Red Sox regain lead, up 4-3 after five innings  —  Boston regained the lead at 4-3, coming up with a pair of unearned runs in the fifth.  After Jackie Bradley Jr. led off with a walk, a hot shot from Devan Marrero went off the heel of the glove of third baseman Jedd Gyorko for an error.

Could the spectacular (and erratic) Javier Baez be the Cubs' odd man?  —  Photos of Cubs infielder Javier Baez.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Eventually — inevitably — somebody has to go.  —  The Cubs have a wealth of young position players and a dearth of young pitchers.

Rangers run streak to seven behind Darvish's dominance  —  ARLINGTON  —  The good times keep rolling for the Texas Rangers.  They beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 at Globe Life Park Tuesday night to extend their win streak to seven games.  It's their longest win streak since winning seven in a row Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, 2016.

Detroit Tigers' Chad Bell adds slider, shuts down Baltimore Orioles  —  Lefty Chad Bell showed off a new pitch as he helped give the Tigers a chance to get back into the game on Tuesday.  —  Bell entered the game after the Orioles had already scored seven times off lefty starter Matt Boyd in the third inning.

White Sox's Todd Frazier ties game after throwing bat at pitch off the plate  —  Chicago White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier may have taken the two-strike tenet “protect the plate” a bit too far on Tuesday, but it worked.  On a 2-2 count in the top of the ninth inning …

CC Sabathia regains command, confidence in 7-1 win over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY — CC Sabathia desperately needed this one.  —  In his previous four starts, the 36-year-old lefty had allowed a staggering 22 earned runs on 30 hits in just 20.2 innings for a 9.58 ERA.

Tomas, Greinke help Diamondbacks top reeling Mets again, 5-4 … PHOENIX — When the Arizona Diamondbacks made a mistake on the bases, they ended up stealing home.  —  That's how things are going for the New York Mets these days.  —  Paul Goldschmidt stole home when New York botched a rundown …

Marlins Option Tom Koehler  —  The Marlins announced following tonight's game that right-hander Tom Koehler has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans.  That's a fairly surprising development not because of Koehler's performance but simply due to the fact that the 30-year-old has been a mainstay in the Miami rotation since 2013.

Harper blasts 13th homer, Nationals hold off Pirates 8-4  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryce Harper belted his 13th home run, Ryan Zimmerman smacked a two-run double to add to his major league-leading RBI total and the Washington Nationals held off the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Tuesday night.

Cleveland Indians manager expertly trolls Tampa Bay Rays skipper  —  Kevin Cash had some explaining to do to the Tampa Bay Rays before their game Monday in Cleveland after his baseball stats were posted on the video board.  —  The culprit: Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona.