Cincinnati Reds' Amir Garrett placed on injured list; Scooter Gennett OK after exiting  —  Amir Garrett was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left lat strain.  He owns a 1.70 ERA this season.  —  CONNECT  —  The Cincinnati Reds didn't have a left-handed pitcher available …

Brandon Lowe heads to injured list; Nate Lowe called up  —  Brandon Lowe, who had been named as an All-Star replacement, still plans to go to Cleveland to take part in the festivities.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The crutches in Brandon Lowe's locker and the ultrasound device tucked inside …

Mariners Acquire Matt Wisler  —  The Mariners have acquired right-hander Matt Wisler from the Padres in exchange for cash, the teams announced.  Seattle had an opening on its 40-man roster, so a corresponding DFA or 60-day IL placement isn't necessary.  Wisler was designated for assignment by San Diego last week.

Mets Still Pondering Trade Deadline Approach  —  This season has been a horror show for the Mets, who entered the campaign with designs on a playoff berth but have stumbled to a 39-48 record thus far.  With the July 31 trade deadline just over three weeks away, the Brodie Van Wagenen-led club looks like a surefire seller.

Rangers beat Angels 9-3 in finale Skaggs would have started  —  Lance Lynn matched the major league lead with his 11th win and the  —  Texas Rangers avoided a series sweep with a 9-3 victory over the grieving  —  Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night, the Fourth of July game that the late

Blue Jays' Marcus Stroman scratched from start against Red Sox  —  Toronto Blue Jays all-star right-hander Marcus Stroman was scratched from Thursday's start against the Boston Red Sox due to a pectoral injury.  —  Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo describes the injury as a “left pectoral cramp” …

Longoria, Dickerson homer in Giants' 7-5 win vs Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Francisco Giants look like a whole different team than they did five days ago.  —  Evan Longoria and Alex Dickerson hit consecutive home runs in the third inning and the Giants scored four runs during …

Lindor, Ramirez help Indians sweep Royals with 8-4 clincher  —  Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the bumbling  —  Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.  —  Tyler Naquin and  —  Jason Kipnis also drove in runs for the suddenly streaking Indians …

Cubs manager Joe Maddon gets ejected from Thursday's game against Pirates  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon gets ejected from Thursdays game against  —  Fireworks aren't the only things going off on the Fourth of July this year.  —  During Thursday's Cubs-Pirates game, Cubs manager Joe Maddon got ejected …

Diamondbacks' Lovullo hesitant to defend Holland after another walk-off loss to Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — The bullpen door swung open and Greg Holland emerged.  True to his word, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo did not shy away from going back to his closer one night after watching …

Cease goes 5 innings in debut, White Sox beat Tigers 7-5  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Cease threw five innings in a winning major league debut, and the  —  Detroit Tigers 7-5 Wednesday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.  —  Cease showed why the White Sox have been anticipating big things since …