Bartolo Colon, 44, draws interest from Mets on return  —  The New York Mets are considering whether to bring back pitcher Bartolo Colon, a person familiar with the team's thinking told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  —  The team has had internal discussions on whether Colon, who was designated …

McCullers, Astros square off with Yankees  —  Lance McCullers Jr. set to make his second start since returning from the 10-day disabled list last weekend, the  —  Houston Astros are now positioned to view his brief rotation hiatus as a potential positive heading into the second half of the schedule.

Braun starts Brewers' 6-HR barrage for 11-3 win over Reds (Jun 29, 2017)  —  CINCINNATI (AP) Ryan Braun's homer was as close as could be, smacking into the screen alongside the left field foul pole - a modest start to Milwaukee's big night.  —  Braun began Milwaukee's six-homer barrage …

Price, Betts, Ramirez lead Red Sox over Twins 6-3 (Jun 29, 2017)  —  BOSTON (AP) David Price's strength and command appear to be back.  —  After falling behind 3-0, the Boston Red Sox rallied behind Price to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night, with Price picking up his second win in his last three starts.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitch near-perfect in win over Tampa Bay Rays  —  PITTSBURGH — A strong outing from Jameson Taillon and Tony Watson's clutch relief work paced the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday at PNC Park.  —  John Jaso and Gregory Polanco hit solo homers …

Rangers fall to Indians, but Cashner OK after scare  —  CLEVELAND  —  In the moments after he was struck by a broken bat Thursday, no one was sure how serious the injury was to native Texan Andrew Cashner as he fell to the mound at Progressive Field.  —  The good news for Cashner …

Padres blank Braves 6-0 behind Lamet's gem … Dinelson Lamet was so good against the Atlanta on Thursday night they thought he was cheating.  —  Lamet allowed four hits over seven innings, and  —  Hunter Renfroe hit two-run homers as San Diego beat the Braves 6-0.

Nationals speedster Trea Turner fractures wrist on hit by pitch  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals have lost Trea Turner indefinitely due to a broken wrist suffered Thursday.  —  In the bottom of the seventh inning of Washington's 5-4 loss to the Cubs, Turner was hit in the right wrist …

Cards rally for 8 late runs (5 driven in by Grichuk) to beat D'backs  —  PHOENIX  • Simply, it's all in the eyes of the beholder.  —  In one eye is the mediocre 37-41 record compiled by the Cardinals.  In the other is the fact that, after a 10-4 win over Arizona Thursday …

Cardinals promote Mozeliak, set to name Girsch general manager  —  St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager Mike Girsch (left) talks with manager Mike Matheny during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

J.D. Martinez fouls pitch off foot, singles to end 15-pitch at-bat  —  J.D. Martinez eventually came out of the game, but not until he finished a 15-pitch at-bat with an RBI single in the seventh inning.  —  Martinez fouled a pitch off his right foot — the one he sprained in spring training — in the seventh inning.

Belief in bright future helps ease pain of mounting White Sox losses  —  Carlos Rodon and Rick Renteria on the White Sox loss to the Yankees.  (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The rain that fell on general manager Rick Hahn while he stood on the field …

Royals: All in  —  “I like good baseball.”  — Dayton Moore  —  All season long, people— present company included— have assumed that the Kansas City Royals would be sellers this year.  Well, it just stands to reason.  When the season ends, the core of this Royals team (Eric Hosmer …