Lorenzo Cain suffers hamstring injury in Royals' 8-4 loss to the Cardinals  —  Royals starter Yordano Ventura allows seven earned runs in five-plus innings  —  Royals drop six games behind American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians  —  A stoic glare formed on Lorenzo Cain's face …

Diamondbacks' Zack Greinke leaves game with tightness in oblique  —  Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke left Tuesday night's start against the Phillies in the top of the third inning after suffering what was described as tightness in his left oblique.  —  A winner of seven straight decisions …

Cubs use 3 different pitchers as OFs en route to 15-inning win  —  CINCINNATI — The Cubs played three different pitchers in left field in their 15-inning, 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.  Two of them, lefty Travis Wood and righty Spencer Patton, alternated pitching and playing left …

Porcello gets 9th win, Red Sox beat Rays to stop 3-game skid … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rick Porcello stepped off the mound, gathered his thoughts and went back to work.  —  “I was off a little mechanically.  It was kind of tough for me to regain my focus, so I was doing everything …

Giolito impresses in rain-shortened debut as Nats beat Mets … WASHINGTON — Lucas Giolito threw four scoreless innings in his rain-shortened major league debut, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Baseball's top pitching prospect allowed just one hit …

Urias Wins First, Dodgers Edge Brewers 6-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 28, 2016, 11:55 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MILWAUKEE — Rookie Julio Urias battled through six innings for his first major league victory, Adrian Gonzalez had three hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers hung on for a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

Yankees hoping Carlos Beltran misses just a day or two  —  NEW YORK — Yankees right fielder Carlos Beltran was forced to leave Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Texas Rangers with what the team called a tight right hamstring.  An MRI revealed no damage, and the Yankees believe Beltran might be out only a day or two.

Reds option JJ Hoover to Louisville, recall Sampson  —  Less than 12 hours after J.J. Hoover gave up his franchise-record sixth career grand slam, the Reds optioned the struggling reliever to Triple-A Louisville.  —  Right-hander Keyvius Sampson was recalled and will be in the team's bullpen …

Tulo Homers in Blue Jays' First Win at Colorado  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 3:27 A.M. E.D.T.  —  DENVER — Troy Tulowitzki homered to ignite a go-ahead, six-run fourth inning and the former Rockies star helped the Blue Jays win in Denver for the first time as Toronto beat …

Stewart, Son Of A Scout, Gets The Call  —  The story of Brock Stewart's rise from high Class A to L.A. in less than a year is a good one, from a baseball standpoint.  The story of how one scout father handled his son's looming pro career is a complex one that every son who followed his father into business can understand.

Houston Blasts Lincecum, Routs Angels 7-1 for 9th Win in 10  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 1:25 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Carlos Correa hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Houston Astros beat Tim Lincecum and the Los Angeles Angels 7-1 on Tuesday night for their ninth win in 10 games.