Cards' Hall of Famer Gibson being treated for pancreatic cancer  —  The Cardinals' Hall of Fame family has taken a hit in the last few years with the death of Stan Musial in 2013, Red Schoendienst last year and the varied health struggles of Lou Brock.  On Saturday, Hall of Fame righthander Bob Gibson …

O's deal Cashner to Red Sox for two prospects  —  MLB, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles  —  The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-hander Andrew Cashner from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor leaguers Elio Prado and Noelberth Romero, the teams announced Saturday.

Rays Activate Ji-Man Choi, Option Ian Gibaut  —  The Tampa Bay Rays activated first baseman Ji-Man Choi ahead of today's action, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter).  Ian Gibaut has been optioned back to Durham.  —  Choi missed the minimum ten games for a sprained left ankle.

Kepler homers in 5 straight at-bats vs. Bauer  —  MLB, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians  —  CLEVELAND — Max Kepler has Trevor Bauer's number.  —  Kepler connected for home runs his first two times up Saturday night against Cleveland's hard-throwing starter, giving the Minnesota outfielder five homers …

Soto's homer in 9th lifts Nationals over Phillies 4-3  —  Juan Soto hit a go-ahead two-run homer off closer  —  Hector Neris with two outs in the ninth and the  —  Washington Nationals rallied for a 4-3 win over the  —  Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.  —  Neris (1-4) retired the first two batters before

Gamel's RBI double in 9th lifts Brewers past Giants 5-4  —  Ben Gamel's pinch-hit double in the bottom of the ninth drove in  —  Ryan Braun with the winning run and the  —  San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Saturday night.  —  Braun led off the inning against  —  Brandon Crawford's fielding error.

Marcus Stroman will get his shot to show off at Yankee Stadium  —  Marcus Stroman said everything he could last month to make it clear that he'd be overjoyed if the Yankees traded for him before this month's deadline.  Sunday, the Blue Jay righthander gets a chance to show why they should.

Rays Tales: Possible Tampa Bay tactics as the trade deadline looms  —  Availability, acquisition cost and impact on the current and future roster will all be factors on whether the Rays try for bullpen help, power hitting or something else.  —  BALTIMORE — Welcome to baseball's crazy season.

Leonys Martin signs 1-year deal to play in Japan  —  TOKYO — Former Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin has signed a one-year deal with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League.  —  Martin, who overcame a life-threatening bacterial infection last summer, was designated for assignment last month by the Indians.

Starling, Keller send Royals to 4-1 win over Tigers  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hometown boy Bubba Starling delivered his first career hit and RBI for Kansas City,  —  Matthew Boyd, and the Royals held on to beat the  —  Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Saturday night.  —  Keller (5-9) allowed an RBI single to

Padres Reportedly Not “Committed” To Adding Starter  —  Running contrary to recent reports linking the Padres to starters Matt Boyd and Noah Syndergaard, MLB.com's A.J. Cassavell today indicated that the team “seems unlikely” to “push” for either pitcher.  While Padres general manager …

Astros with 2 in 11th beat Texas 7-6, avoid 3rd loss in row  —  George Springer scored the go-ahead run from first base on  —  Jose Altuve's two-out double in the 11th inning and the AL West-leading  —  Texas Rangers 7-6 on Saturday night after dropping the first two games in the series.