Betts Has 2 HRs, 5 RBIs as Red Sox Beat Orioles 5-3  —  BALTIMORE — Mookie Betts homered twice and drove in five runs, helping the resurgent Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.  —  Betts hit a three-run drive in the fifth inning …

Tigers Acquire Erick Aybar  —  The Tigers have announced a deal to acquire shortstop Erick Aybar from the Braves.  Headed in return to Atlanta are infielder Mike Aviles and catcher Kade Scivicque.  Detroit will receive cash in the deal, per David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter).

Yankees Drop Game to Blue Jays and Lose Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi  —  The Yankees' rickety chances of making a postseason run incurred two staggering body blows on Tuesday.  —  First, starter Nathan Eovaldi announced before the game against the Toronto Blue Jays that he expected to miss 14 …

Holliday needs surgery, could miss rest of regular season  —  HOUSTON (AP) St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday will have surgery Wednesday on his right thumb, an injury that could sideline him for the rest of the regular season.  —  Holliday was hit by a 94 mph fastball from the Chicago Cubs' Mike Montgomery last Thursday.

Pennington's Triple Lifts Angels Over Mariners to End Skid  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 17, 2016, 1:30 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cliff Pennington hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning, Albert Pujols slugged his 22nd home run and the Los Angeles Angels came back twice to beat …

Mondesi Hits First HR in Royals' 6-1 Win Over Tigers  —  DETROIT — Raul Mondesi hit 271 home runs in 13 major league seasons.  —  Eleven years after his career ended, his son is on the board.  —  The younger Raul Mondesi broke open a scoreless tie with a home run off Justin Verlander …

Utley Hits 2 HRs, Gets Curtain Calls in Philadelphia Return  —  PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley got curtain calls after each of his two home runs — including a grand slam — in his first game in Philadelphia since a trade last season to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

LeMahieu Reaches in 9th Straight Plate Appearance; Rox Win  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 17, 2016, 2:00 A.M. E.D.T.  —  DENVER — DJ LeMahieu had three hits and reached base for the ninth straight plate appearance, Colorado's bullpen threw six scoreless innings and the Rockies beat …

Pitching, Rizzo's Dazzling Catch Help Cubs Sweep Brewers  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 17, 2016, 12:36 A.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo has been watching a lot of the “Final Five” gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team.  So when he jumped onto a wall …

Rangers' 3 Runs in 10th Beat A's 5-4 When Odor Hit by Pitch  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 17, 2016, 12:27 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odor was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, forcing home the winning run as the AL-best Texas Rangers beat …

Castillo's 4 Hits Lead Diamondbacks Over Mets 10-6  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 16, 2016, 2:57 A.M. E.D.T.  —  PHOENIX — Welington Castillo took a week off to be with his wife and newborn son after there were complications with the boy's birth.  —  Everything is fine now, he said …