Ever since Gibby shut down Sox in '67, Boston rules sports rivalry with St. Louis  —  St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is congratulated by catcher Tim McCarver and third baseman Mike Shannon following his three-hit 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox to win the 1967 World Series at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1967.

The Yankees placed CC Sabathia on the IL due to knee inflammation  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — CC Sabathia's ailing right knee landed him on the 10-day injured list Thursday, although the New York Yankees don't expect the star lefty to be sidelined for long.  —  Sabathia has right knee inflammation …

Diamondbacks starting rotation has been remarkably consistent: ‘We hope to be perfect’  —  SAN DIEGO — Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly couldn't make it through the second inning on Wednesday at Petco Park, permitting four of the six hitters he faced to reach base.

Minnesota Twins slug eight more home runs, on pace to shatter MLB single-season record  —  The Minnesota Twins have slugged their way to the best record in the major leagues.  —  Yes, you read that correctly.  “Twins,” “slugging” and “best record” is a rare combination …

Garrett Cooper's ninth-inning slam sweeps Tigers, extends Marlins winning streak to 6  —  Garrett Cooper was excited Wednesday to send his first MLB home run ball to his parents after helping the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers.  —  It might have some company on his parents' mantle.

Carlos Gomez's blast vs. Nationals puts Mets in unfamiliar territory  —  Call them the smoke and mirror Mets.  —  Down five projected starters, a few days removed from their manager's job being believed to be in serious jeopardy, the Mets have put together their first four-game winning streak …

Tampa Bay Rays get inside-the-park homer, 3 others in stopping Cleveland Indians  —  The Indians have now lost four straight games  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough handled Cleveland's lineup into eighth inning in his first start this season and Kevin Kiermaier legged out a three-run …

With two extra-base hits in a month, Goldschmidt ‘would like to be playing better’  —  Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt doubled off Pittsburgh's Dovydas Neverauskas on May 9.  He homered off the Pirates' Steven Brault on May 12.  And those have been his only extra-base hits in precisely a month.

A .300 batting average nearing reality for Gallo, but which stats are his main focus?  —  Batting average doesn't pack the same punch it once did in many baseball circles, and to some it is following wins and RBIs into the dust bin of traditional statistics.

Segura stays hot, Phillies beat Cubs  —  Jean Segura and J.T. Realmuto each homered to lift the visiting Philadelphia Phillies past the Chicago Cubs, 9-7, on Thursday.  —  Segura had two hits for his 18th multi-hit game of the season.  Scott Kingery, Sean Rodriguez and Andrew McCutchen each added …

Top Cincinnati Reds games: No. 43 - Craft cycle sparks 23-2 win over 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers  —  From the outfield terrace, which substituted for a warning track and caused many an unsuspecting outfielder to stumble, to the yellow line on the outfield wall separating home runs from balls in play …

Sources: Diamondbacks on verge of promoting Triple-A slugger Kevin Cron  —  The Diamondbacks are on the verge of promoting Triple-A Reno slugger Kevin Cron, according to sources, a move that could help provide a lift to their struggling offense.  —  Cron is said to be meeting the club in San Francisco …

On Deck: Padres at Blue Jays  —  Donald Duench, Toronto SunMore from Donald Duench, Toronto Sun  —  STARTING PITCHERS  —  LHP Joey Lucchesi (3-3, 4.28 ERA) vs. RHP Trent Thornton (1-4, 4.41 ERA)  —  Lucchesi (pronounced loo-KAY-see) is in his second MLB season.

New lineup makes for new Braves offense - again  —  Ronald Acuna's leadoff elixir can't quite be explained by his coaches and teammates, so we'll let the numbers speak for themselves.  —  Since May 10, the now famed Friday evening that Braves manager Brian Snitker redecorated his lineup …

Another rough home outing for Wacha  —  The focus of the questions was on the future of Michael Wacha in the starting rotation after the Cardinals lost the first game of a doubleheader to Kansas City on Wednesday.  —  Manager Mike Shildt was addressing the issue when who should enter the interview room but Wacha.