Colon Sharp, Mets Beat Cards 3-1 for Doubleheader Split  —  NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the New York Mets overcame another home run by Jedd Gyorko to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Tuesday night for a doubleheader split.

Brewers Score 5 in 8th Inning to Beat Diamondbacks 9-4  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 27, 2016, 1:30 A.M. E.D.T.  —  MILWAUKEE — Scooter Gennett got some good fortune on the go-ahead hit Tuesday night.  And the way he figures it, the Milwaukee Brewers deserved it.

Hernandez Overcomes Shaky Start, Mariners Top Pirates 7-4  —  PITTSBURGH — Felix Hernandez settled down after a shaky start and picked up his first victory in more than two months when the Seattle Mariners topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Rangers Designate Kyle Lohse For Assignment  —  The Rangers announced today that they've designated veteran right-hander Kyle Lohse for assignment and recalled right-hander Nick Martinez from Triple-A Round Rock to make tonight's start.  —  [Related: Updated Texas Rangers Depth Chart]

Determined Clayton Kershaw plans to return to Dodgers this year  —  LOS ANGELES — Inspired by his team's play and buoyed by his own optimism, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is determined to come back this season and be a difference maker.  —  “I'm trying to make it back to have an impact …

Ventura Insists He Can Work With Sale After Uniform Flap  —  CHICAGO — Robin Ventura insists he can work with Chris Sale despite the suspended ace's critical comments about the White Sox manager.  —  Sale is serving a five-day, unpaid ban after he destroyed throwback uniforms the team was supposed to wear for his start Saturday.

Rangers Recall Joey Gallo  —  The Rangers announced this afternoon that they've recalled top infield prospect Joey Gallo from Triple-A Round Rock and optioned outfielder Jared Hoying back to Triple-A in his place.  Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported shortly before the announcement …

Trade Market For Center Fielders  —  While Melvin Upton left the market before I could wrap up this post, there are still plenty of names to cover in the center field market.  There's obviously quite a lot of overlap between this and the corner outfield market, which we'll cover separately.

Rockies Rough Up Tillman and Beat Orioles 6-3  —  BALTIMORE — Carlos Gonzalez and Trevor Story had two RBIs apiece in a four-run third inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat Chris Tillman and the Orioles 6-3 Tuesday night to end Baltimore's five-game winning streak.

Cardinals Place Trevor Rosenthal On 15-Day DL  —  The Cardinals announced that they have placed former closer Trevor Rosenthal on the 15-day DL with what's being called rotator cuff inflammation.  Southpaw Dean Kiekhefer will take his spot on the active roster.  —  [Related: Updated Cardinals Depth Chart]

Indians rally for 3 in 9th to stun Nationals 7-6 (Yahoo Sports)  —  Francisco Lindor pushed an RBI single through Washington's drawn-in infield with one out in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied for three runs in their final at-bat to stun the Washington Nationals 7-6 …

'It's the most fun I've ever had,' Astros' top prospect says  —  HOUSTON — It may have felt like forever for some, but Astros No. 1 prospect Alex Bregman is officially a Major League ballplayer.  —  Bregman made his debut Monday night against the Yankees, and while it wasn't a perfect outing …