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.

Bauer strikes out 11 as Indians defeat Tigers 4-1  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer is piling up the strikeouts.  And, the Cleveland Indians are piling up the wins.  —  Bauer (7-5) struck out 11 over 6 1/3 innings to beat Detroit for the fourth time this season, leading Cleveland past …

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.

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 …

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.

Greinke pitches Diamondbacks past Pirates 7-2  —  PITTSBURGH — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo had quite the dilemma when the game was stopped by rain for the second time in the middle of the fourth inning.  —  When the showers subsided, Lovullo gave the ball back to Zack Greinke, and the ace right-hander delivered.

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.

Franco has 4 hits as Phillies defeat Nationals 5-3  —  WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23 : Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies scores ahead of the tag by catcher Spencer Kieboom #64 of the Washington Nationals in the seventh inning at Nationals Park on June 23, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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

10. OF Christin Stewart  —  Size: 6-0, 205 pounds.  —  Age: 24.  —  Previous ranking: 12.  —  Current team: Triple-A Toledo.  —  Overview: Probably should rank higher because he's done enough offensively to warrant a promotion to the majors.  But he also appears trapped at Triple-A because of his subpar defense.

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 …

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.

For years, Yankees-Red Sox rivalry was less than what we wanted it to be.  Not this season with teams set to clash in Bronx  —  The Yankees and Red Sox will do it again next weekend at the Stadium.  —  By the time they finish, both teams will effectively have played half the season …

With errors piling up, White Sox's Yoan Moncada defends his defense  —  Photos of White Sox infielder Yoan Moncada.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Yoan Moncada has had a rash of errors in June.  The White Sox second baseman has six this month — all since June 9 — including four in the last four games …