White Sox aim to halt Indians' hot streak  —  The Cleveland Indians will go for their sixth win in the past seven games when they square off against the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a four-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday night.  —  Cleveland (35-29) …

Could Bryce Harper be in the New York Yankees' plans?  —  NEW YORK — Hello, Bryce.  —  The Washington Nationals arrive at Yankee Stadium for a two-game series beginning tonight, and that means another chorus of a familiar question:  —  Could Harper make the Bronx his home beginning in 2019?

Mike Trout: Angels star hits 459-foot bomb vs. Mariners  —  Los Angles Angels slugger Mike Trout went yard twice in a loss to the Seattle Mariners.  —  One of the bombs traveled 459 feet in the 5-3 setback Monday at Safeco Field in Seattle.  Trout hit his first long ball in the top of the first inning.

Steven Wright and his knuckleball could fill key role for Red Sox  —  The Boston Red Sox have spent most of the season in first place or tied for the lead in the American League East.  Entering last weekend, they had spent just six days out of first place, and two of those were the first two days of the season.

How Atlanta used its 1990s blueprint to build emergent Baby Braves  —  I WAS WATCHING the Braves play the New York Mets on my phone while cruising in mild traffic from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta to Cobb County, Georgia, home of the Braves and a fantasy world of their own creation.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates … When a couple of urine sample collectors from Major League Baseball walked into the Diamondbacks' clubhouse on Monday and made their way back to the training room area, one player couldn't help but take a playful, friendly jab at the suddenly red-hot-hitting Paul Goldschmidt.

Hot-hitting Martinez to lead Cardinals vs. Padres  —  Few hitters in baseball are hotter than Jose Martinez over the last nine games.  —  The San Diego Padres found out the hard way Monday night when Martinez went 3 for 4 and homered for the fifth time in five games, a two-run blast that gave …

Nationals' Daniel Murphy reinstated after missing start of season  —  The Washington Nationals have reinstated second baseman Daniel Murphy, who has returned from rehab, manager Mike Rizzo announced on Tuesday.  —  Murphy, who had right knee surgery during the offseason, has missed the team's 64 games this season.

‘All the Way’ and ‘Go Cubs, Go’ to be included with Cubs tickets  —  CHICAGO — Eddie Vedder's support of the Chicago Cubs remains strong.  —  The Pearl Jam frontman's new 7-inch vinyl single will be given out to those who buy tickets to the July 6 Cubs-Reds game at Wrigley Field.

Mets' Syndergaard getting second opinion on finger  —  Alderson: 'We want to make sure the next step...is the right one"  —  Mets GM Sandy Alderson said RHP Noah Syndergaard will receive a second opinion on his right index finger Tuesday afternoon.  —  Alderson made sure to note …

Nine underrated players who can help your fantasy baseball team  —  Eugenio Suarez ranks third in baseball in RBI (48).  He ranks 70th overall on our Player Rater, and fourth among third basemen.  Suarez also missed 16 Cincinnati Reds games while on the disabled list nursing a fractured right thumb …