Yankees place Luis Cessa on 10-day disabled list with rib cage injury  —  Luis Cessa was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a ribcage injury.  Caleb Smith was recalled from Triple-A Scranton.  —  CC Sabathia (knee) is eligible to come off the DL on Saturday, which would've been Cessa's next turn.

Tigers and Astros discussing Verlander deal  —  The Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers are back to discussing a possible deal to send former MVP and Cy Young-winning starting pitcher Justin Verlander to Houston, sources tell FanRag Sports.  After earlier talks fell flat …

Free Giancarlo Stanton: Why the Marlins need to trade baseball's home run king  —  Every day that goes by with Giancarlo Stanton in a Miami Marlins uniform is a wasted opportunity for a franchise begging to be run properly.  And after years of the most feckless ownership group in baseball alienating …

Indians eye Friday return for Miller  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Cleveland Indians left-hander Andrew Miller is set to pitch one inning of rehab this week before being activated prior to the start of the team's series in Kansas City on Friday.  —  Miller has been out since Aug. 2 with right knee patella tendinitis.

Rockies RHP Chad Bettis throws seven shutout innings in first start since overcoming testicular cancer  —  Chad Bettis just shut out cancer, so shutting out the Atlanta Braves?  Piece of cake.  —  Bettis, making his first start after battling testicular cancer, threw seven scoreless innings …

Greinke strikes out 9 in Diamondbacks' 2-0 win over Astros … Arizona Diamondbacks hustled for extra bases, made some nifty defensive plays and got a dominating performance from their starting pitcher.  —  At a time when the team has been “wandering,” it was good to get back to what made them so successful early in the season.

Athletics acquire Chris Hatcher from the Dodgers  —  The Athletics announced on Tuesday evening the acquisition of pitcher  —  Chris Hatcher from the Dodgers in exchange for international bonus slot money.  —  Hatcher, 32, has pitched 36 2/3 innings of relief for the Dodgers this season, posting a 4.66 ERA with a 43/12 K/BB ratio.

Angels-Nationals series preview: No Trout vs. Harper showdown this time  —  The Nationals (70-46) absorbed a couple more injuries over a long, strange weekend series against the Giants, but still managed to take two of three games.  They next host a team from Southern California …

Greg Bird to play 5 innings at first base for Yankees' Triple-A affiliate Wednesday  —  Greg Bird will play five innings at first base for Triple-A Scranton starting Wednesday.  —  Bird hopes to be back with the Yankees sometime next week.  —  Bird (right ankle) hasn't played for the Bombers since May 1.

Mets Acquire Travis Snider, Sign Neil Wagner  —  The Mets have announced two minor acquisitions, with outfielder Travis Snider joining the club through a trade with the Rangers and righty Neil Wagner signing a minors deal with the organization.  Both players will head to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Rockies' Freeland, back from groin ailment, faces Braves (Aug 15, 2017)  —  DENVER — The best-case scenario will unfold Tuesday for rookie Kyle Freeland when he returns to the Colorado Rockies' rotation and starts against the Atlanta Braves.  —  The left-hander will be reinstated after missing …

White Sox GM Rick Hahn on rebuild: World Series title is the only goal  —  CHICAGO — Sitting in his bedroom in Winnetka, IL, then-11-year-old Rick Hahn would compose letters to the late Dallas Green, who served as the Cubs' general manager from 1981 to 1987.

Big Blue Machine: Inside the brain trust that created the unstoppable Los Angeles Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES - You walk the halls of the Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball operations department at your own risk, never quite knowing what's around the corner.  —  You may stumble into a vicious whiffle ball game …