Montero says goodbye to Cubs hours after blasting Arrieta  —  WASHINGTON (AP) Catcher Miguel Montero is saying his goodbyes to the Cubs and city of Chicago.  —  Montero posted a series of tweets Wednesday, one day after blaming pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases by the Washington Nationals.

Franco, Altherr homer as Phillies beat Mariners 8-2 … Philadelphia Phillies ahead to stay with his bat.  His defense earned him a hug.  —  Franco and Arron Altherr homered,  —  Aaron Nola pitched seven effective innings and the Phillies overcame an early deficit for an 8-2 victory over the

Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander help Detroit Tigers upend Kansas City Royals  —  DETROIT — Justin Verlander couldn't believe his luck.  Or lack of it.  —  The Detroit Tigers ace gave up hits to the first five batters he faced Tuesday but he didn't feel like he was making bad pitches.

Span gets RBI single in 14th, lifts Giants over Rockies 4-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Back-to-back wins over the slumping Colorado Rockies won't get the San Francisco Giants back into contention in the NL West.  —  It did, however lighten the mood in manager Bruce Bochy's clubhouse …

Dbacks get sloppy, Cardinals up 5-2  —  In the sixth, the Diamondbacks finally got to Carlos Martinez.  —  After walking Jake Lamb and Daniel Descalso, the St. Louis right-hander threw a 97 mph two-seam fastball to Chris Iannetta that caught too much of the plate.

Robert Gsellman leaves with hamstring strain in Mets' 6-3 loss to Marlins  —  MIAMI — The Mets are back on the East Coast and back to the reality of their 2017 season.  After sweeping the lowly Giants this weekend, the Mets crashed back to earth with a 6-3 loss to the Marlins at Marlins Park.

Yankees bullpen woes result in possibly worst loss of season to White Sox  —  CHICAGO — The Yankees were on the verge of victory, until their suddenly volatile and depleted bullpen gave another game away.  —  Domingo German, Tyler Clippard and Dellin Betances combined to walk six White Sox batters …

Tampa Bay Rays blow lead before topping Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings  —  PITTSBURGH — It was a game that went from a potential no-hitter to a pitchers' duel to the Tampa Bay Rays salvaging a win as a reward for starter Alex Cobb's strong outing.  —  Tampa Bay blew a two-run lead …

Gausman snaps winless skid, Orioles beat Blue Jays 3-1 (Jun 27, 2017)  —  TORONTO (AP) In his final start before the calendar changes, Kevin Gausman made sure he didn't finish the month of June without a win.  —  Gausman won for the first time in four starts, Mark Trumbo hit an RBI double …

The fault in our Star-starved Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES-The Los Angeles Dodgers have an all-star record.  They're been on an all-star winning streak.  They play in the middle of an all-star town.  They have the most all-star team in baseball, with one curious exception.

Ryon Healy slam leads Oakland A's over Houston Astros  —  HOUSTON — Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin needed a postgame alert to grasp the personal significance of the grand slam third baseman Ryon Healy belted in the sixth inning.  —  But Melvin had an inkling of its gravity thanks …

‘Delete that video’... Royals catcher Drew Butera struggles to catch Oklahoma ace Paige Parker  —  Kansas City Royals catcher Drew Butera struggled to catch heaters from Oklahoma softball ace Paige Parker before Parker threw the first pitch at the Royals game June 20.

Jacoby Ellsbury ties Pete Rose's record for reaching base on catcher's interference  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury of the New York Yankees has tied Pete Rose's obscure record for reaching base the most times in a career on catcher's interference.  —  Ellsbury did it for the 29th time Tuesday night.