Yankees earn series split as Masahiro Tanaka outduels Blue Jays' Trent Thornton  —  The two teams that had been swinging the most powerful bats in baseball over the past month or so finally cooled down on a warm Sunday afternoon at the ballpark.  —  Masahiro Tanaka was masterful …

Mets Roll Nationals for Eighth Straight Win  —  Luis Guillorme picked a perfect time for his first big league homer — a tying shot leading off the eighth — J.D. Davis added a go-ahead sacrifice fly and the Mets worked their magic again, beating the Washington Nationals, 4-3 …

Red Sox Notes: Rick Porcello Compares Season To ‘Getting Punched In Face’  —  Rick Porcello had a hiccup in the first inning before settling down and looking as if he was goin to cruise through the rest of his start.  —  But then the sixth inning happened.

Houser posts 10 Ks, Brewers top Rangers 3-2 for 5th straight  —  Adrian Houser struck out a career-high 10 and rookie  —  Keston Hiura hit his 14th home run as the  —  Texas Rangers 3-2 Saturday night and extended their winning streak to five games.  —  Houser (5-5) limited the Rangers to one run, a solo homer by

Dozier, Soler each homer twice as Royals beat Tigers 10-2  —  Jorge Soler each homered twice, and the  —  Detroit Tigers 10-2 on Sunday for a split of the four-game series between the worst teams in the AL Central.  —  It was Dozier's third career multihomer game, all of which have come on the current road trip.

Cubs lose Cishek (hip inflammation) to IL  —  CINCINNATI — Cubs sidearmer Steve Cishek has made more appearances than any other reliever in baseball over the past two seasons.  The right-hander prides himself on being trustworthy and available for manager Joe Maddon, especially when the bullpen is short-handed.

Maeda allows only 3 hits in 7 innings; Dodgers beat Arizona  —  Kenta Maeda allowed only three hits over seven innings,  —  Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back with a 4-0 victory over the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.  —  The Dodgers were defeated by the Diamondbacks 3-2 …

Marlins rally from 4-run deficit and beat Braves 7-6  —  Martin Prado hit a sacrifice fly that scored  —  Harold Ramirez in the bottom of the 10th inning as the  —  Miami Marlins rallied for a 7-6 win over the  —  Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  —  Playing in front of a season-high home crowd …

Yankees Activate Gary Sanchez, Recall Stephen Tarpley, Place Jonathan Holder On IL  —  Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez will be activated from the injured list today in Toronto, per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch (via Twitter).  The club's PR department has announced the move as well.

A's vs. White Sox lineups: Nick Martini starts at DH, Khris Davis sits  —  A's lost a close one Saturday night when the  —  White Sox suffered a defensive error by third baseman  —  Ryan Goins late in the game — Oakland left runners on after scoring on the play but came up short.  The

Connecticut cops swarm Brian Cashman with ‘guns drawn’ after mistaking him for car thief  —  Brian Cashman was swarmed by a group of Connecticut police officers who drew their firearms on the Yankee general manager Friday when he was apparently mistaken for an armed car thief, The Post has learned.

Twins place DH Cruz on IL with strained wrist  —  The Minnesota Twins placed designated hitter Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list with a strained left wrist.  —  Cruz left Thursday's game against the Cleveland Indians in the fourth inning after injuring his wrist on a swing and miss at a pitch from Mike Clevinger.

Kelly blasts 2 late homers, D-backs beat Dodgers 3-2 in 11  —  Carson Kelly hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and a tiebreaking solo shot in the 11th, propelling the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 comeback victory over the major league-leading  —  Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.