Joe Maddon washes down Cubs' 11-4 debacle in Colorado  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon on the team's 11-4 loss to the Rockies: “An oil painting, it was not.”  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jason Hammel suffered one of the worst outings of his career Sunday …

Price shines, Red Sox beat Rays to move into 1st place tie … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — David Price was good, even better because of a rookie's nifty glove work.  —  Boston's ace won his third straight decision Monday night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 with a huge assist …

Fister, Hernandez Lead Astros to 3-1 Win Over Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Doug Fister pitched seven scoreless innings, Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run homer and the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Monday night.  —  Hernandez connected off fellow rookie Jameson Taillon (3-3) …

Trumbo, Schoop Hit HRs to Help Orioles Beat Nationals 4-3  —  BALTIMORE — Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 38th home run, Jonathan Schoop also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 Monday night in a matchup between neighboring contenders.

Santana Homers, Carrasco Pitches Indians Over A's 1-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 23, 2016, 12:51 A.M. E.D.T.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Miller combined on a four-hitter, Carlos Santana homered in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Monday night.

Goldschmidt's Game-Ending HR Lifts D'backs Over Braves 9-8  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 23, 2016, 1:30 A.M. E.D.T.  —  PHOENIX — Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on Monday night.

Carter Homers, Nelson Gets Rare Win as Brewers Beat Rockies  —  MILWAUKEE — Chris Carter homered and Jimmy Nelson won for the first time in seven starts as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday night.  —  Nelson (7-13) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.

Freddy Galvis rips MLB safety regulations after girl is hit with dangerous foul ball  —  On Saturday, Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis ripped a foul ball into the crowd during the team's 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park.

Zunino, Seager Power Mariners to 7-5 Win Over Yank  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 23, 2016, 2:39 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners hit fewer home runs than the New York Yankees, but got more scoring out of them.  —  Mike Zunino and Kyle Seager each hit a three-run homer …

Brian McCann, Mark Teixeira adjusting to new roles with Yankees  —  ANAHEIM - The arrival of Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge and Tyler Austin has rejuvenated the Yankees, who find themselves on the fringe of the playoff race despite trading away three key players before the deadline.

Gonzalez Hits 3 of Dodgers' 7 Homers for 18-9 Win Over Reds  —  CINCINNATI — Adrian Gonzalez hit three of the Dodgers' seven homers — driving in a career-high eight runs — and rookie Corey Seager had a noteworthy homer as well on Monday, leading Los Angeles to an 18-9 victory and a split …

Billings Mustangs and Cincinnati Reds extend player development contract 2 more years … Billings Mustangs managing partner Dave Heller, right, and Cincinnati Reds director of player development Jeff Graupe announce a two-year extension of the teams' affiliation at Dehler Park on Monday.

Billy Butler Injured In Clubhouse Altercation With Danny Valencia  —  TODAY, 6:08pm: Butler will also receive a fine, GM David Forst told reporters including MLB.com's Jane Lee (via Twitter).  The veteran DH is headed to the 7-day concussion DL as well.  —  5:14pm: Valencia will be fined for his role in the ruckus, Slusser tweets.