Cashman: Yanks weren't close to deadline deals  —  NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman stood firmly behind his organization's inactivity at Wednesday's trade deadline, saying that despite his best efforts, he had trouble finding fair offers with the potential trade partners he spoke to in recent weeks.

Guerrero homers twice, powers Blue Jays past Orioles 11-2  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two of his team's five home runs to back a solid performance by fellow rookie  —  Baltimore Orioles 11-2 Thursday night.  —  Randal Grichuk,  —  Danny Jansen and

Winners and losers of an unexpectedly wild MLB trade deadline  —  Just remember, sometimes the biggest deals don't end up being the most important.  See: Nathan Eovaldi and Steve Pearce for the 2018 Red Sox.  Anyway, let's review some of the winners and losers from a 2019 MLB trade deadline that finished with a flurry of activity.

Braves go big at trade deadline, send message to MLB  —  The Braves sent a clear message to the National League on Wednesday: They believe they can win the pennant.  And their front office acted aggressively to give them their best chance.  —  As the trade deadline passed …

Suspensions Issued After Pirates/Reds Brawl  —  Tuesday's enormous brawl between the Pirates and the Reds has, unsurprisingly, led to multiple suspensions on both teams.  Major League Baseball announced a total of 32 games' worth of suspensions for six players, as well as a six-game suspension …

Indians Option Jake Bauers, Greg Allen To Triple-A  —  The Indians have optioned first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers and outfielder to Greg Allen, the club announced.  The moves create 25-man roster space for Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes, the Tribe's two new outfield acquisitions …

Danny Farquhar embarks on next chapter of his baseball life with White Sox  —  Danny Farquhar attempted a comeback with the Yankees as a pitcher.  Now the White Sox are giving him an opportunity to be a pitching instructor.  —  Danny Farquhar gave a comeback a shot.  —  He's at peace with how it played out.

Chapman rallies A's past Brewers with two-run HR off Hader  —  Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run off struggling closer  —  Josh Hader in the eighth inning to break out of a long slump and the  —  Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Thursday.  —  The A's trailed 3-2 when

Smith's slam, Kershaw's K's lead Dodgers past Padres, 8-2  —  Will Smith hit his first career grand slam, and  —  Clayton Kershaw passed Sandy Koufax on the  —  Dodgers' career strikeouts list while throwing six strong innings in Los Angeles' 8-2 victory over the  —  San Diego Padres on Thursday night.

Braves beat Reds 4-1 in game shortened by rain  —  Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer,  —  Adam Duvall went deep again and Max Fried pitched six strong innings to lead the  —  Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Thursday night in a game that was cut short by heavy rain.

Kaplan: Ben Zobrist expected to arrive in Chicago on Friday before training with Single-A South Bend  —  Ben Zobrist hasn't played for the Cubs since May 7, but the 38-year-old is nearing his return to a baseball field, sources told NBC Sports Chicago's David Kaplan.

Porcello rocked, sorry for smashing dugout TVs  —  Boston Red Sox starter Rick Porcello took out his frustrations on a couple of TV monitors in the dugout Wednesday night.  —  Porcello allowed six runs on nine hits and one walk, striking out seven in 5⅔ innings before leaving with a 6-2 deficit against the Tampa Bay Rays.