Contreras homers again as Cubs beat White Sox 7-2 (Jul 25, 2017)  —  CHICAGO (AP) Willson Contreras drove in four runs and Carl Edwards Jr. provided some timely relief, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Tuesday.  —  Ben Zobrist reached four times from the leadoff spot …

DeJong homer, Lynn pitching have Cards up 2-0 after five  —  The Cardinals jumped on top in the first.  Matt Carpenter led off with an opposite-field single and came around to score on Paul DeJong's one-out homer to left-center field.  —  It's the 13th homer of the season for DeJong …

Fisher, Morton lead Astros past Phillies 5-0  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derek Fisher drove in two runs just hours after arriving in Philadelphia and Charlie Morton pitched seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-0 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday night.

Insider: Money still a big factor as Tigers approach trade deadline  —  Today in the Detroit Tigers and trade deadline talks: Money.  —  And no matter which way you look at it, money remains the biggest factor influencing the team and their trade plans.  —  General manager Al Avila …

Frazier's run-scoring triple play helps Yanks top Reds 4-2 (Jul 25, 2017)  —  NEW YORK (AP) Todd Frazier had an unforgettable first at-bat in his home debut at Yankee Stadium, grounding into a rare run-scoring triple play as New York beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Tuesday night.

LEADING OFF: Darvish Texas finale?  ; Cobb on mound for Rays  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Wednesday:  —  DARVISH TEXAS FINALE?  —  Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish makes his final scheduled start before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline with growing speculation …

With nerve impingement improved, Nats hope Stephen Strasburg will be ready for next start  —  WASHINGTON — The issue that caused Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg to exit early from his start this past Sunday was nerve impingement in his right forearm.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS

Giants notes: Johnny Cueto won't return this weekend, may need a rehab start  —  SAN FRANCISCO — While Johnny Cueto is making some progress with his multiple blister issue, manager Bruce Bochy effectively ruled out the right-hander from making a start this weekend against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Trevor Cahill will make first start for the Royals on Saturday in Boston  —  The Royals are hopeful starting pitcher Trevor Cahill can fill out their rotation following a two-month search for an answer at the back end.  —  His first assignment: facing the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Davies, power bats launch Brewers over Nationals 8-0 (Jul 25, 2017)  —  WASHINGTON (AP) Travis Shaw, Eric Thames and Manny Pina homered, Zach Davies tossed 7 2/3 shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Shaw's three-run blast highlighted a four-run fourth inning.

Marlins battered in 10-4 loss to Rangers despite Christian Yelich's big night  —  Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly discusses putting first baseman Justin Bour (right oblique strain) and shortstop JT Riddle (left biceps tendinitis) on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday.

Brewers, White Sox Discussing Anthony Swarzak Trade  —  The Brewers and White Sox are in talks about a trade that would send right-hander Anthony Swarzak from Chicago to Milwaukee, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter).  —  After signing a minor league deal with a $900K base salary …

Astros clear 40-man roster spot by outrighting Ashur Tolliver to AAA  —  The Astros outrighted lefthanded reliever Ashur Tolliver to Class AAA Fresno on Tuesday, freeing up a 40-man roster spot less than a week before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.  —  Tolliver's outright means he passed through waivers unclaimed.

Beltre's pursuit of 3,000 giving lift to Rangers teammates  —  The four hits Adrian Beltre collected Monday night moved him within single digits of his 3,000th career hit, and the media aren't the only ones making a big deal out of the impending milestone.  —  His Texas Rangers teammates …

There's still no timetable for Clayton Kershaw's return to the mound for the Dodgers  —  The Dodgers are not saying much about when Clayton Kershaw, left, might return from a back injury.  (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)  —  The Dodgers did not have much to say Tuesday about Clayton Kershaw's back injury.

The Yankees prospects A's covet in Sonny Gray sweepstakes  —  Estevan Florial, Jorge Mateo and Domingo Acevedo  —  Getty Images; Charles Wenzelberg; Getty Images  —  MORE FROM: … A game of chicken revolves around Sonny Gray with wonder if the A's will take the best offer available …

MLB experiments with shortened inning breaks for Cards-Rockies game  —  ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals and Colorado Rockies tried to speed up the pace of play on Tuesday.  —  Major League Baseball experimented with having the timing clock between half innings set at 1 minute, 45 seconds.

Wednesday's game  —  Where: Chase Field.  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Patrick Corbin (7-9, 4.43) vs. Braves RHP Aaron Blair (6-5, 4.86).  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KTAR-AM (620), KHOV-FM (105.1).  —  Corbin has had most of his success this season at home, going 5-3 with a 3.15 ERA at Chase Field …