Is Luis Severino the most valuable Yankee?  —  NEW YORK — Luis Severino has been so strong for the New York Yankees this season that even he's going on record in recognizing his dominance.  Asked during a media scrum Saturday afternoon to share his thoughts on his 10-2 season to this point …

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

Manager vows that the Blue Jays won't give up  —  John Gibbons said he has managed, coached and played on teams that have stopped playing hard once they were out of the playoff picture.  —  And the 2018 Blue Jays, the club's manager insisted on Saturday, is not one of them.  —  “Yeah, (some teams) shut it down.

Evan Longoria likely out 6-8 weeks for the Giants with fractured hand  —  San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria is expected to miss six to eight weeks following surgery on his left hand, scheduled for Tuesday.  —  Longoria fractured the fifth metacarpal in the hand in the fourth inning …

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.

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 …

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 …

Home runs hurt Luis Castillo, Cincinnati Reds in 6-2 loss to Pittsburgh Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH - For a couple of seconds, Reds relief pitcher Austin Brice stood with his hands on his hips while looking out toward left field.  —  As Brice stared in the distance, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison …

Stetson's Logan Gilbert signs as Mariners' first-round pick  —  Stetson junior right-hander Logan Gilbert, who went to Wekiva, is a projected first-round pick in the amateur baseball draft.  —  Former Stetson right-hander Logan Gilbert is officially a professional baseball player.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Andy Green gets in parting shot on umpire Joe West after ejection  —  San Diego Padres manager Andy Green was ejected from Friday night's 9-3 win in Atlanta after arguing umpire Joe West's changed call on an apparent strikeout by Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies.