Cardinals Add Grichuk, Kelly, Duke To 25-Man Roster; Designate Eric Fryer  —  The Cardinals announced a series of roster moves prior to today's game.  Outfielder Randal Grichuk and lefty Zach Duke were both activated from the 10-day and 60-day DL, respectively, while catcher Carson Kelly …

Royals rout Tigers 16-4, set season highs for runs and hits  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Moss is getting hot as the Kansas City weather.  —  Moss drove in four runs, Mike Moustakas had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals routed the error-prone Detroit Tigers 16-4 on Thursday night.

Dodgers' 11-game winning streak ends as Braves rough up McCarthy  —  Dodgers left fielder Chris Taylor can't reach a fourth inning home run hit by Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki on July 20.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)  —  And on the 18th day, they lost.

Orioles hit 4 HRs, beat Rangers 9-7 to complete 4-game sweep (Jul 20, 2017)  —  BALTIMORE (AP) Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones both homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat Cole Hamels and the Texas Rangers 9-7 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep.

Kennedy to feel heat as Royals host White Sox (Jul 21, 2017)  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ian Kennedy knows it is going to be extremely hot Friday when he starts for the Kansas City Royals in the series opener against the Chicago White Sox.  —  It is forecast to reach triple digits in Kansas City.

Madison Bumgarner loses in first home start since April (Jul 20, 2017)  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) It used to be a Madison Bumgarner start meant the San Francisco Giants almost assuredly would find the win column.  —  Now, still without a 2017 victory, MadBum just wants to get back in a groove and stop giving up costly home runs.

Cards beat themselves as Rosenthal gets ‘caught watching the play’  —  New York Mets' Lucas Duda, right, celebrates his solo home run with Jose Reyes during the second inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in New York.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Aroldis Chapman shaky again as Yankees closer tries to right ship  —  SEATTLE — The Yankees need to get Aroldis Chapman on track.  —  So it made perfect sense for Joe Girardi to bring in the highest paid closer in baseball history with a four-run lead in the ninth inning — even though it wasn't a “save situation.”

Kris Bryant to miss series opener vs. Cardinals  —  CHICAGO — Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is out of the starting lineup Friday after he sprained a finger on a headfirst slide earlier this week.  —  Bryant got hurt in the first inning of Chicago's 8-2 victory at Atlanta on Wednesday.

Cashman: Yankees will ‘send Frazier out’ when Hicks returns … SEATTLE — Nobody knows when Aaron Hicks will come off the disabled list.  But when all the Yankees outfielders are healthy, Clint Frazier will be the odd man out.  —  “Send Frazier out,” general manager Brian Cashman …

Asdrubal Cabrera likely to play third as trade suitors line up  —  Dexter Fowler is tagged out by Asdrubal Cabrera during the Mets' 3-2 win on Thursday.  —  Getty Images … Asdrubal Cabrera's trade market is developing better than the Mets could have anticipated.

It's official: The Yankees are the most-hated team in baseball — and the Dodgers aren't far behind  —  The New York Yankees celebrate their 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.  (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)  —  America has spoken, and the New York Yankees are the country's most-hated baseball team.

Five MLB prospects who won't get traded - but could star in October  —  The trade deadline generates such hype and expectation every year that it's easy to forget teams can often get just as big a boost from the midseason promotion of a prospect as they would from a new acquisition.

Struggling starters toe rubber when Indians host Jays (Jul 21, 2017)  —  CLEVELAND — Marco Estrada and Trevor Bauer, two pitchers in the middle of disappointing seasons, will be the mound opponents Friday night when the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

LEADING OFF: Cubs, Pirates gaining ground; Panda returns  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors today:  —  ___  —  ROLLING INTO WRIGLEY  —  The Cubs have won six straight and are just a game behind slumping Milwaukee in the NL Central as they begin a home series against St. Louis.

A's sign Carter to minor league deal, promote Montas, Olson  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have signed free agent slugger Chris Carter to a minor league deal and promoted right-hander Frankie Montas and first baseman/outfielder Matt Olson to the majors.