Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke is 34 years old.  He is throwing his fastball slower than ever.  He has had stretches this season when his slider, which last year was perhaps his best secondary pitch, has not been reliable.

Yankees' Aroldis Chapman exits as left knee tendinitis flares up  —  New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman left Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a recurrence of left knee tendinitis.  —  Chapman struck out Randal Grichuk before exiting in the ninth inning, escorted by a team trainer.

Gurriel, Bregman homer in Astros' 12-6 win over White Sox  —  The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 12-6 Saturday for their fifth straight win.  —  HOUSTON - Yuli Gurriel and Alex Bregman each homered and Charlie Morton won his 11th as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 12-6 Saturday for their fifth straight win.

Stripling throws another gem in Dodgers 3-1 win over Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ross Stripling has tentative plans to go to Lake Tahoe or somewhere close by in California during the All-Star break.  He'll happily trade the lake for the sweltering July heat of Washington D.C.

Cubs' Joe Maddon plans to lighten catcher Willson Contreras' workload with return of Victor Caratini  —  Photos from the Cubs' 8-7 win against the Reds on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Wrigley Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Willson Contreras is catching more often than any major-leaguer …

LEADING OFF: Lester eyes NL-best 12th win, A's stay hot  —  A look at what's happening around the majors today:  —  CHICAGO'S ACE  —  Jon Lester has put together some ace-worthy seasons during his 13-year major league career, including four All-Star appearances and a runner-up finish in the Cy Young voting two years ago.

Snell helps Rays blank Mets 3-0  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Tampa Bay's Blake Snell and Wilson Ramos are hoping they both get selected to the American League All-Star team.  Saturday afternoon's performance at Citi Field may have strengthened the batterymates' chances.

Phillies top Pirates, 3-2 for sixth straight win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies won another one-run game to extend their winning streak to six games.  —  Nick Williams, Scott Kingery and Jorge Alfaro drove in runs on consecutive at-bats in the seventh inning to help Philadelphia win 3-2 on Saturday.

Aaron Hicks' power surge couldn't have come at more perfect time for Yankees  —  TORONTO — A recent power surge has vaulted Aaron Hicks into the middle of the Yankees' lineup.  —  Hicks has five home runs in his last five games, including a three-homer performance July 1 against the Red Sox.

Orioles busy fielding offers from Dodgers, six other teams on Manny Machado  —  The Orioles continue to move quickly toward trading shortstop Manny Machado in advance of this month's nonwaiver trade deadline and are in the process of fielding offers from seven teams, according to an industry source.

Robinson Cano apolgizes to fans, Mariners for 80-game suspension  —  Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano apologized to his teammates, the organization and the fans for his 80-game suspension for violating baseball's drug agreement.  —  Cano tested positive for Furosemide …

Orioles, Twins meet in duel of old pitching pals  —  MINNEAPOLIS — After wearing the same uniform for the past four seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, Alex Cobb and Jake Odorizzi face off Sunday as Cobb's Baltimore Orioles try to avoid a sweep when they take on Odorizzi and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

Reynolds drives in career-best 10, Nationals win again  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Reynolds homered twice and drove in a career-high 10 runs, Max Scherzer won for the first time since June 5, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 18-4 on Saturday night.

Has Matt Harvey made himself into a quality trade target?  —  CHICAGO — The last few nights of Matt Harvey 's time in New York were dark and full of errors.  In Cincinnati, things have brightened for the former Dark Knight.  So the question now: What's next?