NY Mets complete 4-game sweep of Marlins, prepare for what's next  —  NEW YORK — The preliminaries are over for the Mets.  Now come the main events.  —  The Mets completed their 13-1 feast of the worst teams on their schedule (they don't play the Orioles) on Wednesday with their sixth straight victory …

Corey Kluber Begins Rehab Assignment  —  Two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber set out on a minor league rehab assignment Thursday, tossing three innings for the Indians' Triple-A affiliate in Columbus.  —  Kluber made 41 pitches across three innings, allowing a pair of runs on two hits …

Davis removed after dugout altercation with Hyde (O's lose 14-2)  —  The first public blowup of the Orioles 2019 season played out in the dugout tonight after the top of the fifth inning.  —  A MASN camera caught hitting coach Don Long and injured outfielder Mark Trumbo restraining Chris Davis from going after manager Brandon Hyde.

Twins lose DH Cruz to strained wrist in opener vs. Indians  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Designated hitter Nelson Cruz has a strained left wrist that forced him out of Minnesota's game in the fourth inning, after a swing and a miss at a pitch from Cleveland's Mike Clevinger in the opener of a key series between the AL Central front-runners.

Rangers offer tickets to family citing harassment  —  The Texas Rangers have offered tickets to a family that says it was subject to harassment at a game Saturday.  —  Jessica Romero posted to Facebook that a man made racist comments about Hispanics and intentionally made derogatory gestures behind …

Bumgarner takes no-hit bid into sixth, Giants beat Phillies  —  Madison Bumgarner carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight decision, pitching the  —  Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak.  —  Pinch-hitter

Mercer's game-ending homer gives Tigers 10-8 win  —  Jordy Mercer's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the  —  Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.  —  Travis Demeritte led off the ninth with his third walk of the game and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jake Rogers.

Red Sox Place David Price On 10-Day Injured List  —  The Red Sox announced that left-hander David Price has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left wrist injury.  The placement is retroactive to August 5.  Price received a cortisone shot after an MRI revealed a TFCC cyst within his wrist.

Yankees, White Sox to play at Field of Dreams  —  The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will play a game at the famed Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 13, 2020, the teams announced Thursday.  —  A temporary, 8,000-seat ballpark will be built at the site where the 1989 movie …

Were We Wrong About the Mets?  —  The Mets were alive, then they were dead.  Now they're thriving.  What's going on?  —  Welcome to the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, our weekly stock watch of who's streaking and who's slumping throughout Major League Baseball.

Mud Maker: The Man Behind MLB's Essential Secret Sauce  —  A multibillion-dollar business that embraces advanced technology and cherishes precision, Major League Baseball would prefer not to need an oozy substance harvested by one family in a secret location along the Delaware River.

Diamondbacks' Luke Weaver could return as a reliever when healthy  —  With the calendar working against him, injured right-hander Luke Weaver could return as a relief pitcher to help the Diamondbacks if they remain in the thick of the National League wild-card race in the final month of the season.