Detroit Tigers next foe: Porous San Diego Padres ripe for frying  —  Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press Wochit … Special writer Vito Chirco previews this weekend's series between the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres:  —  San Diego Padres (29-44)  —  Friday-Sunday at Petco Park (10:10 p.m., 10:10 and 4:40)

If the Red Sox retired numbers like the Yankees do ...  Ahhh, Monument Park.  A magical place at Yankee Stadium where not quite immortal players become, well, immortal.  —  The New York Yankees have retired so many numbers that they no longer have any single digits left (well, except this one).

Real or not?  Orioles should trade Manny Machado, Brewers have an ace  —  So it continues: The Baltimore Orioles lost 6-3 to the Cleveland Indians and now have allowed five or more runs in 19 consecutive games.  They're one game away from tying the major league record set by the 1924 Phillies!

Kyle Schwarber expected to join Iowa Cubs Monday  —  Round 2 of the Kyle Schwarber Show with the Iowa Cubs will begin Monday.  —  Iowa Cubs spokesperson Randy Wehofer confirmed that Schwarber is expected to join the team Monday.  —  The hard-hitting Schwarber was struggling at the plate …

Dodgers rolling as Rockies come to town for National League West showdown  —  Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.  (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)

Cardinals remain stuck in the mud  —  PHILADELPHIA  • Whatever strides or changes the Cardinals believe they've made this month, playing from behind again Thursday vs. amendable Philadelphia affirmed a reality that remains true regardless of their opponent.

Mets Ready To Listen To Offers On Short-Term Veterans  —  The Mets are “open for business now,” in the words of ESPN.com's Buster Olney (via Twitter), whose report suggests the organization is preparing to throw in the towel on a snakebitten season.  Per Olney, the Mets are amenable to dealing away a variety of veteran assets.

Hernandez returns as Mariners host Astros (Jun 23, 2017)  —  SEATTLE — When Felix Hernandez pitches at Safeco Field, there's a different atmosphere.  —  The seats in the left-field corner are filled with fans sitting in “King's Court,” wearing “King Felix” T-shirts and holding “K” cards to wave with every two-strike count.

Record rain delay doesn't slow White Sox, Jose Quintana in 9-0 victory  —  White Sox manager Rick Renteria on Jose Quintana's scoreless 6 2/3-inning outing during the 9-0 win over the Twins on Thursday, June 22, 2017.  (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

4 hits apiece for Addison Russell and Ian Happ in 16-hit, 11-1 Cubs victory over Marlins  —  Ian Happ discusses his 4-hit game in the Cubs' 11-1 win over the Marlins on Thursday, June 22, 2017.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs opened an 11-game trip …

Carlos Gomez's rooster call leads to Rangers' big win over Blue Jays  —  ARLINGTON  —  Perhaps Texas Rangers center fielder Carlos Gomez will keep the rooster crowing.  —  Before his first at-bat Thursday afternoon in the homestand finale against the Toronto Blue Jays, Gomez came to the plate to the sounds of roosters crowing.