Real or Not?  Shohei Ohtani gives Mike Trout a birthday blast  —  Mike Trout sat out on his birthday party, so Shohei Ohtani partied all on his own.  Trout was on hand for the Los Angeles Angels' 11-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on the 27th anniversary of his birth, but for the first time in his MLB career …

Rich Hill pitches Dodgers past his former A's club 4-2  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Rich Hill played just long enough for the Oakland Athletics two years ago to get a feel for how they can come back when it's close and win in the late innings, a signature of his former club this season.

Next Slide  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — For a few hours on Tuesday afternoon, it was a cool story.  —  At 4:33 p.m. local time, Jacob Turner slipped through a side door into the Detroit Tigers clubhouse for the first time in seven years.  Turner received a warm welcome from his teammates …

Braves announcer Joe Simpson backtracks after suggesting Juan Soto is lying about age  —  Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto is doing things as a 19-year-old that very few have done in the history of baseball.  That's apparently a red flag for Atlanta Braves television analyst Joe Simpson.

Scott Servais says 'We'll see' when asked if struggling Felix Hernandez will make next start  —  The Seattle Mariners are uncertain whether Felix Hernandez will make his next turn in the rotation after the struggling former ace suffered one of the worst losses of his career Tuesday against the Texas Rangers.

Andujar hit, Gray relief lift Yankees over White Sox in 13  —  CHICAGO (AP) A couple of costly errors at third base over the weekend contributed to Miguel Andujar being the designated hitter the last two games.  —  There's no issue with the 23-year-old's bat, though.

Adames hits solo HR with 2 outs in 9th, Rays top Orioles 4-3  —  Willy Adames hit a solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the  —  Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  —  Adames' fifth home run of the season came off  —  Miguel Castro (2-6).

Mets to start Jacob deGrom in makeup game vs. Yankees  —  The New York Mets will start ace Jacob deGrom in their makeup game against the New York Yankees on Monday, manager Mickey Callaway announced.  —  Jason Vargas (2-8, 8.75 ERA) had been the listed starter, but Callaway announced the change Wednesday.

Mets looking to limit how often Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo pitch  —  NEW YORK — Mets manger Mickey Callaway said the team is installing rules regarding how often Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo pitch down the stretch.  —  The former starters are on pace to throw at least 90 innings this season.

Pivetta, Williams lead Phillies past Diamondbacks 5-2  —  PHOENIX  —  Nick Pivetta threw six scoreless innings, Nick Williams homered and the Philadelphia Phillies bounced back from their marathon loss the previous night to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Red Sox analyst Jerry Remy again diagnosed with cancer  —  TORONTO (AP) - Boston Red Sox television analyst Jerry Remy is again battling cancer.  —  NESN announced Remy's latest diagnosis in a statement Tuesday.  The network says “at this time, Jerry's focus is on his medical treatment.”

Braves beat Nationals 3-1 to salvage split after 8-3 defeat  —  WASHINGTON — Not too many teams locked in a pennant race get excited about a doubleheader split.  —  That wasn't the case with the  —  Atlanta Braves, who were absolutely delighted after  —  Ender Inciarte snapped …

White's 2-run HR in 8th lifts Astros over Giants 2-1  —  The win followed the Astros' 3-1 victory Monday night in which Marwin Gonzalez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth.  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tyler White hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros pulled off …

Does everything Javier Baez brings add up to an MVP?  —  KANSAS CITY — It's a topic gaining momentum, at least in Chicago, where you can't turn on a sports-radio talk show without someone claiming that Chicago Cubs All-Star infielder Javier Baez is the leading candidate for National League MVP honors.

Carlos Correa likely to return to Astros for weekend series  —  Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, who has been out since late June with a lower back injury, will likely be activated for this weekend's series against the Seattle Mariners.  —  “We hope to get him back early at the beginning …

Rays morning after: Glasnow gets athletic  —  RHP Tyler Glasnow decided shortly before the July 31 trade that sent him from the Pirates to the Rays to abandon some of the delivery-based guideposts he had been working with and go back to just throwing.  —  That certainly seemed to work.