Yankees blow out Jays as frustration mounts for manager Montoyo  —  Before his first training camp as a big-league manager, Charlie Montoyo had rather simple expectations for his rookie season commanding the Blue Jays dugout.  —  Or so it seemed, anyway.  —  “Just give me a good effort …

Mike Hazen no longer a Red Sox GM candidate after Diamondbacks contract extension  —  Red Sox' list of possible Dave Dombrowski replacements.  —  The  —  Diamondbacks general manager, who once served under Dombrowski in Boston, signed a contract extension on Friday to stay in Arizona, per Steve Gilbert of MLB.com.

Steelers great Terry Bradshaw rips Antonio Brown: 'I wouldn't throw to him'  —  Terry Bradshaw regularly threw passes to a pair of fellow Hall of Famer in wide receivers Lynn Swann and John Stallworth while the Pittsburgh Steelers were winning four Super Bowls in the 1970s.

D'Arnaud's 3-run double sends streaking Rays past Angels 3-1  —  Travis d'Arnaud broke open a scoreless game with a three-run double in the sixth inning, and the  —  Tampa Bay Rays improved their standing in the AL wild card race with their 13th win in 16 games, 3-1 over the

Hicks, Reyes power Tigers past Orioles in 12 innings 8-4  —  Victor Reyes hit a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning and  —  John Hicks had the game-winning grand slam in the 12th to lift the  —  Detroit Tigers to an 8-4 victory over the  —  Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

Charlie Culberson Exits With Facial Injury  —  A very heated scene ensued in D.C. this afternoon after a fastball from Washington's Fernando Rodney struck Atlanta's Charlie Culberson squarely in the face.  Though Culberson, 30, was turned to bunt when at-bat in the top of the seventh …

Mike Fiers Exits With Right Arm Nerve Irritation  —  9:31 pm: The club has announced that Fiers was pulled with “right arm nerve irritation”.  As Slusser points out, that descriptor can foreshadow a wide range of possible outcomes and recovery timetables; Brett Anderson was sidelined briefly …

METRO SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION RHODE ISLAND POLITICS LIFESTYLE MARIJUANA ARTS MAGAZINE CARS REAL ESTATE EVENTS  —  It was painless at first, the bullet that ripped through David Ortiz's torso and lodged in his friend's leg.  —  “I felt a burning sensation,” Ortiz told the Globe …

NL Notes: Dodgers, Brewers, Cubs, Padres  —  It's “very unlikely” outfielder Alex Verdugo will return for the Dodgers' National League Division Series matchup, manager Dave Roberts told Ken Gurnick of MLB.com and other reporters Friday (Twitter links).  The rookie originally landed …

Twins DFA Marcos Diplan, Select Jorge Alcala  —  The Minnesota Twins designated Marcos Diplan for assignment, per MLB.com's Do-Hyoung Park (via Twitter).  Diplan's designation paves the way for Jorge Alcala to join the big league club at Progressive Field for today's doubleheader against the Indians.

Jorge Lopez has put himself back in the Royals starting pitching discussion for 2020  —  The Royals left the door open for pitcher Jorge Lopez when they banished him to the bullpen in May after having been battered and beaten by opposing hitters and toting a bloated ERA after 10 starts.