Mets beat Marlins 4-2 behind deGrom, rookie Giménez  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Jacob deGrom dodged trouble for five innings, rookie Andres Gimenez had three hits and scored three runs, and the  —  New York Mets won a home series for the first time this season by beating the

Cardinals series vs. Pirates postponed, team puts distance between new positive COVID-19 tests and next game  —  What's next for the Cardinals in the coming days will be an attempt to put greater distance between their next gathering at the ballpark and the outbreak that spread through more than a week of their season.

A's, Astros benches clear after Ramon Laureano hit by pitch, taunted  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Houston Astros' antics.  —  The A's center fielder was hit by a pitch for the second time Sunday at the Coliseum, and he took exception, which ended up causing a benches-clearing brawl between the AL West rivals.

Indians send Zach Plesac home for violating health and safety protocols  —  The Indians' decision to send right-hander Zach Plesac back to Cleveland on Sunday is the most vivid example yet of how major-league teams are growing increasingly vigilant about self-policing their rosters.

Diamondbacks' Madison Bumgarner serves up four homers, departs after two innings in loss to Padres  —  The Associated Press contributed to this report  —  Dinelson Lamet was brilliant in taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Fernando Tatis Jr. continued his remarkable power surge …

Blue Jays squeak out just enough offence for rare win … BOSTON - If the Blue Jays bats were booming the way they have in the past, they might have been in for some Fenway fun here on Saturday night.  —  Instead, it was another grinding sequence of frustration at the plate with just enough offence …

Angels lineup vs. Texas Rangers: Patrick Sandoval takes the mound, Jo Adell returns  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Jo Adell returned to the lineup Saturday for the second game of the series against the Texas Rangers.  He missed the previous two games nursing a sore right quad …

Cubs Release Derek Dietrich  —  The Cubs announced that utilityman Derek Dietrich has been released so that Dietrich can explore a Major League opportunity with another club.  (MLB.com's Jordan Bastian was among those to report the news.)  —  Dietrich signed a minor league deal with Chicago …

Spencer Howard gives up homers to Freddie Freeman, Ronald Acuña Jr. in Phillies debut  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Spencer Howard's first major-league start is in the books.  The  —  Braves didn't make it easy on him.  —  In 4⅔ innings …

Dodgers' AJ Pollock overcomes din of fake crowd to deliver decisive home run  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  AJ Pollock was already a few steps down the first-base line before hearing a human voice amid the clamor of a fake crowd.  —  With two on and two outs …

Giants acquire outfield prospect Luis Basabe in trade with White Sox  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The Giants added an intriguing young outfielder to their 40-man roster Sunday in exchange for just cash considerations.  —  Luis Basabe, a 23-year-old who not too long ago played …