Mariners at Athletics Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 29  —  Its Tuesday, July 29 and the Mariners (57-50) are in Sacramento to take on the  —  Athletics (46-63) in Game 2 of their series.  —  Logan Evans is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Luis Severino for Oakland.

Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase on leave over gambling probe  —  Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase on Monday was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of Major League Baseball's investigation into sports gambling, the second Guardians pitcher to be caught up in the inquiry.

Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer  —  Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball's best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died.  He was 65.  —  Sandberg was surrounded by his family when he died at his home on Monday, according to the team.

Eugenio Suárez says X-rays were negative after he was hit on index finger by pitch against Tigers  —  DETROIT — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez hopes he avoided major injury when he was hit in the right index finger by a pitch late in a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers.

Sources: Phillies' Bryce Harper cussed out Rob Manfred in meeting  —  Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper stood nose to nose with Rob Manfred during a meeting between the Major League Baseball commissioner and the team last week, telling him to “get the f— out of our clubhouse” …

MLB Power Rankings: Blue Jays soar to the top, streaking Mets gain momentum as trade deadline looms  —  Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the Blue Jays keep on rising, Aaron Judge is hurting, the Tigers are slipping, the Mariners make the first big move before the trade deadline …