Dodgers To Place Clayton Kershaw On Disabled List  —  4:47pm: Kershaw has been diagnosed with a “mild disc herniation” in his back, the team announced.  He is not expected to require surgery, per the announcement, but his recovery timeline remains unclear.  —  11:23am: Dodgers ace Clayton …

Streaking Indians Win 13th Straight, Beat Blue Jays 4-1  —  A dominant performance from Carlos Carrasco gave the Cleveland Indians their longest winning streak in nearly 65 years.  —  Carrasco struck out a season-high 14, Jason Kipnis and Rajai Davis hit solo home runs and the Indians matched …

No DH for Bumgarner: Ace to bat vs. A's  —  OAKLAND — Madison Bumgarner will strike a blow, at least the Giants expect him to, for pitchers everywhere on Thursday when manager Bruce Bochy will place him in the batting order against the Oakland A's.  —  The Giants thus will become the first team …

MLB Penalties For Red Sox International Signings Could Come Soon  —  Major League Baseball could penalize the Red Sox over their 2015 international signings before this year's signing period opens on Saturday, international baseball sources have told Baseball America.

Marlins Acquire Fernando Rodney  —  Declaring their intentions to push for the postseason in 2016, the Marlins have struck a deal to acquire veteran right-hander Fernando Rodney from the Padres.  Miami parted with interesting young righty Chris Paddack in the swap, which ESPN's Keith Law first reported (Twitter links).

Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Lopez leaves team again … Diamondbacks pitching prospect Yoan Lopez left his minor league team on Wednesday night with the intention of leaving the sport entirely, but General Manager Dave Stewart said the club has convinced him to hold off on a decision.

Espinosa Hits Slam, 3-Run HR as Nationals Crush Reds 13-4  —  WASHINGTON — Danny Espinosa hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to finish with a career-high seven RBIs, and the Washington Nationals cruised past the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

Braves Rally With 4 Runs in 6th, Beat Marlins 8-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 1, 2016, 12:03 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ATLANTA — Pinch-hitter Brandon Snyder had two RBIs in a four-run sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied for an 8-5 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.

Davies Struggles as Brewers Routed by Dodgers 8-1  —  MILWAUKEE — After struggling in April, Zach Davies has been one of the few bright spots in the starting rotation for the Milwaukee Brewers over the past two months.  —  Things turned sour for Davies on Thursday as he gave …

Shuck's RBI Single in 8th Lifts White Sox Over Twins 6-5  —  CHICAGO — J.B. Shuck's two-out single scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Todd Frazier hit his 23rd home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Thursday.  —  Fernando Abad (1-2) …

Cubs, Dodgers top MLB Future Power Rankings  —  Welcome to the new and improved MLB Future Power Rankings!  We've decided to change our approach since the last time we updated these last November.  We tweaked the categories and their weights in our total score for each team.

Former Cowboys special teams player C.J. Spillman convicted of sexual assault  — C.J. Spillman's sexual assault trial set to begin Monday; sources say no Cowboys officials, players have been subpoenaed to testify  — Archive: Jerry Jones says C.J. Spillman will remain with Dallas Cowboys unless he's charged or arrested