Cubs at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 14  —  Its Thursday, August 14 and the Cubs (68-51) are in Toronto to wrap up their series against the Blue Jays (70-51).  —  Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Max Scherzer for Toronto.

NL East-leading Phillies going with a 6-man rotation when Aaron Nola returns on Sunday  —  Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Thursday that he will utilize a six-man rotation beginning this weekend when Aaron Nola returns from the injured list.  Nola is lined up for the series finale Sunday at Washington.

Yankees 1B Paul Goldschmidt has a right knee sprain and may go on IL  —  NEW YORK — Paul Goldschmidt has a low-grade right knee sprain and the New York Yankees may place the veteran first baseman on the injured list ahead of his return to St. Louis.  —  The Yankees will evaluate Goldschmidt during …

MLB negotiating with Netflix, ESPN, NBC, Apple for possible broadcast packages: Sources  —  Major League Baseball executives are in negotiations that could result in new broadcast packages and relationships with Netflix, ESPN, NBC and Apple, according to officials briefed on the discussions.

Tomoyuki Sugano earns 10th victory as Orioles outlast Mariners 5-3 after long rain delay  —  Rookie Tomoyuki Sugano earned his 10th victory by working 5 1/3 sharp innings before a lengthy rain delay, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Thursday.

Cubs place catcher Miguel Amaya on the 10-day IL and bring up Owen Caissie from Triple-A Iowa  —  The Chicago Cubs placed catcher Miguel Amaya on the 10-day injured list on Thursday and brought up top prospect Owen Caissie from Triple-A Iowa.  Amaya sprained his left ankle in the eighth inning …

Shohei Ohtani fans Mike Trout and triples, but can't stop Dodgers' skid  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani racked up seven strikeouts and pitched into the fifth inning.  He tripled, scored and reached base twice at the plate.  —  The two-way superstar still couldn't stop his team from falling deeper into a losing streak in Anaheim.

Rafael Ortega Opts Out Of Mets Deal  —  Veteran outfielder Rafael Ortega triggered an opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Mets and was granted his release, MLBTR has learned.  He's a free agent who can sign with any club.  —  The 34-year-old Ortega signed a minor league deal …

Michael Harris II's grand slam caps nine-run fourth as Braves rally to beat Mets 11-6  —  NEW YORK — Michael Harris II hit a grand slam Wednesday night to cap Atlanta's biggest inning in almost five years — a nine-run outburst in the fourth that propelled the Braves to an 11-6 comeback win over the slumping New York Mets.

C.J. Kayfus adapts to life in the outfield and life in the big leagues  —  It would have been understandable if the Guardians had phoned it in at the trade deadline.  They were 40-48 on July 6th and had just lost their 10th game in a row.  Starting pitcher Luis L. Ortiz was facing an MLB suspension for illegal gambling activity.