The Rays won a game, but did Kevin Cash risk something more valuable?  —  John Romano: One out away from the first shutout of his career, Ryan Yarbrough is miffed about being pulled by Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash with no runners on base.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays …

Braves' late lead extinguished, bullpen collapses and frustrations flare  —  After the Braves' cringe-inducing loss Saturday in Miami, the basement level of Marlins Park was shrouded in dust.  A Braves player, in his frustration, kicked a trash can that slammed into a fire extinguisher …

Giants score 3 in eighth inning, rally past Phillies 9-6  —  Will Smith's resume as a pitcher has grown substantially this season, with 28 saves and an All-Star appearance.  —  It turns out the  —  Giants' closer is pretty good with a bat, too.  —  Kevin Pillar hit a tiebreaking triple that scored

Yankees earn series split as Tanaka outduels Jays' 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, outduelling Trent Thornton …

Do the Mets have a closer?  —  While so many things went right in the Mets' spectacular 15-2 stretch, there's still an elephant in the room, a season-long dilemma that is yet to be solved.  —  The Mets are navigating a closer problem.  Edwin Diaz gave up another homer in the ninth inning on Sunday …

Maddon confident he'll be back with Cubs in '20  —  CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon's confidence level in returning to the team next year is “very high,” he said on Sunday.  —  Maddon, 65, is in the final year of a five-year deal with the team, and his contract situation won't be decided until after the 2019 season.

Juan Soto Exits Game With Right Ankle Sprain  —  Nationals outfielder Juan Soto left Sunday's matchup with the Mets in the seventh inning after suffering an apparent ankle injury while rounding third base.  Following the Nats' win, Sam Fortier of the Washington Post reports that Soto suffered …

Rockies beat Padres 8-3 to end skid behind Márquez, Alonso  —  Yonder Alonso hit his 100th career homer during Colorado's four-run sixth inning and  —  German Marquez pitched eight strong innings for the struggling  —  San Diego Padres 8-3 Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Astros riding high entering series against White Sox  —  Houston Astros teammates backed him with plenty of offense in his club debut last week, leaving the right-hander admittedly antsy at times.  —  Back in the American League for the first time since 2012, Greinke was frank about his feelings during an 11-7 home win against the

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.

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.

Thomas' slam leads Cardinals to comeback win over Pirates  —  Lane Thomas hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning,  —  Dexter Fowler also homered, and the St. Louis  —  Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 Sunday.  —  St. Louis rallied from an 8-4 deficit to sweep the three-game series …

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 …