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.

Hector Rondon ‘good with’ relinquishing 9th to new closer Aroldis Chapman  —  CHICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs closer Hector Rondon is on board with his team acquiring lefty flamethrower Aroldis Chapman from the New York Yankees and is willing to pitch in the seventh or eighth inning or “whenever” manager Joe Maddon wants him.

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.

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 …

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]

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.