After hot stretch, Mets suddenly drop second straight with loss to Braves  —  ATLANTA — The Mets and their fans could be forgiven if, upon glancing at the schedule and seeing three games against the Braves this week and three more next week, their minds started to wander and wonder just a little …

Dyson hits leadoff homer, Dbacks power past Rockies 9-3  —  Jarrod Dyson homered on the second pitch of the game during a five-run first inning and was later involved in a quirky double play as the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to a 9-3 win over the  —  Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

Yankees Release Dan Jennings  —  The Yankees recently released left-handed reliever Dan Jennings, according to Kegan Lowe of Baseball America.  Jennings just joined the organization last month on a minor league contract.  —  The 32-year-old Jennings only threw 1 1/3 innings with the Yankees' Triple …

Charlie Manuel rides again, could more changes be coming to Phillies' coaching staff?  —  The Phillies are turning to their most successful manager in club history to help save their season.  —  Charlie Manuel will serve as the team's hitting coach for the remainder of the season, the club announced on Tuesday.

Jeff McNeil leaves game in 9th inning with apparent hamstring injury  —  ATLANTA - The last thing the Mets want in their surging push for an NL Wild Card spot is an injury to their best hitter.  —  Jeff McNeil came up lame and grabbed his left hamstring after running out a grounder …

Why Red Sox pitchers are looking inside their caps  —  What, exactly, is inside of those hats?  —  Red Sox pitchers keep stepping off the rubber to examine the inside of their hats before pitches, scrutinizing them as if looking for the next clue on a treasure map.  So what's inside of them?

Ranking 10 best to play for both A's, Giants before Bay Bridge Series  —  With the A's and Giants set to renew their rivalry this week in San Francisco, we figured this would be the perfect time to rank the best players to play for both teams during their career.

Seager, Murphy combine for five homers in Mariners win  —  Detroit Tigers 11-6 on Tuesday night.  —  Seager and Murphy hit back-to-back homers in the fourth and sixth innings before Seager added his third in the ninth.  It was the first three-homer game of Seager's career.

Greinke, Springer lead Astros over Chisox 6-2 in 1st game  —  Zack Greinke was close to the form the  —  Houston Astros hoped for when they traded for the right-hander to create an imposing rotation.  —  But he says he still needs to work on a few things.  —  Greinke tossed six solid innings in his second start with the Astros,

Rays stay hot, beat Padres 10-4 for 70th win  —  Matt Duffy and Avisail Garcia did the bulk of the offensive work, Willy Adames and Kevin Kiermaier flashed some leather.  —  SAN DIEGO — Pitchers provided a couple of the more memorable moments at the plate for the Rays in Monday night's 10-4 win over the Padres.

Curt Schilling ‘absolutely considering’ running for Congress in Arizona  —  Former Arizona Diamondbacks legend and outspoken conservative Curt Schilling said he is “absolutely considering” running for Congress in Arizona against one of the state's five Democrats.