Twins at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 21  —  Its Monday, July 21 and the Twins (48-51) are in Los Angeles to take on the scuffling Dodgers (58-42).  —  David Festa is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Shohei Ohtani for Los Angeles.

D-Backs need to trade several veterans, Mason Miller's market and more MLB notes  —  A weekend sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals was encouraging.  But no matter where the Arizona Diamondbacks are in the standings on July 31, they will need to trade at least some of their veterans on expiring contracts.

Sources: Royals expected to call up veteran southpaw Rich Hill  —  This veteran southpaw will get another chance.  —  Veteran left-hander Rich Hill is expected to return to the majors with the Kansas City Royals and could pitch as early as Tuesday, sources say.  —  Hill, 45, becomes the oldest active player in baseball.

Phillies sign reliever David Robertson to 1-year deal in bid to win 2nd straight NL East title  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies have signed right-hander David Robertson to a one-year contract, bolstering their bullpen in a bid to outlast the New York Mets and win a second straight NL East title.

Catching some interference: Phillies 3, Red Sox 2  —  The dumbest possible way to win a ballgame.  —  The Phillies walked off the Red Sox in the tenth inning thanks to a bases loaded catcher's interference call with Edmundo Sosa at the plate.  It was not called originally …

What I'm hearing on Mets trade deadline: How others expect New York to fill pitching needs  —  With approximately a week and a half left before the MLB trade deadline, rival evaluators say they admire the New York Mets' farm system, noting its improvement, quality and depth.

Detroit's Tarik Skubal making a bid for a Cy Young repeat.  He'd be the first in AL to do that since 2000  —  It's been a quarter century since an American League pitcher won back-to-back Cy Young Awards.  —  It takes a pretty special pitcher to pull that off — but Tarik Skubal fits the bill.

Alex Cora explains why Red Sox shut down Tanner Houck (and gives other injury updates)  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Red Sox are back to square one when it comes to injured starter Tanner Houck.  —  Houck felt arm soreness after his last rehab outing for the WooSox on July 9 and has been shut down from throwing …

Aaron Judge ties A-Rod on Yankees' all-time home run list at 351 in win over Braves  —  ATLANTA — Aaron Judge hit the first home run of his MLB career the day after Alex Rodriguez retired.  Now, the two are tied on the Yankees' all-time home run list.  —  Judge hit his 351st career homer …

Why is Pete Alonso not starting Sunday?  Mets announce lineup for series finale vs. Reds  —  NEW YORK — Pete Alonso is out of the Mets' starting lineup for the first time in 2025.  —  After starting in each of the Mets' first 99 games, Alonso is dealing with a right hand contusion …