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 …

Dodgers' Alex Verdugo, Yadier Alvarez and Angels' Jaime Barria selected to Futures Game  —  Dodgers prospect Yadier Alvarez pitches for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)  —  Outfielder Alex Verdugo and right-handed pitcher Yadier Alvarez have been selected to represent the Dodgers in the Futures Game.

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 …

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.

Mets should bring back Bartolo Colon, sources say they won't rule it out  —  MIAMI — In a way, Bartolo Colon never really left.  The veteran righthander who was a fan favorite for the Mets the last three years never moved his family from their home in northern New Jersey when he signed with Atlanta.

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 …

Cubs' Kris Bryant could be sidelined until next week  —  WASHINGTON — Kris Bryant was out of the Chicago Cubs' starting lineup for a series finale at Washington, a day after spraining his right ankle, and could be sidelined until next week.  —  The reigning National League MVP turned …

Cubs rally in 9th inning for 5-4 win over Nationals  —  Photos from the Cubs-Nationals game on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Washington.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With Kris Bryant out because of a right ankle sprain, the Cubs reached deep Thursday to rally for a 5-4 victory over the host Nationals.

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 …

Yankees OF Dustin Fowler crashes into rail in MLB debut, ruptures patellar tendon  —  CHICAGO — New York Yankees rookie outfielder Dustin Fowler suffered an open rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee crashing into the first-base-line rail at the White Sox's Guaranteed Rate Field …

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.

Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen says plans for a humidor at Chase Field have been pushed back to next year.  —  Major League Baseball spokesman Michael Teevan said the commissioner's office grew hesitant once the timetable was pushed back beyond the midway point of the season.

Fantasy news to know for every MLB team  —  The Baltimore Orioles are due to get their lights-out closer Zach Britton back in the next week, while outfielder George Springer is putting up a torrid month of June for the Houston Astros.  —  For that and more news around the league …

Reds notes: Luis Castillo impressive in home debut  —  When Reds manager Bryan Price went out to the mound to get starter Luis Castillo in the sixth inning of Wednesday's 4-3 Reds victory over the Brewers, he heard some chatter from his infielders.  —  “To a man, they were going 'wow …