Brewers Claim Cesar Jimenez  —  12:59pm: Philadelphia has announced that the Brewers have claimed Jimenez.  —  12:43pm: The Brewers have claimed left-handed reliever Cesar Jimenez off outright waivers from the Phillies, MLBTR has learned (Twitter link).  Jimenez was designated for assignment by Philadelphia last night.

Indians' Shapiro a strong candidate to replace Blue Jays' Beeston  —  FOX Sports  —  Mark Shapiro has been with the Indians since 1992.  —  The Cleveland Indians elevated Mark Shapiro from general manager to club president in October 2010, expanding his duties to include business as well as baseball.

Chris Sale simply a swing-and-miss, dominating machine  —  Chris Sale has put up some gaudy statistics, but ESPN baseball analyst Eric Wedge would like to see more consistency from the White Sox pitcher before putting him in elite status.

Left-handed pitcher allows two runs in seven innings  —  The Denver Post  —  Starting pitcher Yohan Flande (58) of the Colorado Rockies delivers to home plate during the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Coors Field on August 20, 2015 in Denver.  (Justin Edmonds, Getty Images)

Arrieta Picks Up 15th Win, Cubs Pound Braves 7-1  —  CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta pitched six scoreless innings for his major league-leading 15th win, and Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell homered to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.

Among Mets young aces Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, pitching coach Dan Warthen is the man  —  DENVER — Matt Harvey saw Dan Warthen making his distinctive rushed walk to the PNC Park mound, but wanted no part of a visit from his pitching coach.

Tomlin Has Another Solid Start, Indians Beat Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Josh Tomlin had his second impressive start since returning from shoulder surgery, Cody Allen worked out of his own jam in the ninth inning Thursday night and the Cleveland Indians held on for a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees.

Diamondbacks Come From 4 Runs Down for 5-4 Win Over Reds  —  CINCINNATI — A.J. Pollock drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks came back from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in the opener of a four-game series Thursday night.

Morton, Walker Lead Pirates Over Giants  —  PITTSBURGH — Charlie Morton combined with two relievers on a six-hitter and Neil Walker hit a two-run home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Thursday night.  —  Morton (8-4) scattered four hits over 6 2/3 innings …

Duffey Stymies Orioles as Twins Roll to 15-2 Victory  —  BALTIMORE — Rookie Tyler Duffey took a shutout into the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat struggling Miguel Gonzalez and the Baltimore Orioles 15-2 on a soggy Thursday night at Camden Yards.

Simon Throws 1-Hitter, Tigers Beat Rangers 4-0  —  DETROIT — Alfredo Simon threw a one-hitter in his first career complete game and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Thursday night in a matchup of AL wild-card contenders.  —  Texas entered play 1½ games behind …

Miley, Red Sox End Royals' 5-Game Winning Streak  —  BOSTON — Ryan Hanigan drove in two runs and scored another on Jackie Bradley Jr.'s triple to help the Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City 4-1 Thursday night, ending the Royals' five-game winning streak.  —  Wade Miley (10-9) left in the eighth inning, allowing just one run.