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.

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.

Dodgers, Cubs to play doubleheader after rainout  —  CHICAGO — First Mother Nature did not cooperate Monday at Wrigley Field and then neither did the electricity.  —  What was supposed to have been the first game of a three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and visiting Los Angeles Dodgers …

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 …

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.

Success of Yankees rookies blocking path of others stuck in minors  —  NEW YORK — Between cranking second-deck homers and reveling once again in the adoration of Yankee Stadium's Bleacher Creatures, former New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher spent part of this past weekend doing something else he loves to do: talking.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Hosted Ravioli podcast: You'll ‘flip’ over this episode with Ozzie Smith  —  “I probably caused a lot of people injuries, trying to do that flip!”  Ozzie Smith said.  —  Indeed, a generation of St. Louis kids attempted back flips in backyards, pretending it was the ball yard.

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 …