Free agent-to-be Bryce Harper playing way out of $400 million deal  —  The Blue Jays beat the Nationals 8-6 on Sunday with back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning from Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte off Ryan Madson, who hadn't allowed a home run all season and just two in 2017 and 2018 combined:

Dodgers, Cubs square off in NLCS rematch  —  CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hitting home runs and scoring runs at enough of a prodigious clip this month that it is rare to see their bats go quiet.  —  The Dodgers will enter this week's three-game series against the Chicago Cubs having won seven of their past 10 games.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets … It really was just another game, just one in a string of 162.  —  But there was something a little bit extra special about Sunday's matinee at Chase Field that made the Diamondbacks want to dig a little bit deeper to make sure they didn't lose to the New York Mets.

Astros win 11th straight, beating Royals to finish trip 10-0  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros won their 11th straight game, finishing off a 10-0 trip by rallying past the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Sunday.  —  The World Series champion Astros swept their swing through Texas …

Pedro Strop says 2018 Cubs bullpen is the best he has been a part of  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Pedro Strop paused before smiling when asked if this was the best bullpen he has been a part of during his six seasons with the Cubs.  —  “Numbers-wise, yeah,” Strop said.  “It's got to be the best so far.”

Joe Maddon defends his decision to put Anthony Bass in over Steve Cishek  —  Cubs' Jose Quintana on his recent outings: ‘I feel better in my last starts.’ (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Left-hander Jose Quintana wanted to work out of his sixth-inning mess Sunday night …

This Date In Baseball  —  1927 — Jack Scott of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched two complete games in a doubleheader.  Scott beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 and lost 3-0 in the second game.  Scott was the last pitcher in major league history to complete two games on the same day.

Next Slide  —  Chase Anderson could only shake his head afterward and wonder what might have been after just having watched the Milwaukee Brewers' offense nearly pull off a miraculous ninth-inning comeback at Miller Park on a steamy Sunday afternoon.  —  Had things broken just a little differently …

Next Slide  —  CHICAGO — Lefty Blaine Hardy has arguably been the Detroit Tigers' second-best starting pitcher this season. behind only Matthew Boyd.  Give credit to the Tigers for contemplating the idea of keeping Hardy in the rotation until the All-Star break, on July 16, as part of a six-man starting rotation.

Reds' Hamilton makes lowest probability catch of 2018 season  —  Cincinnati Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton showed off his range and speed with a full extension diving catch against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  Hamilton honed in on the baseball in the first inning of the Reds' 8-6 win Sunday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

Prospects who can deliver as soon as they get the call  —  While a lot of the focus of discussions this time of year is on which prospects contending teams should trade for which stars, quite often simply using their own top-performing prospect is a superior choice for a ballclub in win-now mode.

Cardinals' Reyes' family inspires him to keep fighting  —  Cardinals right-hander Alex Reyes saw the value of a father's sacrifice throughout his childhood while his father worked double shifts as a security guard at the Elizabeth, N.J., board of education.  —  Tomas Reyes Sr. …

Brewers RHP Adrian Houser vomits twice on mound, finishes frame  —  Milwaukee Brewers reliever Adrian Houser made it through the top of the eighth inning of a 10-9 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday despite vomiting twice during the inning.  —  The right-hander, who was called …

MLB: Carlos Carrasco is put on Indians' DL  —  Right-hander Carlos Carrasco was put on the 10-day disabled list Sunday by the Cleveland Indians because of a bruised right elbow.  —  Carrasco was struck by Joe Mauer's line drive in the second inning of Cleveland's 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Power Rankings: A new No. 1 and NL contenders make their moves  —  It might be like this all season among baseball's power trio.  Riding the strength of their 11-game win streak, the Astros reclaimed the top spot in our rankings in the latest reshuffling of the top three teams.

Rays journal: Adeiny Hechavarria returns and plays short, but now what?  —  NEW YORK — The Adeiny Hechavarria situation is going to be interesting for the Rays.  —  The veteran seemed destined to be traded or even released as he completed his recovery from a hamstring strain rather …