Next Slide  —  It started off ugly defensively, with perhaps the Detroit Tigers' worst half-inning, and it ended with more missed opportunities offensively.  —  The Tigers lost to the White Sox, 6-3, on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.  —  Not helped at all by his defense …

Puig takes swing at Hundley before Giants rally past Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) Yasiel Puig took a swing at Giants catcher Nick Hundley during a benches-clearing scrap in the seventh inning, then Alen Hanson hit an RBI single in the ninth to lift San Francisco over the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Acuna still sizzling, homers twice in Braves' 10-6 win over Marlins  —  ATLANTA - Ronald Acuna Jr. became the youngest player in major league history to homer in five straight games, hitting a leadoff shot on the first pitch and adding a three-run long ball in the seventh inning to help …

J.A. Happ shines again as New York Yankees take care of Rays  —  NEW YORK - Maybe J.A. Happ and the Yankees just needed each other.  —  The 35-year-old lefty has easily been as good as advertised with his new team.  Maybe even better.  —  Happ (13-6) delivered another gem on Tuesday …

Davis, Jones, Beckham go deep as O's beat Mets 6-3  —  Tim Beckham each homered to back a strong performance by starter  —  New York Mets 6-3 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game skid.  —  Baltimore won both games against the Mets at Citi Field on June 5-6 and can complete the season sweep Wednesday.

David Bote a ‘good person for baseball’ who never stopped improving, recalls former Cubs scout  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Rick Schroeder initially wondered what he got himself into when he consented to being transferred from Northern California to the north central region of the country as an amateur scout for the Cubs six seasons ago.

Liner knocks Paxton out as A's edge Mariners  —  Felix Hernandez replaced Paxton  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jed Lowrie hit his 100th career homer after his line drive knocked Mariners ace James Paxton out of the game, and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle 3-2 on Tuesday night to move within …

Indians place Trevor Bauer on DL with stress fracture  —  The Indians lost one of their best pitchers Tuesday when they placed right-hander Trevor Bauer on the 10-day disabled list with a small stress fracture in his right leg.  —  Cleveland is in complete control in the AL Central …

Upton homers, drives in 3 to lift Angels past Padres 7-3  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) Taylor Ward acted like it was his first day in the majors everywhere but in the batter's box.  —  Ward went with a pitch and hit an opposite-field RBI double in his first major league at-bat, and had two hits …

Porcello supplies crisp stuff, basepaths mayhem and another win  —  PHILADELPHIA — Rick Porcello grew up about 90 minutes from Philadelphia in northern New Jersey, but the friends and relatives who make up his cheering section were not on hand for Tuesday night's matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.

Arenado's 30th HR helps Rockies over Verlander, Astros 5-1  —  HOUSTON — Nolan Arenado hated his first career appearance at designated hitter Tuesday night.  —  However, the Colorado slugger couldn't be mad at his results at the plate.  —  Arenado and Trevor Story each went deep …

Jose Ramirez, Corey Kluber lift Cleveland Indians past Cincinnati Reds 8-1  —  The Indians have won four straight and 6 of their last 7.  —  CINCINNATI (AP) - Jose Ramirez hit his 36th home run and Corey Kluber extended his dominance of the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians rolled to an 8-1 win on Tuesday night.

Brandon McCarthy to retire at end of season  —  Atlanta Braves pitcher Brandon McCarthy will retire at the end of this season, ending a 13-year career that has been plagued by injuries.  —  McCarthy, who has been out since June 24 with a knee injury, told MLB.com that he hopes to return …

Are position players actually good pitchers?  Yes — and definitely no  —  From 1992 through 2006, 58 position players pitched in major league games.  This year, 54 have already done so.  In that 15-year period, a fan who watched every game his or her favorite team played would have seen …

With advice from George Brett in hand, this Royals rookie fights to stay in majors  —  On the morning he made his major-league debut two weeks ago, Royals rookie Ryan O'Hearn fielded dozens of messages and phone calls.  —  Family members, friends, old teammates, mentors and others had flooded his inbox and had rung his cell.

Nationals place Ryan Madson on DL  —  The Washington Nationals put right-hander Ryan Madson on the 10-day disabled list and named Koda Glover the team's closer.  —  Madson surrendered David Bote's game-ending grand slam in Sunday night's 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs.