Dallas Keuchel, Astros discuss contract extension  —  If Dallas Keuchel can follow in the footsteps of the game's premier southpaw just along the dotted line alone, Astros fans could have reason to be thrilled for a long time.  —  Clayton Kershaw signed a two-year, $19 million deal …

Notebook: As Fiers' no-hitter shows, Astros not driven solely by stats  —  FOX Sports  —  Mike Fiers celebrates his no-hitter on Friday, which took 134 pitches.  —  If the Astros are as data-driven as most in the industry believe, why the heck did they allow Mike Fiers to throw 134 pitches in his no-hitter on Friday night?

Cubs Place Jorge Soler, Jason Motte On DL  —  The Cubs have placed right fielder Jorge Soler and right-hander Jason Motte on the disabled list due to a strained oblique and a strained right shoulder, respectively, tweets Bruce Levine of 670thescore.com.  In corresponding moves …

COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  JADED JOSE REYES WOULD WELCOME A TRADE FROM THE ROCKIES  —  “I don't want to spend the rest of my career on a last-place team.”  —  The Denver Post  —  Jose Reyes #7 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of a sixth inning solo homerun against the New York Mets during …

Bryant homer lifts Cubs to 2-1 win over Indians (Yahoo Sports)  —  Kris Bryant homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the surging Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday in a makeup of a rained out game from June 15.  The rookie, who had homered twice Sunday …

Sabathia Possibly Done For Season; Yankees Re-Sign Capuano  —  The Yankees will place left-hander CC Sabathia on the disabled list due to a right knee injury, and manager Joe Girardi told reporters, including MLB.com's Bryan Hoch (Twitter link) that “it's a possibility” that Sabathia will not pitch again in 2015.

Game 124: Mets at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. on SNY  —  Jacob deGrom (12-6, 1.98 ERA) gets the start as the Mets (67-56) oppose Adam Morgan (4-4, 3.92 ERA) and the Phillies (50-74) at Citizens Bank Park on Monday at 7:05 p.m. on SNY in the opener of a four-game series.  —  Mets  —  Phillies

Fallout, Fall Guys and Fingertips: A Week in the NFL  —  It's all here, plus notes on a Niner's return and a new MMQB project  —  Meet the Aussie footballer Jarryd Hayne  —  The MMQB's Peter King talks with former rugby player and San Francisco 49ers rookie RB Jarryd Hayne.

Piece of concrete falls in Comerica Park concourse  —  The Tigers say it happened after Sunday's game and no one was hurt  —  The Detroit Tigers confirmed a piece of concrete fell onto a concourse after Sunday's game at Comerica Park.  Nobody was injured and stadium operations will try to pinpoint the cause on Monday.

In Baseball, the Times Are Changing  —  TRENTON — On the first day that minor league baseball's new rules to speed up the game went into full effect this season, a home-plate umpire ejected the manager of the Class AA Trenton Thunder for arguing.  —  And what was he arguing about?

Orioles Designate Nolan Reimold For Assignment  —  In a series of roster moves, the Orioles announced that they've designated outfielder Nolan Reimold for assignment and reinstated infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce from the disabled list.  Though getting Pearce back deepens the club …

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