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)

Mets Ready To Listen To Offers On Short-Term Veterans  —  5:56pm: Unhappy about being bumped to second base upon his activation today, Cabrera says he has asked to be traded.  (Video via MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, on Twitter.)  He also suggested he indicated a willingness to move to another part …

BAR: How the Reds have spent their draft money  —  The Blog Above Replacement a daily look at the Cincinnati Reds, their minor leagues and whatever else is on the mind of Enquirer Reds beat writers, C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan.  You can follow them on Twitter (@ctrent and @ZachENQ) …

Game Blog: Cards commit another base running error, but Wainwright stays strong  —  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com  —  In another deja vu moment from the recent series in Philadelphia, a Cardinals baserunner took off on contact with one out and ran so far from his base …

Royals Designate Chris Young, Announce Neftali Feliz Signing  —  The Royals have announced that veteran righty Chris Young has been designated for assignment.  His roster spot will go to reliever Neftali Feliz, whose previously reported signing is now official.

Hoover to the DL; Rubby De La Rosa called up  —  The Diamondbacks on Friday placed reliever J.J. Hoover on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, selected right-hander Rubby De La Rosa from Triple-A Reno and designated catcher Oscar Hernandez for assignment.

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)

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 …

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).

Knebel sets strikeout mark as Brewers beat Pirates 4-2  —  MILWAUKEE - Travis Shaw and Corey Knebel were too much for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  Shaw drove in three runs with a home run and two doubles and Knebel set a modern-era record for most consecutive games by a reliever with a strikeout …

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.

Rangers' Perez breaks right thumb, could miss next start  —  NEW YORK  —  Just as the Texas Rangers are about to get one left-hander back in their starting rotation, another could miss a start or two.  —  Cole Hamels was expected to start Monday in the opener of a four-game series …

Rogers, Marlins agree to $3.4 million signing bonus.  —  MIAMI (AP) Alex Rodriguez still remembers throwing batting practice a decade or so ago to his nephew, who was simultaneously getting a hitting lesson from Reggie Jackson.  —  The kid apparently took good notes.