The Dodgers' historic hot streak: How their 29-4 run came together  —  Los Angeles has a lot to smile about.  The Dodgers are not just the hottest team in baseball but on a breakneck pace that could put the 2017 club among the greatest in their rich franchise history.

Cardinals grind out a 6-3 win over Mets  —  NEW YORK — Paul DeJong homered against the New York Mets for the fourth straight game and Adam Wainwright hit an RBI double while winning his fourth consecutive start, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-3 victory Monday night.

Seth Smith's homer lifts Baltimore Orioles to win over Texas Rangers  —  BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles are desperately trying to salvage their season.  —  They finally got a boost of confidence against the Texas Rangers, who are also fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Diamondbacks in a rough stretch entering series vs. Reds (Jul 18, 2017)  —  CINCINNATI — Through 92 games, the Arizona Diamondbacks are off to one of their best starts in franchise history.  But the season has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks with losses in 11 of the past 14 games …

Tigers win third in a row with 10-2 win in series opener in Kansas City  —  Zimmermann very good over 6 2/3 innings, backed up by Castellanos, Mahtook homers.  —  CONNECT  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Don't tell the Detroit Tigers their season is over.  —  Though all signs point to the team trading …

Rumor Central: Athletics scout watched Yankees' minor league game?  —  A trade between the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics could be a potential possibility as the July 31 trade deadline nears.  —  Citing sources, Fox Sports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports that a top scout of the Athletics …

Cesar Hernandez returns to Phillies with something to prove  —  MIAMI — For 37 days, the Phillies patched Cesar Hernandez's spot with a veteran outfielder and two utility men.  The fervor for another second baseman, Scott Kingery, intensified.  It's not that Hernandez is a forgotten man …

Blackmon, Marquez propel Rockies to 9-6 win over Padres (Jul 17, 2017)  —  DENVER (AP) Charlie Blackmon 's fourth leadoff homer of the season hit the facing of the third deck, hard-throwing rookie German Marquez tied a career high with nine strikeouts and the scuffling Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 9-6 on Monday night.

Stanton 2 HRs, Gordon hit in 10th sends Miami over Phils 6-5  —  MIAMI (AP) — After a couple of homers from All-Star Giancarlo Stanton kept the Marlins in the game Monday night, Miami was unable to score with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.  —  The Marlins loaded the bases again in the 10th …

Red Sox manager Farrell says protest denied on play vs Yanks  —  BOSTON (AP) Red Sox manager John Farrell says Major League Baseball has denied Boston's protest over a bizarre play on the bases last weekend involving Matt Holliday of the New York Yankees.  —  Farrell said he wasn't surprised …

Braves' 9th-inning rally falls short against Cubs  —  The Braves did what they have been adept at doing, but their ninth-inning rally against one of baseball's top closers fell just short Monday night in a 4-3 loss to the Cubs that had plenty of hearts beating excitedly in a sellout crowd at SunTrust Park.

Rays beat A's 3-2 to move closer to first place in AL East … Jake Odorizzi and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, and the  —  Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Monday night.  —  Steven Souza hit his 19th home run,  —  Evan Longoria also went deep and reached base three times while

Houston All-Star Carlos Correa leaves game with thumb injury  —  HOUSTON (AP) — All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has left a game against the Seattle Mariners with a jammed left thumb.  —  Correa was pulled Monday after swinging and missing at a pitch in the fourth inning.

Josh Tomlin's solid outing lifts Indians past Giants 5-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO  —  Josh Tomlin struck out five and pitched into the eighth inning to win back-to-back starts for the first time this year, and the Cleveland Indians capitalized on two costly errors to rally and beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Monday night.

Clint Frazier batting second for Yankees in opener vs. Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Clint Frazier looked at the bottom of Monday's Yankees-Twins lineup to see if he was in it.  —  His name wasn't there.  —  It was higher.  —  Second.  —  “I texted my parents and my agent,” Frazier said.