MLB trade deadline: Top 10 players who could be moved by July 31  —  SAN FRANCISCO — He will forever be immortalized by the San Francisco Giants and their fanbase who watched Madison Bumgarner lead them to three World Series championships a decade ago.  —  But this isn't a time for sentimentalism.

A pair of aces meet when Nationals face Mets  —  The Washington Nationals headed to the Big Apple early Monday morning with a chance to deliver the final knockout blow to the New York Mets and embattled manager Mickey Callaway.  Two Mets wins later, the Nationals are the punch-drunk team …

A's place slugger Khris Davis on IL after beating Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) Khris Davis' injury isn't getting better.  The Athletics won't let it get any worse.  —  Oakland's slugger was placed on the injured list after the A's extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Giants score three in ninth to beat Braves 4-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Panik was fairly calm in the midst of his eight-pitch battle with Atlanta closer Luke Jackson.  A pair of stolen bases earlier in the ninth inning, including one by pinch-runner Mac Williamson that put the winning run …

Here's how you can get this sweet Whataburger Fancy Ketchup lid at a Rangers game  —  The first of two Whataburger Nights at Globe Life Park is scheduled for May 31 when the Texas Rangers host the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m. The second is Sept. 12 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Cardinals hope to bounce back in second game of doubleheader  —  The Cardinals will use their standard lineup for the second game of a doubleheader against Kansas City after being held to two runs on four hits in the opener, an 8-2 loss.  —  Matt Wieters, who had two hits in the first game …

Angels catcher Smith placed on concussion IL  —  The Los Angeles Angels have put backup catcher Kevan Smith on the seven-day concussion injured list.  —  The Angels made the move Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of their game against the Minnesota Twins.  To fill the spot on the roster …

Yelich (back) again out of lineup for Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich has been scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati for a second consecutive day because of back spasms.  —  “He's improved today,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.

Gary Sanchez repaying Yankee brass' faith in him with monster stretch at the plate  —  BALTIMORE — Gary Sanchez wasted no time on Tuesday.  After helping the Yankees scratch and claw their way back into Monday night's game — and then delivering the win with a ninth-inning, three-run shot …

Mariners swept in Texas after bats go cold in finale vs. Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — They got the pitching performance they needed from their best pitcher.  But a Mariners offense filled that has looked like a juggernaut for extended periods this season, was held to just one run …

Ex-Cubs coach Dave Martinez is a good man, but he probably shouldn't be managing the Nationals  —  Every day Dave Martinez meets the media before the Nationals game.  He's always the same.  He's in a genuinely good mood, like somebody invited him to a big-league ballgame, and being just a big kid …

How two shutout losses to Rays reinforced the Miami Marlins' best offensive habits  —  Just a week ago, the Miami Marlins found rock bottom.  A two-game midweek series against the Tampa Bay Rays yielded a pair of shutout losses, dropping the Marlins' already historic pace for offensive futility …

How a 19-year-old prospect is turning the MLB draft upside down  —  For years, opponents of Major League Baseball's draft who believed it stifled the true value of players have hypothesized about ways to avoid its constraints.  Nineteen-year-old Carter Stewart is ready to test the viability …

How Michael Brantley — MLB's best free-agent bargain — could swing the World Series  —  Some days, Michael Brantley thought the injuries were going to get the better of him, that they would zap what were supposed to be the prime years of his major league career.