Miami Marlins lefty Adam Conley mesmerizes New York Mets  —  NEW YORK — How much information is too much information for Miami Marlins left-hander Adam Conley?  Anything about his success against the New York Mets and at Citi Field.  —  Conley continued to thrive against the Mets in New York on Sunday afternoon.

Red Sox beat Yankees 5-1, move 5 up in AL East (Aug 20, 2017)  —  BOSTON (AP) Jackie Bradley Jr. tripled in two runs and singled in another, and Rick Porcello pitched six innings of a combined three-hitter to help the AL East-leading Red Sox beat New York 5-1 on Sunday and extend their margin over the Yankees to five games.

Gonzalez pitches 6 scoreless, White Sox hold off Rangers 3-2  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Miguel Gonzalez and Juan Minaya pitched out of trouble just well enough on Sunday.  —  Gonzalez escaped early trouble to finish six scoreless innings and Minaya recorded the final out after giving up a two-run homer …

No hits till 6th: Verlander, Tigers top Maeda, Dodgers 6-1  —  DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander approached this start like a postseason game, fully aware of how tough the Los Angeles Dodgers are to beat right now.  —  After five innings, Verlander had a no-hitter going — but so did Kenta Maeda.

Piscotty says demotion was good for him  —  WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.  • Although his demotion to Class AAA Memphis could prove to be as short as it was sudden, Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty understood the message.  —  “It was a shot in the arm,” he said.  “And I needed it.”

Cuthbert, Escobar lead Royals to 7-4 victory over Indians … Cheslor Cuthbert homered and drove in three runs,  —  Alcides Escobar also had three RBIs and the  —  Cleveland Indians 7-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.  —  Cam Gallagher also drove in a run for the Royals …

MLB umpires end protest, will meet with commissioner Rob Manfred  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball umpires have ended their protest of what they called “abusive player behavior” after commissioner Rob Manfred offered to meet with their union's governing board.

Flowers' grand slam helps Newcomb, Braves top Reds 8-1 (Aug 20, 2017)  —  ATLANTA (AP) Tyler Flowers' grand slam broke open a close game in Atlanta's six-run fifth inning, Sean Newcomb earned his first home win and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Sunday.

J.P. Crawford could come to Phillies as a third baseman  —  SAN FRANCISCO — For the last two months, J.P. Crawford has hit.  The shortstop prospect has hit well enough to right his season and enter the conversation about a September promotion to the majors.

Jordan Zimmermann still tweaking, but far off from guy Tigers paid for  —  The Tigers handed him a nine-figure contract, but he's still trying to figure out how to be consistently effective  —  Brad Ausmus isn't going to get caught up in what Jordan Zimmermann was - a front-line starting pitcher …

Four Astros To Join Hooks This Week For Rehab Assignment … CORPUS CHRISTI (KIII SPORTS) - Astros manager AJ Hinch confirmed Sunday that four Astros players will come to Corpus Christi for rehab assignments starting Tuesday.  —  Right-handed reliever Michael Feliz was added to the caravan of big leaguers …

Orioles catch up and fall behind in series-deciding loss to Angels, 5-4  —  See photos of Orioles games this month.  —  The Orioles hoped some home cooking would help them get back in sync for a run at one of the American League wild-card slots, but the first series of a home-heavy three-week span did not go well.

Hoskins Homers Again, Phillies Beat Giants 5-2  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner pitched six innings in one of his best starts this season, took a line drive off his left shin and hit an RBI single that temporarily gave the Giants an early lead.  —  The reward?