Kinsler, Cabrera Homer as Tigers Beat White Sox 2-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 22, 2016, 12:33 A.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Ian Kinsler hit his 20th home run, Miguel Cabrera added his 19th and the Detroit Tigers beat the struggling Chicago White Sox 2-1 in a game that was called …

Tim Beckham Leads Rays to 7-3 Victory Over Athletics  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 22, 2016, 1:00 A.M. E.D.T.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Tim Beckham homered and then sparked a four-run inning with his eighth straight hit over three games to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.

Cardinals Rally for 6-5 Win Over Padres  —  ST. LOUIS — Aledmys Diaz's walk-off single in the ninth inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.  —  St. Louis, which scored four runs in the eighth, recorded …

Royals Have Shown Some Interest In Nick Markakis  —  The Royals are among the clubs that have taken a look at Braves right fielder Nick Markakis, writes MLB.com's Mark Bowman.  The presence of two other cost-controlled left-handed-hitting outfielders with limited power (Ender Inciarte and Mallex Smith) …

Gonzalez, Bettis Help Rockies to 7-3 Win Over Braves  —  DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night.

Rays are wisely playing hardball with pitching in demand at deadline  —  It's a seller's market as teams with coveted starting pitchers are sitting pretty  —  Some quick notes on the trade market:  —  • The Rangers are not optimistic that they will acquire one of the Rays' starting pitchers …

Peter Thiel to tell RNC he's proudly gay  —  Cleveland (CNN)Peter Thiel is set to admonish the GOP for refusing to embrace LGBT rights on stage here tonight.  —  The tech billionaire will declare to the Republican National Convention that he is proud to be gay, a source familiar with Thiel's remarks told CNN.

Pedroia Has 5 of Boston's 17 Hits in 13-2 Win Over  —  BOSTON — July just keeps getting better in Boston.  —  The Red Sox continued their midsummer surge with another offensive barrage, getting 17 hits and routing the Minnesota Twins 13-2 on Thursday night.

Liriano Strikes Out 13, Pirates Top Brewers 5-3  —  PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano took another step toward putting his season-long control issues behind him, striking out 13 to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.

Koehler, Suzuki Lead Marlins Past Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Tom Koehler pitched eight strong innings, Ichiro Suzuki moved within four hits of reaching 3,000 for his career and the Miami Marlins pounded out 16 hits in a 9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.

President Obama honors 2015 World Series champion Royals at White House  —  #Yosted, “That's what speed do!” and other Royals phenomenons get shoutouts from POTUS  —  But, president says of Royals' nicknames: “We're going to have to work on those”  —  Royals' involvement in Urban Youth Academy also praised by Obama

Trade talks heating up for Phillies, GM Matt Klentak also talks prospect promotions  —  Jeremy Hellickson is one Phillie who has had his name tied to a number of trade rumors.  (Michael Bryant / TNS File Photo)  —  PHILADELPHIA — It certainly won't be a repeat of last year's trade deadline …

Commissioner Rob Manfred reveals MLB is considering use limits for relievers  —  As games last longer, MLB's patience grows shorter  —  Does it seem like Major League Baseball games are dragging on and on this year?  Well, that's because they are.  And the league is taking notice.