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 …

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.

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 …

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

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 …

Maeda dominates in spot start, Dodgers beat Angels 4-0 … Kenta Maeda pitched four-hit ball over seven innings in a spot start,  —  Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer and the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Angels 4-0 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Daily Dose: Cobb Makes a Bid  —  Three years ago, Alex Cobb was one of the top young starting pitchers in all of baseball.  He was coming off of a brilliant 2013 season where he went 11-3 with a 2.76 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 134/45 K/BB ratio across 143 1/3 innings.

Kevin Gausman pitches Baltimore Orioles past Toronto Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Kevin Gausman had that winning feeling again Tuesday night.  —  It has been a while for the Baltimore Orioles right-hander.  He had not won since May 31, a span of four winless starts in which he had three losses.

MLB: Cubs' White House visit is unofficial  —  Chicago Cubs' Javier Baez (9) celebrates a 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday.  (Nick Wass / Associated Press)  —  Manager Joe Maddon and some Chicago Cubs players will visit the White House on Wednesday, but it's not an official visit.

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.

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.

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 …