LEADING OFF: Kershaw, Strasburg ailing; Cubs get boost  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors today:  —  ___  —  AILING ALL OVER  —  Star pitchers Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals are recovering after getting injured Sunday, as is Cardinals on-base machine Matt Carpenter.

Rumor Central: Dodgers have strong interest in Yu Darvish?  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly are stepping up their efforts to land starter Yu Darvish, and that was before ace Clayton Kershaw left Sunday's start against the Braves with tightness in his lower back.

Hot-hitting Phillies face rugged test vs. Astros (Jul 24, 2017)  —  PHILADELPHIA — By no means is Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin saying the teams are alike, but he likens his current club's offensive outburst to that of the 2009 Phillies team that Mackanin saw …

Contreras homers as Quintana, Cubs beat Cards, tie Brewers  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras yelled as he rounded first base and the ball landed in the bleachers at Wrigley Field.  —  The Chicago Cubs are having fun again, led by their exuberant catcher.

Gennett, Suarez, Barnhart homer as Reds top Marlins 6-3  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Power boosted the Cincinnati Reds to a rare win.  —  Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered, and the Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Odor homers twice, Rangers sweep Rays with 6-5 win  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rougned Odor homered twice, including back-to-back drives with Carlos Gomez in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.

Toronto Blue Jays can't figure out Corey Kluber in Cleveland Indians' win  —  CLEVELAND — The Corey Kluber Show is still going strong, and Sunday it left the Toronto Blue Jays wanting to go one place in particular.  —  “Just a (bad) day.  We need to go home,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons …

Valbuena's solo homer lifts Angels to 3-2 win over Red Sox (Jul 23, 2017)  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday.

The sweet friendship forming in Yankees' rising-star outfield  —  MORE FROM: … SEATTLE — Give Clint Frazier credit.  At 22, he's figuring it out.  He is having poised at-bats.  —  Frazier has sat back and watched how fellow rookie Aaron Judge has handled himself in tough times and in good times …

Matt Chapman homer lifts Oakland Athletics over New York Mets  —  NEW YORK — The Oakland Athletics lost two games this weekend in New York.  But they also found an eighth-inning reliever and, on Sunday, earned a win when a young player found redemption for an earlier mistake.

New York Yankees put 2B Starlin Castro back on DL  —  New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro returned to the 10-day disabled list with another injury to his right hamstring, the team announced Sunday.  —  Castro was activated off the disabled list July 15 but reinjured the hamstring …

San Diego Padres claim road series with 5-2 victory over San Francisco Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The San Diego Padres have beaten the San Francisco Giants so often this season that the wins are starting to look alike.  —  Wil Myers homered for the third consecutive day …

Tigers' next foe: Royals visit, setting up a pair of pitching rematches  —  Series: Kansas City at Detroit for three games, Monday-Wednesday.  —  TV/radio:All games — 7:10, Fox Sports Detroit and WXYT-FM (97.1).  —  Pitchers: Monday — RH Justin Verlander (5-7, 4.54 ERA) vs. RH Jason Hammel …

Skipping a start not an option for weakened Leake  —  CHICAGO  • Mike Leake's suggestion that he has had a difficult time maintaining strength and weight this season as a result of last year's bout with the shingles was new to the Cardinals, and there have been internal discussions about how to help the righthander.