How Phillies avoided a conundrum by trading Kendrick … The Phillies also traded RHP Jeremy Hellickson late Friday night to the Orioles for OF Hyun Soo Kim, minor-league LHP Garrett Cleavinger & international pool money.  —  CONNECT  —  PHILADELPHIA - Phillies manager Pete Mackanin and the front office had a conundrum brewing.

Hill, surging Dodgers host rival Giants (Jul 29, 2017)  —  LOS ANGELES — The Merriam-Webster dictionary should add a listing to its definitions of the word “peripatetic.”  As in, “See Rich Hill.”  —  Hill, the veteran left-hander for the Los Angeles Dodgers, starts Saturday's second game …

New York Mets acquire AJ Ramos from Miami Marlins  —  The New York Mets acquired right-handed reliever AJ Ramos from the Miami Marlins in exchange for two minor league prospects on Friday night.  —  The Marlins picked up right-handed starter Merandy Gonzalez and center fielder Ricardo Cespedes …

Toronto Blue Jays place Troy Tulowitzki on DL  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Troy Tulowitzki on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a sprained right ankle and called up infielder Rob Refsnyder from Triple-A Buffalo.  —  The Blue Jays also sent right-handed pitcher Chris Smith …

Adrian Beltre update: Just two away from 3,000 hits and chance for more Friday  —  Adrian Beltre is absolutely on fire with the bat and could burn his way Friday night to baseball history and major league baseball's iconic 3,000-hit milestone.  —  The Texas Rangers third baseman singled …

Michael Conforto hits two home runs, shines in homecoming as Mets beat Mariners, 7-5  —  Coming here as a kid, Michael Conforto thought Safeco Field was huge.  This is where Conforto watched his childhood baseball heroes and dreamed of becoming a major leaguer.

Brewers 2, Cubs 1: Brent Suter delivers his best pitching performance  —  In the span of only five starts, Brent Suter has transformed himself from a short-term injury replacement in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation into someone who merits a longer look.  —  The left-hander delivered …

Romano shelves change-up, struggles with command in loss  —  Cincinnati Reds RHP Sal Romano on walking six vs. Miami Marlins Wochit  —  MIAMI - In the first inning, Sal Romano couldn't see the signs.  That's not why he failed to throw his change-up against the Miami Marlins on Friday.

Indians beat White Sox 9-3 to extend win streak to 8  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Ramirez had four hits, including a homer, Carlos Santana and Michael Brantley also homered, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Friday night for their eighth straight victory.

Wacha, Gyorko lead Cardinals to 1-0 win over Diamondbacks  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — It's been a week of firsts for St. Louis reliever Trevor Rosenthal.  —  On Tuesday, he earned his first two-inning win in a 3-2 victory over Colorado.  —  Against Arizona on Friday night …

Rumor Central: Multiple teams interested in Straily  —  While it's unclear whether or not Miami Marlins starting pitcher Dan Straily will be traded before Monday's 4 p.m. deadline, one thing certainly is clear — teams are definitely interested in acquiring the 28-year-old.

Yu Darvish Rumors: Saturday  —  Here's the latest on the trade market for Rangers star Yu Darvish:  — A Darvish trade is “becoming increasingly likely,” Jon Heyman of FanRag writes.  It was previously unclear whether the Rangers, who have been on the fringes of the Wild Card race …

Travis Wood helps himself in Padres debut  —  New Padres LHP Travis Wood strikes out seven, allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in a 3-2 win over the Pirates.  Wood also drove in a run.  —  In his Padres debut and return to the National League, Travis Wood helped himself.

Does Yankees being in first alter the Sonny Gray equation?  —  MORE FROM: … There is the long view and there is the prism of the non-waiver trade deadline, which arrives on Monday.  At this moment, both appear to be converging for the Yankees as general manager Brian Cashman is tasked …

NL Notes: Teheran, Ellis, Cubs, Beede, Nationals  —  The Braves aren't likely to trade righty Julio Teheran at the deadline, tweets Jon Heyman of FanRag.  A report earlier this month suggested the Braves were open to dealing Teheran, but there haven't been many specific details about potential Teheran deals since.

Three up, three down: Adrian Beltre quietly headed to Cooperstown  —  A look at the trending topics this week in MLB:  —  THREE UP  —  Beltre 3K: Adrian Beltre made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 1998.  He doubled in his first at-bat, against Chuck Finley of the Angels.

Braves put OF Matt Kemp on DL after suffering hamstring strain Friday  —  The Atlanta Braves have placed outfielder Matt Kemp on the 10-day disabled list after he strained his right hamstring during Friday's game.  —  Kemp suffered the injury running the bases in the fourth inning of Atlanta's 10-3 loss to Philadelphia.

Jaime Garcia wins in Minnesota debut after trade from Braves  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jaime Garcia assured Paul Molitor after the fifth inning he could go some more.  Then told his new skipper the same thing after the sixth.  —  That durability and competitive nature is what has kept Garcia …

Daily fantasy baseball cheat sheet for Saturday  —  The final Saturday in July presents a balanced ledger, with solid choices in all price ranges.  The main slate consists of 10 games, with five games comprising various early slates along with being available in the all-day contests.

Heyman |  Verlander will remain a Tiger barring miracle  —  Barring a crazy, last-second turnabout, iconic Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander will remain in Detroit after Monday's trade deadline.  —  There's been a lot of speculation about Verlander since the Tigers are conducting a sale …

Trade Deadline Daily: Yankees not investing in Yonder solution  —  There's a chance that first baseman Yonder Alonso could end up wearing pinstripes, but according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, that would only be to facilitate a trade for Oakland Athletics ace Sonny Gray.

Bruce Rondon gives up three-run homer as Tigers fall to Astros, 6-5 … Dallas Keuchel clearly did not look like himself tonight, and neither did the Houston Astros.  —  But that didn't matter because Bruce Rondon looked all too much like himself lately.  —  The Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever …

MLB says that regular-season games will be played in Asia and in England in 2019 and 2020  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to start the 2019 and 2020 seasons in Asia and play regular-season games in England in June of both years.  —  The collective bargaining agreement reached …

Mike Moustakas clubs his 30th homer as Royals top Red Sox for ninth straight win  —  To hit a home run in the major leagues, a baseball player must possess a potent combination of tools.  Enough hand-eye coordination to barrel a 95 mph fastball.  Enough brute strength in the legs to launch a baseball 400 feet.