hitter With 3-2 Win for Mariners  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Hisashi Iwakuma followed his no-hitter by limiting Texas to two runs and five hits over seven innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night.  —  All of Seattle's scoring came in the first inning …

Cubs No. 3 prospect suffers injury after fouling a ball off his right knee for Double-A Tennessee  —  2015 MLB.com Top Prospects: Acquired in the Jeff Samardzija trade, Billy McKinney has a smooth, left-handed swing and an advanced approach  —  Cubs No. 3 prospect (No. 38 overall) …

Pregame notes: “I knew that I was basically alive”  —  With dark bruises under his eyes and thin white bandages across the top of his nose, Bryan Mitchell reached into his locker and pulled out the cap he was wearing last night.  The right side of the bill was bent as if it had been squeezed in a vise.

If Nationals want to shake up Mets, they should hire Wally Backman as manager  —  The Mets can only hope that Mike Rizzo is one stubborn GM, apparently determined to prove he wasn't wrong about hiring Matt Williams, no matter how much of a disaster the Nationals are these days.