White Sox at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 21  —  Its Monday, July 21 and the White Sox (35-65) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (52-48).  —  Sean Burke is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay.

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.

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.

Phillies claim another wild, walk-off win on catcher's interference with bases loaded in 10th  —  PHILADELPHIA — Edmundo Sosa's teammates on the Philadelphia Phillies mobbed him beyond first base after a 3-2, walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

Dodgers' reliever Tanner Scott exits game with arm pain, MRI scheduled  —  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott left the game in the ninth inning Monday night after feeling pain in his left pitching arm.  —  It occurred when Scott was pitching to Minnesota's Ryan Jeffers with one out.

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.

Brandon Woodruff's gem propels Brewers to 11th straight win, 6-0 over Mariners  —  Brandon Woodruff tossed six innings of two-hit ball and the Milwaukee Brewers won their 11th straight, 6-0 over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  Woodruff (2-) needed just 62 pitches to make it through …

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.

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.