McMahon HR replacing ailing Arenado, Rockies top Dodgers 5-4  —  DENVER (AP) As he rounded first base, Ryan McMahon turned back toward his teammates in the dugout, hollered and emphatically clapped twice.  —  It was just the emotion shining through.  —  McMahon hit a two-run homer …

Giants beat Pirates in a wild one, 13-10  —  The Giants were playing some of their worst ball of the year when manager Bruce Bochy decided to rely more heavily on his veteran hitters.  —  So on July 29, he stacked four of them at the top of his lineup, batting Andrew McCutchen first …

Phillies Acquire Justin Bour  —  2:15PM: The Marlins will receive left-hander McKenzie Mills, Fancred's Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link).  Mills was an 18th-round pick for the Nationals in the 2014 draft, and the 22-year-old has a 3.51 ERA, 2.58 K/BB rate, and an 8.5 K/9 over 89 2/3 IP …

Orioles call up outfield prospect Cedric Mullins  —  Orioles' Cedric Mullins hits a sacrifice fly to score teammate Austin Hays during spring training.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)  —  Orioles outfield prospect Cedric Mullins earned his first major league call-up Friday, the team has announced …

Brewers place Joakim Soria on 10-day DL with groin strain  —  ATLANTA — Brewers right-hander Joakim Soria was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday because of a strained right groin.  —  Soria was injured while giving up a grand slam to Hunter Renfroe in the ninth inning Thursday in an 8-4 home loss to San Diego.

Angels OF Mike Trout lands on DL with right wrist inflammation  —  Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with right wrist inflammation, the team announced.  —  Trout hasn't played since Aug. 1, when he hurt his wrist during a feet-first slide into third base in Tampa Bay.

Nix pitches six strong innings in major league debut  —  SAN DIEGO  —  Jacob Nix pitched six strong innings in his major league debut and the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Friday night.  —  Nix (1-0) got off to a rocky start.  He stranded three runners after a pair …

Next Slide  —  Ron Gardenhire had a question for Nicholas Castellanos.  —  It was in the middle of the eighth inning, after Castellanos made perhaps the best defensive play of his young right field career, leaping into the corner to make an outstanding catch to end the inning.

Blake Snell superb in Rays rout of Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Blake Snell took the idea of quality over quantity to the next level on Friday night in Toronto, throwing five perfect innings on just 47 pitches.  —  That puts Snell in rare company, as he becomes just the fourth pitcher in the live-ball era …

Cruz's double in 8th helps Mariners beat Astros 5-2  —  Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking two-run double in a three-run eighth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.  —  HOUSTON (AP) - Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking two-run double …

Aroldis Chapman's dip in velocity a red flag, but Aaron Boone doesn't believe it's an injury concern  —  Austin Romine knew it didn't feel right.  The Yankees catcher looked up at the video board and saw that Aroldis Chapman's fastball was coming in at 95 miles an hour and went into “emergency mode.”

Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza pleads guilty to drug charges  —  MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox  —  SAN DIEGO — Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who earned more than $43 million over 14 seasons, pleaded guilty Friday to federal drug charges in California.

Willson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo perfectly execute ‘do-or-die’ pickoff play to help escape 8th inning jam  —  Photos from the Cubs-Nationals game at Wrigley Field on Aug. 10, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The details don't matter, except to Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras.

Rangers rookie enjoys historic, magical night with his dad watching for the first time  —  NEW YORK  —  Manuel Guzman had never seen his son Ronald play a professional baseball game, let alone a major league game.  —  He's not thrilled about flying so traveling from the Dominican Republic was an issue.

Rare homer allowed by Lou Trivino costly as A's fall to Angels  —  ANAHEIM — The last time the A's played a series at Angel Stadium, things were just a little bit different.  —  Ohtani-Mania was at its peak, as the Japanese nearly tossed a perfect game against them.

Diamondbacks notes: Torey Lovullo giving Paul Goldschmidt red light on steal attempts  —  CINCINNATI - Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt said last month that his decline in stolen bases has to do with opposing teams paying more attention to him.  Manager Torey Lovullo acknowledged …