Hernandez, Kemp homer in Dodgers' 3-2 win over Giants  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) In his low-key way, Ross Stripling thinks of himself as “an unknown guy having a random good year.”  —  Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp, third among National League outfielders in All-Star balloting, hopes …

White Sox catcher Kevan Smith working on nonverbal cues with pitchers  —  White Sox catcher Kevan Smith talks about working with starter Lucas Giolito before playing the Tigers on Saturday, June 16, 2018.  (Phil Thompson/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Severino sharp, Stanton and Sanchez HR, Yankees top Rays 4-1  —  NEW YORK (AP) Luis Severino pitched eight sharp innings and also jumped to steal away a popup from catcher Gary Sanchez, leading the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 Saturday.  —  Giancarlo Stanton and Sanchez hit …

Kinsler leads beat-up Angels past A's to end four-game skid  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) On a day four more players went down, the Los Angeles Angels showed their depth and resiliency.  —  Ian Kinsler homered and drew a bases-loaded walk, Mike Trout had three hits and a sacrifice fly …

Braves Place Mike Foltynewicz on 10-Day DL, Reinstate Julio Teheran  —  The Braves have placed right-hander Mike Foltynewicz on the 10-day disabled list with right triceps tightness, retroactive to June 13th.  In a corresponding move, they've activated fellow righty Julio Teheran from the disabled list …

The value of four-homer games — and other wild nights  —  Wins above replacement would make a terrible daily stat.  —  For one thing, there are all sorts of margins of error in the calculations — around park factors, baserunning opportunities, value of positional adjustments and defensive ratings …

Rockies' Trevor Story right at home playing Rangers in Texas  —  This weekend's series in Arlington, Texas, is a homecoming for Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story, who grew up coming to Texas Rangers games and is playing in the stadium for the first time with the goal of doing some damage to the team he used to root for.

Column: To DH or not to DH?  Baseball's never-ending debate starts anew  —  Chicago Tribune  —  No modern-day baseball owner is as outspoken as former A's owner Charlie Finley, who decades ago proposed using orange baseballs, playing World Series games at night and using pinch hitters in the pitcher's spot in the lineup.

Royals' Jorge Soler has fractured toe, could miss time  —  Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler has a fractured bone in his left foot and will undergo additional tests, the team announced Friday.  —  Soler first injured his big toe after fouling a ball off his foot June 8.

Braves unravel in seventh, lose messy game to Padres  —  The Braves' sold-out crowd Friday night was treated to a plethora of baseball's oddities, including an increasingly rare home-team loss.  —  The Padres derailed the Braves' perfect homestand, using a seventh-inning rally to win 9-3.

Peering into the crystal baseball to see what Rays could look like in 2019  —  The Rays are still talking, as they should, about playing for something this season.  The reality is that almost every move they've made, going back to the end of last season, and in some cases further, has been about 2019 and beyond.

Braves evaluating options with Luiz Gohara  —  The Braves are trying to achieve a perfect balance between contending and still developing their youth.  Luiz Gohara, one of their top pitching prospects, might be the best example.  —  Gohara, 21, has drawn the short stick in a season …

Kelly Gruber pulled from Canadian HOF panel for ‘erratic’ behavior  —  TORONTO — The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pulled Kelly Gruber from its induction weekend festivities after the former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman made an awkward appearance during a Pitch Talks panel discussion a day earlier.

Ben Zobrist bats leadoff as Cubs take on Carlos Martinez and the Cardinals  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon was impressed with every aspect of his team during a 13-5 rout of the Cardinals in St. Louis (Mark Gonzales)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Ben Zobrist will bat leadoff Saturday night as the Cubs try …

Ronald Acuna after base-running drills: I'm ready to go  —  Ronald Acuna's most vigorous afternoon of agility testing went well, according to his reaction afterward.  —  Acuna participated in full base-running drills Saturday afternoon.  Bench coach Walt Weiss and first-base coach Eric Young Sr …

Slumping Orioles, Chris Davis look for answers vs. Marlins  —  Miami left-hander Wei-Yin Chen will face his former team for the first time when the Marlins take on the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Saturday.  —  Miami is in position to win a three-game series for the first time this season …

Span has key pinch hit as Mariners rally past Red Sox, 7-6  —  SEATTLE (AP) Denard Span's pinch-hit double in the eighth inning scored two runs, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  —  Span, hitting for Guillermo Heredia with one out …