After Yu: Rangers caught in middle, now going on without ace  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) When Yu Darvish arrived in Texas from Japan in 2012, the Texas Rangers were coming off consecutive World Series appearances.  —  As was expected with his celebrated entrance then, Darvish is now pitching for a World Series contender.

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 …

White Sox's Davidson leaves game with bruised right wrist  —  CHICAGO (AP) White Sox designated hitter Matt Davidson has left Chicago's game against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a bruised right wrist.  —  Davidson was hit by a pitch from Marcus Stroman in the fourth inning Tuesday.

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 …

Nationals ace Scherzer leaves in 2nd inning with neck spasm  —  MIAMI (AP) Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer hit his first career home run Tuesday night before a neck spasm cut short his outing against the Miami Marlins after he pitched only one inning.  —  Scherzer slept funny and left …

Why Yankees can thank the Astros — and their lack of deadline deals — if they win the World Series  —  If their newly executed plan leads to a championship this season, the Yankees will look back at the trade deadline as a turning point, but not just because they acquired Sonny Gray and bulked up the bullpen.

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.

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 …

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.

Whew!  Shane Greene closes door as Detroit Tigers hold off Yankees 4-3 … John Hicks and Justin Upton homer to back 6 2/3 innings from Anibal Sanchez; Greene works out of jam in 9th for his first save  —  NEW YORK - Another chance for John Hicks, another hit.

Rangers' homers not enough as losing streak reaches four  —  The Rangers are still hitting a lot of homers and they're still losing.  The Mariners jumped on starter Nick Martinez for seven earned runs, including five in the first three innings and held on for an 8-7 win Tuesday night at Globe Life Park.

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.

Baseball notes: Red Sox put Dustin Pedroia on 10-day DL  —  Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia sits in the dugout prior a game against the Cleveland Indians Aug. 1.  (Charles Krupa / AP Photo)  —  Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his left knee.

Fans get it, Red Sox don't when it comes to Eckersley-Price run-in  —  Dennis Eckersley pitched for the Red Sox from 1978-84, followed by a career-ending cameo in 1998.  —  But it was a 1960s sensibility that Eck brought to Fenway Park last night.  —  Waving to the Fenway Park masses …