Donaldson Homers Again, Blue Jays Beat Orioles 5-1  —  BALTIMORE — Josh Donaldson hit his fourth homer in two days and Jose Bautista also went deep in support of Marco Estrada, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Monday night.  —  Toronto leads third-place Baltimore by four games in the AL East.

Cubs star Kris Bryant has a chance to be a very unique MVP  —  Bryant's versatility makes him a rare breed.  —  Jonathan Daniel  —  Shall we call him Kris “The Man” Bryant?  —  Heaven forbid, it might offend the Best Fans in Baseball, who would consider it sacrilege to bestow upon Bryant …

Royals Acquire Daniel Nava  —  The Royals have acquired outfielder Daniel Nava from the Angels for a player to be named later or cash, the club announced.  Nava will head to Triple-A Omaha.  —  Nava, 33, has spent the last month at the highest level of the minors after previously losing his roster spot with the Halos.

Dave Dombrowski doesn't sound optimistic Jonathan Papelbon will be option for Red Sox  —  The Jonathan Papelbon Watch has lingered for most of August, and figures to continue to do so until the end of the month.  —  But with Papelbon still not choosing to sign with a team since his release …

Hey, ump!  Why'd you eject that player or manager?  —  The pitch is called a strike, and suddenly a player or manager is in the umpire's face, gesturing and shouting ferociously.  How the ump reacts depends on several factors, including the exact verbiage used.

Mondesi's triple keys big inning, Royals beat Red Sox 10-4 … BOSTON — The Kansas City Royals keep finding different sources for timely hits during a red-hot August.  —  Raul Mondesi hit a bases-loaded triple and Eric Hosmer added a two-run single during an eight-run sixth inning …

Drew Stubbs Rejects Outright Assignment From Rangers  —  The Rangers announced this afternoon that outfielder Drew Stubbs has rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A following his recent DFA.  The 31-year-old has been placed on irrevocable waivers and will be a free agent if he clears.

Kevin Cash frustrated by Rays' fundamental flaws  —  Chris Archer avoided tying the team record of 18 losses, and the Rays avoided a rare sweep that would have dropped them back under .500 post-All-Star break with a 10-4 win Sunday over the contending Astros.

Red Sox seeking base stealing threat off bench, Yoan Moncada in mix  —  One of the features of the Red Sox' September and October rosters in recent years has been having a player who can come off the bench and be a base stealing threat.  —  In 2004 that was Dave Roberts and in 2013 it was Quintin Berry.

Nationals To Add Mat Latos To Active Roster  —  The Nationals have struck a slightly modified agreement with righty Mat Latos that will result in him joining the major league roster, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets.  Though Latos could've opted out today if he was not promoted …

MLB roundup: The maturation of Mookie Betts; Yanks' Sanchez homers again  —  Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts says that his first real conversations about taking advantage of hitters' counts started when he was in Class A, playing at Greenville, South Carolina, and working with hitting coach U.L. Washington.

Arenado Homers Among 4 Hits to Power Rockies Past  —  WASHINGTON — If the Colorado Rockies faced contenders like the Washington Nationals more often, they might also be in the playoff race.  —  Nolan Arenado went 4 for 4, including his 35th home run and a triple, and drove in three runs …

Top prospect Brinson already turning heads  —  Having played only eight games at the Class AAA level for the Texas Rangers, and none this season, Lewis Brinson assumed he was ticketed for Class AA Biloxi after he learned he had been traded for Jonathan Lucroy on Aug. 1.  —  But the Milwaukee Brewers had a different idea.