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.

Pirates Activate Josh Harrison From DL, Designate Josh Wall  —  The Pirates announced today that they have reinstated Josh Harrison from the disabled list and designated right-hander Josh Wall for assignment to clear room on the active roster.  —  Harrison tore the UCL in his left thumb on July 6 …

Nationals Promote Trea Turner  —  The Nationals announced that they have selected the contract of top shortstop prospect Trea Turner to the Majors.In order to clear a spot on the active roster, the Nationals have placed Tyler Moore on the disabled list.  Meanwhile, righty Aaron Barrett will hit the 60-day DL to clear a 40-man spot.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.