Trevor Bauer, Cleveland Indians beat sliding Chicago White Sox 6-2  —  Bauer allowed just three hits while striking out 8 to improve to 6-5 on the season.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Trevor Bauer shut out Chicago for seven innings before a rain delay ended his night, and Jason Kipnis homered to lead …

Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels … ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jarrod Dyson drifted back like he'd made the play hundreds of times, like there were nothing unique about it, nothing hanging in the balance.  Then he almost casually made the catch of the night.

Tigers can reach .500 with win over Reds  —  The Detroit Tigers certainly weren't supposed to be here at this stage of the major league season.  Not at all.  —  Only a season after finishing 38 games behind in the American League Central with a 64-98 record and a veteran roster led …

Juan Soto's bizarre HR lifts Nationals over Yankees in suspended game  —  WASHINGTON - Juan Soto was still in the minor leagues when this game began.  —  Yet, the 19-year-old phenom's mammoth, two-run homer helped finish a 5-3 Nationals win against the Yankees on Monday …

Mets bats erupts in 12-2 win over Rockies  —  New York scores more runs on Monday night than in deGrom's previous eight starts combined  —  Brandon Nimmo homered twice and had four hits and a career-high four RBIs in support of Jacob deGrom as the Mets rolled to their third straight win …

Column: Brandon Morrow switching sides adds juice to Cubs-Dodgers rivalry  —  Cubs' Javier Baez on elbow bruise keeping him from starting Monday's game.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Around the seventh inning every Cubs game, closer Brandon Morrow's protocol calls …

Braves' Mike Soroka to make “second debut” at Toronto  —  Canadian right-hander Mike Soroka says his start Tuesday for the Atlanta Braves at the Rogers Centre will be like making a second debut.  —  The 20-year-old from Calgary will be making his fifth major league start …

Nationals Acquire Kelvin Herrera  —  The Nationals have officially struck a deal to acquire reliever Kelvin Herrera from the Royals, making for a fascinating early swap.  Outfielder Blake Perkins, third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez, and righty Yohanse Morel will head to Kansas City in return.

Bregman's game-ending 2B lifts Astros to 12th straight win  —  Alex Bregman hit a game-ending two-run double with one out in the ninth inning and the  —  Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Tuesday night to match a franchise record with their 12th straight win.  —  Houston trailed 4-0 after three innings but cut the lead to one entering the ninth.

Astros GM Jeff Luhnow given extension through 2023  —  HOUSTON — The Astros have extended the contract of general manager Jeff Luhnow through the 2023 season and added president of baseball operations to his title.  —  Luhnow, who was hired by the Astros on Dec. 7, 2011 …

SEE IT: Bryce Harper shaves beard just in time for Yankees game.  Let the rumors continue  —  Number one rule of being a Yankee: A clean-shaven face, of course.  —  Well, it looks like Bryce Harper is already preparing to join the Pinstripes this winter.  —  The soon-to-be free agent …

Chasing the ‘Holy Grail’ of Baseball Performance … In the final regular-season game for the 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers, Dusty Baker hit a home run, giving him 30 for the season and making him the fourth Dodger to reach that milestone that year, a Major League Baseball record.

Young Twins' struggles leave organization at a crossroads  —  The visit took place around this time three years ago.  The picture looked different back then, blissful and overflowing with optimism.  Failure wasn't even really part of the discussion because the narrative was too narrowly focused to consider worst-case scenarios.

Cardinals, Luke Weaver look to end Phillies' three-game win streak  —  Luke Weaver's best start of the season came last month against the Philadelphia Phillies.  Weaver will try to emulate that success Tuesday night as the Phillies face the St. Louis Cardinals in the middle of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park.

Phillies minor league report: Clearwater loses to Bradenton in extras  —  Lehigh Valley and Reading were off, Clearwater dropped its series opener to Bradenton, and Gulf Coast League play got underway.  —  Here's a rundown of the Phillies' farm system for Monday...  FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (A ADV)

Now ‘comfortable’ with his delivery, Holland welcomes shot at ‘uncomfortable’ situations  —  PHILADELPHIA  • As the Cardinals speed Greg Holland back from the minors for a second time this season, the former All-Star realizes his deed on the ninth inning has lapsed …