Series preview: Nelson Cruz leads Mariners' offense vs. Tigers  —  Series: Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners  —  When: Monday-Thursday at Safeco Field (all games at 10:10 p.m.)  —  TV/radio: All games on Fox Sports Detroit and 97.1 FM; Monday's game also on ESPN, Thursday's game on MLB Network out-of-market.

Gleyber Torres to undergo Tommy John surgery in non-throwing elbow  —  NEW YORK — New York Yankees top prospect Gleyber Torres has a torn ligament in his non-throwing elbow and will miss the remainder of the season.  —  The Yankees announced Monday that the 20-year-old Torres …

Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia spit up blood after being hit by pitch vs. Astros, out of lineup vs. Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Second baseman Dustin Pedroia got hit by a pitch in the top of the seventh inning Sunday night in Houston.  But it wasn't until he was back in the Boston Red Sox's dugout …

Giants' Hunter Strickland loses appeal, begins serving six-game ban  —  Major League Baseball has upheld a six-game suspension of San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland for his role in a bench-clearing brawl with the Washington Nationals last month.

Padres manager calls out Cubs' Anthony Rizzo after home plate collision with Austin Hedges  —  San Diego Padres manager Andy Green did little to conceal his feelings about the home plate collision that knocked Austin Hedges out of Monday night's 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs …

What are the odds the Pirates trade Andrew McCutchen?  Probably good  —  What are the odds that the Pirates trade Andrew McCutchen?  —  I'm guessing good.  —  Go back to July 30, the day that the Pirates sent reliever Mark Melancon to the Nationals for left-hander Felipe Rivero and minor-league lefty Taylor Hearn.

White Sox place center fielder Leury Garcia on 10-day disabled list  —  Leury Garcia tosses his bat after striking out against the Orioles on June 15, 2017.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox on Monday placed center fielder Leury Garcia on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Friday, with a sprained finger on his left hand.

Could Dodgers' Kenley Jansen be halfway to no-walk MVP season?  —  Could Kenley Jansen really pitch an entire season without walking a batter?  —  It's a crazy thought except, well, the season is just about halfway done and Jansen hasn't walked anyone.  The Dodgers' closer has faced 107 batters, struck out 50 and walked none.

Yu Darvish and the free-agent class of 2017-18 are an appetizer for the 2018-19 bonanza  —  By the end of this season, presuming all goes well and he makes a full complement of starts for the first time in four years, Yu Darvish is going to enter free agency with more professional innings …

Reds' Jesse Winker getting his shot in lineup  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jesse Winker spent Sunday night on a bus, Monday morning in airports, but was just where he wanted to be on Monday night - in a major league lineup.  —  The 23-year-old Winker made his big league debut earlier this season as a pinch-hitter.

Padres Claim Dillon Overton, Designate Zach Lee  —  The Padres announced on Monday that they've claimed left-hander Dillon Overton off waivers from the Mariners and designated right-hander Zach Lee for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.  Overton has been optioned to Triple-A El Paso, per the Padres.

‘We wanted something unique to Chicago:’ Cubs fans name baby girl Waveland  —  Chicago Tribune  —  When Stephen and Bronwyn Case moved to Wheaton three years ago, they considered Chicago their hometown.  That included rooting for the Cubs.  —  So, when their first child was born at 4:13 …

Bundy rocked in middle innings and Orioles set AL pitching futility mark in 12-0 loss to Indians  —  “I was battling out there trying to get outs and locating as best as I could,” Orioles starter Dylan Bundy said after losing to the Cleveland Indians, 12-0.  (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)

Orioles Place J.J. Hardy On DL With Wrist Fracture, Select Paul Janish  —  5:08pm: Janish will be promoted to take the open roster spot, per a club announcement.  —  2:27pm: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy has been diagnosed with a fracture in his right wrist and won't be able to resume baseball activities …

Joe Maddon invests in resting stars now to win big later  —  CHICAGO — If you think Cubs manager Joe Maddon is going to push the envelope as much as possible right now because his team is .500, think again.  In fact, Maddon tends to go the other way when things go south.

Defense keeping Twins competitive despite falling out of 1st  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins are wobbling from a four-game sweep over the weekend by Cleveland that pushed them out of first place, their thin pitching staff exposed by another doubleheader and the surging defending American League champions.

Verlander concurs with research: Something's fishy with new baseballs, HR totals  —  SEATTLE - Not surprisingly, Justin Verlander thought it was a “pretty good article.”  —  The article he spoke about Monday afternoon at Safeco Field was one published by The Ringer website on June 14 …