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.

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 …

Jays' Stroman says he's ready to return to rotation  —  Toronto Blue Jays starter Marcus Stroman says he's ready to return to the major league mound.  —  The right-hander, who's been sidelined since early May with shoulder fatigue in his throwing arm, said in a tweet Monday night that his next start will be with the Blue Jays.

Ron Gardenhire playing a big role in Detroit Tigers surprising start  —  Video by George Sipple/DFP George Sipple/Detroit Free Press  —  Surprise is the best kind of present in sports.  You think a baseball team might lose 95 games and then it approaches the halfway point a game under .500 and …

Mets would be crazy not to listen to offers for Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard  —  DENVER — The phones are ringing in Flushing.  —  And the Mets are listening.  —  Teams are “checking in” before next month's trade deadline to gauge where the Mets are in terms of their willingness to trade away some of their pitching depth.

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.

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 …

Phillies starter Nick Pivetta gives Cardinals a glimpse of his improvement |  Extra Innings  —  All's well that ends well, as Shakespeare wrote, and because Monday night ended well for the Phillies, catcher Andrew Knapp was spared the indignity of costing his team by failing to glove the final out in the ninth inning.

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.

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 …

Players carrying their teams in 2018  —  Baseball is the most democratic of North American team sports.  No one player can dominate the ball or decision-making like an NBA star or NFL quarterback can.  No one player can make an impact like a hot-handed goaltender in hockey can.