Rumor Central: Royals eyeing Lance Lynn?  —  The Kansas City Royals are reportedly keeping a close watch on their Missouri counterparts to see if right-hander Lance Lynn will be moved, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today.  —  The 30-year-old is 8-6 with a 3.40 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 19 starts for the St. Louis Cardinals this season.

Napoli's efforts not enough as Rangers swept out of Baltimore  —  BALTIMORE  —  At times like these, with so much on the line, a sinking team has been known to hold a closed-door come-to-Jesus meeting to push the reset button and put a charge into the club.  —  “It's on the brink of coming,” Mike Napoli said.

Orioles hit 4 HRs, beat Rangers 9-7 to complete 4-game sweep  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Down by four runs and going up against unbeaten Cole Hamels, the Baltimore Orioles used the long ball and a relentless offense to pull out a victory.  —  Why, it was just like old times.

MLB roundup: Jake Lamb's six RBIs lead Arizona Diamondbacks past Cincinnati Reds  —  CINCINNATI — Jake Lamb came up big in support of surprise Arizona starter Patrick Corbin.  —  Lamb drove in a career-high six runs with two three-run home runs and Corbin, pitching in place of new father Taijuan Walker …