Cardinals shoot for sweep of Rockies (Jul 26, 2017)  —  ST. LOUIS — If it feels like Beale Street North around the St. Louis Cardinals' clubhouse these days, there is good reason.  —  A close look reveals Tommy Pham, Paul DeJong, Randal Grichuk, Harrison Bader, Carson Kelly and Luke Voit.

Rangers seek clutch hits in rubber match against Marlins (Jul 26, 2017)  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Clutch hitting has eluded the Texas Rangers for maddening stretches this season, especially with runners in scoring position.  The reasons why are a mystery.  —  “We have some series where we hit …

Suzuki's 2 HRs help Braves' Foltynewicz win again  —  Mike Foltynewicz began the season as Atlanta's No. 5 starter.  He sure looks like No. 1 now.  —  The 25-year-old right-hander went six strong innings to win again, Kurt Suzuki homered twice and the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Tuesday night.

Bumgarner finally gets a victory as Giants rout Pirates on Nunez trade night  —  For one night, anyway, the San Francisco Giants looked like a team that everyone may vaguely remember.  A pretty darned good one.  —  Madison Bumgarner was dealing, and adding a little extra with the lumber.

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 …

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 …

Jake Faria gets Rays back on track in close win over Orioles  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays had to hang on for dear life Tuesday night to get their first win in a week.  —  And the way they see it, that might be a good thing.  —  “We've got to get on a roll now,” …

Brewers offense awakens in 8-0 win over Nationals  —  After scuffling to score runs for most of the eight games, the Milwaukee Brewers returned to what they do best.  —  Bombs away.  —  Slugging three home runs that accounted for five of their eight runs, the Brewers looked …

Dodgers first to win 70 games with 6-2 victory over Twins  —  Chris Taylor hit two run-scoring doubles and the Los Angeles Dodgers became baseball's first team to reach the 70-win mark with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.  —  Kenta Maeda (9-4) pitched five solid innings …

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.

Encarnacion's slam sends Indians past Angels 11-7 in extra innings  —  Charles LeClaire-USA Today Sports Images  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam in the 11th inning as the Cleveland Indians, who wasted a seven-run lead, beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-7 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

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.

Padres' Kyle Lloyd beats odds to make major league debut  —  SAN DIEGO-By day, Justin Livengood is a salesman for Beeson Hardware in High Point, N.C. After he gets off work, he coaches varsity baseball for the school he once attended, Ledford High in nearby Wallburg.