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.

Nationals swipe team-record 7 bags off struggling Cub Miguel Montero  —  WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals stole a team-record seven bases Tuesday night in a 6-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs and their beleaguered catcher, Miguel Montero.  —  The seven steals are the most the Nationals …

New York Yankees call up prospect Tyler Wade … Infield prospect Tyler Wade will join the New York Yankees Tuesday after getting called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  —  Multiple sources reported the Yankees move Tuesday.  He'll join the club for its 8:10 p.m. game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.

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 …

Former Mets pitcher Anthony Young dead at 51  —  MIAMI — Anthony Young, a part of the Mets' colorful history of struggles, died Tuesday in Houston after a long illness, the team announced.  —  The pitcher who lost a major-league record 27 straight games was 51 years old.

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

Ron Darling questions training regimen as RHP Robert Gsellman hurts hammy  —  Another Mets pitcher left a game with an injury Tuesday night, and broadcaster Ron Darling speculated that the training regimen throughout Major League Baseball is to blame.  —  New York right-hander Robert Gsellman left …

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 …

Cabrera, Martinez homer to help Tigers beat Royals 5-3  —  DETROIT (AP) — Five batters into Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander was starting to wonder if his luck was going to be horrible all night.  —  Verlander had allowed hits to all five batters …

‘Q’ looks A-OK as White Sox rally past Yankees in ninth for 4-3 victory  —  White Sox manager Rick Renteria discusses the comeback victory over the Yankees.  (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  For two months as Jose Quintana fought to find himself on the mound …

Red Sox: Mitch Moreland providing power for stagnant offense  —  Kyle Cardoza/FanSided via Call to the Pen  —  The Boston Red Sox aren't crushing home runs as often as they usually do, and they sit in the middle of the pack in runs scored because of it.  Yet even as the offense struggles …

Braves could trade for starter, Archer and Quintana top wish list  —  The Braves are again interested in trading for a top-of-the-rotation caliber starting pitcher and have circled back to a couple of their targets from last winter: the Rays' Chris Archer and White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana.

Pitch command no issue for Braves prospect Newcomb so far  —  Braves lefty pitching prospect Sean Newcomb walked too many batters in Triple-A. seems logical he will walk even more in the big leagues.  Major league hitters may not know his tendencies but that's more than offset by their superior talent and plate discipline.