Zack Britton makes bold boast about Yankees ahead of Red Sox series  —  Boston Red Sox, stayed virtually silent at Wednesday's MLB trade deadline.  —  And Zack Britton couldn't be happier.  —  While folks in Boston (rightfully) called out president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski …

MLB World Series Odds: Greinke Trade Makes Astros Clear Favorites  —  Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports.  Pictured: Zack Greinke.  — The MLB trade deadline was highlighted by Houston's acquisition of Zack Greinke, which was announced shortly after the 4 p.m. ET deadline.

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

Amid large slump, Robinson Canó stars as Mets sweep White Sox  —  CHICAGO — Mickey Callaway laughed hours before Thursday's game when he answered a question about why he had Robinson Canó batting cleanup amid a huge slump.  —  “Because we've won six in a row,” the Mets manager said, smirking.

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

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.

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.