Heyman: Rusney Castillo placed on outright waivers  —  After once again being optioned to Triple-A, Boston Red Sox $72.5 million outfielder Rusney Castillo has been placed on outright waivers, sources say.  —  Castillo was placed on waivers on Saturday, which means he'd clear on Monday.

The Cubs have trade chips, but Javier Baez is not one of them  —  The Chicago Cubs are going to be tempted to deal some young talent at the deadline, but the do-everything Javier Baez isn't going to be in that mix.  —  David Banks / USA TODAY Sports  —  In my latest Full Count video …

Prospect Contreras Homers in 1st At-Bat, Cubs Sweep Pirates  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 11:39 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Prized prospect Willson Contreras crushed the first pitch he saw in the major leagues for a two-run home run, Kyle Hendricks struck out a career-high 12 …

Dodgers Acquire Chris Taylor From Mariners For Zach Lee  —  The Dodgers and Mariners announced a trade that will send infielder Chris Taylor to Los Angeles in exchange for righty Zach Lee.  —  Taylor, 25, has appeared in just three games at the MLB level this season but played in 84 games …

D-backs activate Shelby Miller, place David Peralta on DL  —  Diamondbacks pitcher Shelby Miller was activated from the 15-day disabled list Monday to start Arizona's four-game series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  Miller, acquired in a blockbuster offseason trade with the Atlanta Braves …

Teheran leads Braves past Mets for 5th straight win … NEW YORK — A single blip from sublime perfection.  —  Julio Teheran tossed a one-hit masterpiece and did not allow any other baserunners, pitching the Atlanta Braves to a 6-0 victory Sunday that capped their surprising three-game sweep of the scuffling New York Mets.

Cubs awaiting word on Dexter Fowler's hamstring injury  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon gives an update on Dexter Fowler's injury prior to Sunday's game against the Pirates.  —  Dexter Fowler led off with an injury Saturday.  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon began Sunday unsure of how severe …

Rays Tales: What they could have had  —  Buster Posey — the player the Rays, and their fans, are well aware they could have had with the first pick in the 2008 draft rather than Tim Beckham — is at the Trop for the weekend with his Giants.  —  1 Week Ago  —  2 Months Ago 1 Month Ago

Cuthbert's RBI Single in 13th Lifts Royals Past Ti  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 6:55 P.M. E.D.T.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While Cheslor Cuthbert delivered the game-winning hit, Chris Young said pitching six sharp innings on Father's Day was an emotional outing for him.

Gattis, Valbuena Homer as Astros Top Reds 6-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 5:12 P.M. E.D.T.  —  HOUSTON — Evan Gattis and Luis Valbuena homered, driving in two runs each, to help the Houston Astros to 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Santana Pitches Into 8th as Twins Beat Yankees 7-4  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 5:33 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Ervin Santana pitched into the eighth inning to earn his first victory since May 14 and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 7-4 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.

Belt Homers, Giants Finish Sweep of Rays to Win 8th Straight  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 5:09 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brandon Belt homered and Joe Panik snapped an eighth-inning tie with a RBI single, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 …

Why Ryan Braun trade not as simple as it might seem  —  LOS ANGELES - Sometimes you can add one plus one and get three.  —  Such has been the case with the already rampant speculation that the Brewers will trade Ryan Braun this season.  Though the Aug. 1 deadline is still off in the distance …

Full Count: Jose Bautista's chances of scoring a huge deal are diminishing … Jose Bautista's chances of scoring a huge contract in free agency were diminishing even before he went on the disabled list this week, MLB on FOX insider Ken Rosenthal reports.  —  The All-Star right fielder left …