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.

Gee, Escobar Lead Red-Hot Royals to 8-5 Win Over Yankees  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dillon Gee kept the Royals' momentum going with six sharp innings, Alcides Escobar hit a three-run homer and Kansas City beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Monday night to open their three-game set.

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 …

Darvish, Beltran Lead Rangers to 6-3 Win Over Mariners  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Yu Darvish struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings and Carlos Beltran homered among three hits, helping the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Monday night.  —  The American League-leading Rangers won …

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 …

Kipnis' Single in 10th Gives Indians 1-0 Win Over  —  CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis' 10th-inning single scored Chris Gimenez and gave the Cleveland Indians a 1-0 victory over Minnesota on Monday night, the Twins' 11th straight loss.  —  Kipnis lined a 1-0 pitch from Brandon Kintzler (0-1) …

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.

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.

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.