A's acquire closer Jeurys Familia from Mets  —  After three years of missing the playoffs and dealing away fan favorites like Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Donaldson and Sonny Gray, the Oakland Athletics are trying to steer themselves in the opposite direction.  —  They certainly took …

Archer's start for Rays vs. Marlins may be trade audition  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Is Sunday one of Chris Archer's last starts with the Tampa Bay Rays?  —  The 29-year-old has been a Tampa Bay starter for the past seven years, but he's one of several key veterans the Rays could trade before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.

Last Slide  —  The most important page in Torey Lovullo's managerial manual is the first one, which, if he had such a book at all, would read something like, “Winning is the first priority.  Always.”  —  But Lovullo, the 2017 National League Manager of the Year in his first season as skipper …

Social media shows Mike Trout is everything that's right about baseball  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The strange back and forth between Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Angels over Mike Trout's popularity, or lack thereof, spawned something unexpected:  —  Appreciation.

Quintana, Cubs look to out-duel Cardinals  —  CHICAGO — The top spot in the Chicago Cubs' lineup has often resembled a game of musical chairs this season.  —  But as hot as first baseman Anthony Rizzo has been as the leadoff hitter of late, manager Joe Maddon might have a difficult time moving Rizzo.

Padres, Phillies try to play two after rainout  —  The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres will play a doubleheader Sunday after getting rained out Saturday night.  —  The first game is slated for 12:05 p.m. ET with a 6:05 p.m. first pitch scheduled for Game 2 in the split-admission twinbill.

Cardinals Place Carlos Martinez On DL With Right Oblique Strain  —  Jennifer Langosch of MLB.com reports that Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez is going back on the disabled list, this time due to a right oblique strain.  The Cardinals have also recalled John Brebbia …

Shin-Soo Choo's on-base streak ends at Rangers-record 52 games  —  Shin-Soo Choo's streak of reaching base safely has been snapped at 52 games — the longest such single-season streak in Texas Rangers history.  —  Choo went 0-for-4 in Saturday night's 16-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians in Arlington, Texas.

Giants-A's game inadvertently turns into chairs match  —  The Giants rallied to tie the A's with two outs in the ninth inning Saturday night on a play that left people making wrestling jokes.  —  The setup: A's right fielder Stephen Piscotty was chasing a base hit that had rolled …

Cubs' top pick Nico Hoerner could return for Instructional League  —  Chicago Tribune  —  All is not lost for Nico Hoerner, the Cubs' first pick in the June amateur draft who will be sidelined for the rest of the summer because of a left elbow injury.  —  Hoerner, who batted .327 (16-for-49) …

Reliever Jesse Chavez joins Cubs after trade with Rangers  —  CHICAGO — It's the ninth major league team for Jesse Chavez, so he's not too worried about fitting in with the Chicago Cubs.  —  Chavez was added to Chicago's roster as part of a flurry of moves before Saturday's day-night doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Rays Tales: Sure is a lot to talk about  —  WASHINGTON — There was a lot of talk specific to the Rays at the All-Star Game last week, from commissioner Rob Manfred's strong endorsement of the Ybor stadium plan to Wilson Ramos' rousing ovation from the Washington fans to Blake Snell's impressive work on the mound.

Gibbons wants the defence to tighten up  —  Blue Jays manager John Gibbons would like to see his team make fewer errors.  The Jays are third in the AL in errors with 65 (heading into Saturday's games), though part of that has to do with some young players trying to get comfortable at different positions …

Mike Fiers, Jose Iglesias drive Tigers past Red Sox, 5-0  —  Mike Fiers might be pitching his way into a pennant chase.  —  The Detroit right-hander worked impressively into the seventh inning Saturday night, and Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs to lift the Tigers to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.

NY Yankees bring up Domingo Acevedo while NY Mets can't make roster decision  —  Abbey Mastracco, Staff Writer, @AbbeyMastracco  —  NEW YORK — When it came to roster management for the second game of the Yankee Stadium edition of the Subway Series on Saturday, one team acted swiftly …