Sonny Gray feels right at home at Yankee Stadium, picks up first win in Pinstripes  —  Sonny Gray had pitched in Yankee Stadium once before, in 2015 with the A's, so he knew the peril that right-field porch represented to a pitcher, but if he needed a visual reminder, Jacoby Ellsbury's …

With starting rotation producing despite recent injuries, it's time for Yankees' core hitters to step up  —  The Yankees are in the midst of a tight race to make the playoffs.  They entered play Tuesday 4.5 games back of the Red Sox in the AL East, and 2.0 games ahead in the Wild Card.

Mets place Seth Lugo on 10-day DL with right shoulder impingement, activate Robert Gsellman  —  Pitching injuries continue to be an issue for the Mets, even as they play out the string this season.  —  The latest, announced on Tuesday, is that Seth Lugo has an impingement of the right shoulder …

White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf says fans will be repaid with a winner  —  CHICAGO — Jerry Reinsdorf pulls out a cigar from his humidor, sits back in his office chair, takes a puff, and slowly exhales, with a cloud of smoke billowing in the air.  —  He's 81 years old, and has owned …

Athletics Acquire Chris Hatcher  —  The Athletics announced that they've acquired right-hander Chris Hatcher from the Dodgers in exchange for $500K in international bonus money.  Hatcher's roster spot will go to infielder/outfielder Rob Segedin, who has been activated from the 60-day disabled list, the Dodgers announced.

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 …

Duda, Ramos homer as Rays snap offensive funk, beat Jays 6-4 … Tampa Bay Rays finally had reason to smile after snapping out of a historically poor offensive stretch.  —  Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer,  —  Wilson Ramos added a solo shot and the Rays beat the

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.

Kirk Cousins: I want to remain with one team my entire career  —  Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins is set to become a free agent seven months, but he says he's not looking to sign with another team.  —  Cousins told Sal Paolantonio of ESPN that he loves playing where he is and hopes to remain where he is for life.

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.

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 …