Yankees launching a historic home run barrage  —  NEW YORK — Records, as the old saying goes, were made to be broken.  —  And right now, the New York Yankees stand a very good chance to shatter one of baseball's more respected team offensive marks.  —  “Everybody here can hit,” third baseman Miguel Andujar said.

Real or Not?  Giants disgrace the game with latest beanballs  —  The San Francisco Giants disgraced themselves on Tuesday night, throwing at an opposing batter for no reason and putting one of the faces of baseball in jeopardy as a result.  This wasn't old-school, eye-for-an-eye baseball …

Cubs to open 2019 season on road against Rangers  —  Kyle Schwarber celebrates after hitting a solo home run to tie the score in the seventh inning against the Dodgers on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Wrigley Field.  (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels … ANAHEIM, Calif. - Standing in front of his locker on Tuesday night, not long after taking the loss in a 5-4 setback to the Los Angeles Angels, Diamondbacks right-hander Matt Koch was asked about his past two months in the big league rotation, a stay that appears to be nearing an end.

No need to rush Michael Kopech to the majors; the White Sox rebuild is worth the wait  —  As prized pitching prospect Michael Kopech struggled through his third straight loss last week for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, I suspect White Sox officials felt something nobody at 35th and Shields would dare admit.

Kelvin Herrera rewards Nationals with perfect inning in six-pitch debut  —  WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals are undefeated in the Herr-Era.  —  In their first game since acquiring Kelvin Herrera on Monday, the Nats beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Tuesday night, with Herrera working a perfect inning in his debut.

Cardinals, Phillies series to be decided in seventh game  —  The Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals will play the rubber match of their current series and their season series Wednesday afternoon.  —  The teams have split the first two games of their series at Citizens Bank Park and are 3-3 against one another in 2018.

Houston's win streak ends at 12 games with 2-1 loss to Rays  —  HOUSTON (AP) - C.J. Cron homered early and Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win on Tuesday night to snap a 12-game winning streak by the Houston Astros.

What Soroka, manager said about rookie's Canadian homecoming  —  TORONTO — Braves rookie pitcher Mike Soroka made his fifth major league start and his first in his Canadian homeland.  —  The Calgary right-hander matched career-highs with eight hits and four earned runs allowed in 4 2/3 innings …

Trout stays hot, Angels hold on for 5-4 win over Arizona  —  Los Angeles Angels held on for a 5-4 victory over the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  —  Trout continued his torrid hitting in June by slapping a sharp first-pitch single to left-center with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, and a throwing error by

Rookie Peralta dazzles as Brewers nip Pirates  —  Milwaukee rookie right-hander Freddy Peralta continued the strong start to his career with six shutout innings and  —  Jesus Aguilar hit a two-run homer and an RBI double Tuesday as the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2.

Holland rejoins Cardinals as Bowman heads back to disabled list with blisters  —  PHILADELPHIA  • A day after being pressed into closer duty in the 10th inning at Citizens Bank Park, Cardinals reliever Matt Bowman is back on the disabled list with the pesky blisters that have now twice interrupted his season.

Jose Iglesias' fast feet juicing up his play, value to Detroit Tigers  —  A quick look at the Tigers' No. 1 pick in 2018 MLB draft, Casey Mize.  Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press.  Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  CINCINNATI — It was here three summers ago when Jose Iglesias made the most memorable plate appearances of his career.

Anthopoulos loving life in Georgia, but Toronto will always be home  —  Sitting inside the visiting team dugout at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday afternoon, former Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos was asked if he could see the playoff banners hanging over the scoreboard in centre field.