Cano helps push Mariners past Rangers, 8-7  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Seattle Mariners' lengthy road stretch is off to a nice start.  —  Robinson Cano doubled twice and drove in three runs as the Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 on Tuesday night.  Seattle is now 2- on a nine-game trip …

Red Sox win under Christian Vazquez's 9th inning heroics  —  BOSTON (AP) — Christian Vazquez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox pulled off the final rally of a wild game Tuesday night, beating the Cleveland Indians 12-10 despite …

White Sox DH Matt Davidson exits with bruised wrist in 8-4 loss to Blue Jays  —  Photos from the White Sox-Blue Jays game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox designated hitter Matt Davidson left Tuesday's 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays with a bruised right wrist after being hit by a pitch.

Lester homers as Cubs pound Diamondbacks 16-4  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester loved everything about Tuesday night, except for his performance on the mound.  —  Lester hit his first major league homer and struck out nine to reach 2,000 for his career, helping the Chicago Cubs to a runaway 16-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Braves' Teheran tries to tame streaking Dodgers (Aug 02, 2017)  —  ATLANTA — Before his start at Dodger Stadium on July 22, Julio Teheran had at least lived up to his billing as the Atlanta Braves' top starting pitcher in his road outings.  —  Teheran was 6- with a 2.53 ERA away from Atlanta …

Yankees' comeback attempt falls short as Bombers lose to Tigers 4-3  —  Clint Frazier has far exceeded expectations since being called up to the Yankees on July 1, both at the plate and on defense, and Tuesday night, the red-headed rookie outfielder had a chance against Tigers reliever Shane Greene …

Amed Rosario's misplay of grounder in ninth inning sets up Rockies' walk-off win over Mets  —  DENVER — Nolan Arenado took advantage of Amed Rosario's first big league mistake and with two on, hit a walk- off single for a 5-4 Rockies win over the Mets at Coors Field.

Samardzija shuts down A's as Giants snap 4-game skid, 10-4  —  This is the team the Giants thought they should be all along.  In a season all but lost, home runs sailed over the fence, the lead held up and they added on with key hits to support Jeff Samardzija.

Nationals look to rebound from Tuesday collapse (Aug 02, 2017)  —  MIAMI — When the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins conclude their three-game series on Wednesday, it will be a tale of two National League East franchises headed in opposite directions.

Pirates' Jameson Taillon rocked, Billy Hamilton rolls in win  —  Jameson Taillon is pitching lately as if something has sucked the magic out of his once-fearsome right arm.  —  On Tuesday, Taillon's second-half skid got worse as the Pirates were routed 9-1 by the Cincinnati Reds.

Pujols' 608th homer, 5 RBIs power Angels past Phillies, 7-1  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer and a two-run double, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Philadelphia Phillies' five-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory Tuesday night.

Why the Yankees should buck the trend and go with a six-man rotation for the rest of the season  —  Starting pitchers, trained to be creatures of habit, mostly cringe at the suggestion.  —  Managers, right through Joe Girardi on Tuesday, often cite the compromising of their 25-man roster construction …

Could MLB move Diamondbacks over stadium conditions?  Team suggests ‘yes’  —  Major League Baseball officials are so alarmed by recent equipment breakdowns at Chase Field that they might require the Arizona Diamondbacks to leave Phoenix unless the county government pays for millions of dollars …

Minor MLB Transactions: 8/2/17  —  We'll use this post to track the day's minor moves ...  - The Padres have released righty Logan Bawcom, per Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network (via Twitter).  While the 28-year-old has yet to earn a promotion — with San Diego or in his prior stints with the Dodgers …

‘Crazy’ Birds: Inside the Orioles' baffling decision not to sell at the deadline  —  BALTIMORE — Count Zach Britton among those who didn't foresee the Baltimore Orioles being buyers at this year's trade deadline.  —  “I'm kind of surprised that no one got traded,” said Baltimore's closer …