Aaron Judge is back from an ugly August, giving Yankees a fearsome look for October  —  NEW YORK - The gamble couldn't have been bolder, a deep dive into a world where the second guessers were waiting.  What was Buck Showalter thinking Sunday night when he intentionally walked Aaron Judge …

MLB sets single-season home run record - 5,694, and counting  —  Major League Baseball has a new single-season home run record.  —  Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals hit the 5,694th home run of the season off the Toronto Blue Jays' Ryan Tepera, eclipsing baseball's single-season mark set in 2000.

Marlins mash Mets with 7-run 5th, Stanton HR  —  MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton was off on Sunday to recharge his batteries.  The All-Star slugger energized the lineup in his return, launching a three-run homer and finishing with four RBIs in a 13-1 win on Monday night at Marlins Park.

‘Sore’ Dustin Pedroia out of lineup for Red Sox  —  BALTIMORE - A day after suffering a nasal contusion, Dustin Pedroia is not in the lineup for the Boston Red Sox.  —  “He's sore,” manager John Farrell said before Tuesday's game against the Orioles.  “I would think in an emergency only would we even consider putting him in the game.

LEADING OFF: HR record set to fall, Maddon back in TB  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors today:  —  ___  —  SUMMER OF THE SLUGGER  —  Major League Baseball is on track to break its season record for home runs with nearly two weeks left in the season.

Take a look at some highs and lows:  —  April: The Diamondbacks started the season 6-1, then dropped four of their next five.  —  May: They had a 1-5 stretch early in the month, followed by a run of eight wins in 10 games.  Then later in May they had a streak of five wins in a row.

Calhoun biding his time, but should he be getting playing time?  —  SEATTLE  —  The player in the Texas Rangers' clubhouse Tuesday afternoon with his hoodie on and his face down was doing what all rookies try to do, avoid getting in any veteran's business.

Tigers' Jeff Ferrell OK after line drive to head; 'I don't remember it'  —  Tigers' right-handed reliever hasn't been ruled out the rest of this season, but is in MLB's concussion protocol  —  Jeff Ferrell wasn't feeling too hot.  —  A day after getting hit in the back of the head …

Cards pitchers exploiting a pitch that can cut both ways  —  CHICAGO  • Fiddling and shifting his fingers along the seams of the baseball and squishing his thumb at just the right spot, Chris Carpenter sat 15 feet, maybe 20 feet, away from his coach and learned the pitch that would change his career.

Hunter Renfroe homers in return as Padres top D-backs  —  SAN DIEGO  —  Hunter Renfroe doesn't belong in the Pacific Coast League.  If he didn't prove as much as the circuit's MVP a year ago, a two-week sampling after a surprising yet deserved demotion reiterated that fact.

Top MLB DFS building blocks for Tuesday  —  Our experts are here to provide the best hitters and pitchers for you to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups around on Tuesday.  —  Hitters to build around  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Here are your best plays in daily fantasy …

Tigers' Castellanos hitting stride as major run producer  —  Detroit — Here's what's confounding about teams at the beginning of a rebuilding process.  —  Players like Nick Castellanos, James McCann and Michael Fulmer — are they foundation pieces, players who will be leaders when the Tigers are ready to contend again?

Welcome to the era of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 30-home-run hitter  —  If I could put one memento from this home run era into the time capsule, it would be Rougned Odor's line from June 30.  —  Odor, the Texas Rangers' second baseman and No. 5 hitter that day, homered in the fourth inning with a man on base.