Reds crush Cubs 11-2 for third straight win in series  —  Photos from the Cubs-Reds game Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2018 at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Joe Maddon was in his hotel room watching an episode of “The Office” on his iPad Friday night after the Cubs loss to the Reds.

A real shame if stars don't align for Mets' Jacob deGrom to pitch in mid-summer classic  —  The way the Mets' season is going, pitching in the All-Star game could be one of the highlights of Jacob deGrom's year, but the way the schedule lines up, he could wind up pitching on Sunday, July 15th …

Machado hits 2-run HR in 15th as Orioles beat Braves 10-7  —  ATLANTA (AP) For Braves manager Brian Snitker, playing the matchups meant pitching to Manny Machado with first base open and a marathon game on the line.  —  The Orioles slugger made that strategy look foolish.

Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer working to ‘trust’ his changeup again  —  CLEVELAND — Michael Fulmer's fastball is fine.  It's faster than ever.  —  On Wednesday afternoon against the Reds, it was his fastball that was most noticeable, sitting in the upper-90 mph range …

Grand slam drops Rockies … Miami Marlins' Derek Dietrich follows the flight of his solo home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray in the third inning of a baseball game Friday, June 22, 2018, in Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)  — DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Solid outing by Heaney leads Angels past Blue Jays 2-1  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Andrew Heaney feels awfully comfortable on the mound in Anaheim - and the results reflect that.  —  Heaney pitched seven solid innings in another quality start, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

Rangers Make Adrian Beltre, Keone Kela, Jake Diekman Available  —  With the Rangers sitting at 34-44 and well out of playoff contention, they've made third baseman Adrian Beltre, closer Keone Kela and reliever Jake Diekman available on the trade market, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Rays relievers try to author another win over Yankees  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay's continued experimentation with relievers as starters has had mixed results, but it helped the Rays beat the best team in baseball on Friday night, and they'll hope for the same formula as the series continues Saturday at Tropicana Field.

A's to call up Edwin Jackson; he'll join record 13th major-league team  —  CHICAGO — The A's already needed an additional starter in the coming days, thanks to Friday's doubleheader.  Then Daniel Mengden left his outing against the White Sox after two innings because of a foot injury.

Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka will throw a bullpen session Sunday as he looks to take next step back  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka said he's “moving in the right direction” as far as his injured hamstrings are concerned.  —  The 29-year-old righty, who has been out since June 8 …

Richard sets down 18 of 21 in Padres' 6-2 win over Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Eric Hosmer's first single barely stayed fair and never made it past third base.  His second was a little crisper and gave the Padres a little cushion in the ninth inning.  —  It also assured Clayton Richard's career-best winning streak stayed intact.

Giants swap outfielders — Williamson out, Slater up  —  Mac Williamson post-concussion simply did not hit the way he did pre-concussion.  With the Giants again getting little offense from left field, they made a move Saturday.  —  They optioned Williamson to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled Austin Slater …