Waldrep's whirlwind day: From a 4:45 a.m. wake-up to earning his first MLB win at a NASCAR venue  —  Before Hurston Waldrep earned his first major league win by pitching at a NASCAR venue, it was only fair that his day included a lengthy drive.  Waldrep was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett …

Scott Harris chose not to take what might be Tigers' best shot to win World Series  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Tigers have a chance to win the World Series in 2025.  —  However, the front office didn't go all-in at the trade deadline.  —  Scott Harris, the president of baseball operations …

White Sox place INF Miguel Vargas on IL with oblique strain  —  The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Miguel Vargas on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of a left oblique strain.  Vargas, 25, was scratched from Saturday night's 1-0 victory at the Angels.

Rockies closer Seth Halvorsen suffers elbow injury in win over Pirates  —  The Colorado Rockies' win over Pittsburgh on Saturday was dampened with an elbow injury to closer Seth Halvorsen.  The hard-throwing right-hander left after tossing five pitches in the ninth inning, and the initial outlook isn't encouraging.

Top of the Morning: Red Sox beat sloppy Astros 6-1 behind Lucas Giolito's stellar start  —  Trevor Story and Ceddanne Rafaela had consecutive RBI singles in a six-run fourth inning filled with five Houston mistakes, Lucas Giolito pitched a season-high eight stellar innings …

Twins score 4 runs in 1st inning, beat Guardians 5-4 to snap 4-game losing streak  —  Trevor Larnach had a two-run in a four-run first inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.  Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis also drove in runs …

Stowers homers as Marlins beat Yankees 7-3 to earn first sweep of New York in club history  —  Kyle Stowers hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins completed the first sweep of the New York Yankees in franchise history a 7-3 victory on Sunday.  The Marlins (55-55) won all three games against the Yankees …

Dodgers snap 18-inning scoreless drought to beat Rays 3-0 and win the series  —  Freddie Freeman scored one run and drove in another to snap Los Angeles' 18-inning scoreless drought and lead the Dodgers over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Sunday.  Andy Pages singled off Mason Englert (0-1) …

Devers homers to help the Giants rout the Mets 12-4 for a series victory  —  Rafael Devers snapped out of a slump with a homer and four RBIs in the San Francisco Giants' 12-4 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.  Rookie Carson Whisenhunt (1-) threw 5 1/3 innings for his first win …

Kyle Isbel has go-ahead hit as Royals score 5 in 10th to beat Blue Jays 7-4  —  Kyle Isbel hit an RBI double in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Sunday.  Vinnie Pasquantino hit a tying single with two out in the eighth …