How the Royals' bullpen imploded again in Tuesday's loss to Washington Nationals  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Lynch entered the seventh with a 1.80 ERA and was charged with three runs.  — Foster Griffin, drafted in 2014, allowed one run across six innings.

Detroit Tigers send Keider Montero to bullpen: 'I'm always available'  —  HOUSTON - The Detroit Tigers have sent right-hander Keider Montero to the bullpen.  —  The 25-year-old will be available as a reliever for the Tigers on Tuesday, June 16, in the second of three games against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.

First All-Star Ballot update: Ohtani, Yordan cruising; both 1B fields loaded  —  Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.  —  The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez are the leading vote-getters …

Mets' rotation takes another hit with Christian Scott headed to IL: Sources  —  The New York Mets' vulnerable rotation is losing a key member for at least the short term with right-hander Christian Scott headed for the injured list, league sources told The Athletic on Monday.

Suárez homers twice and drives in 6 to back Burns as Reds rout Mets 12-0  —  CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suárez homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, including a grand slam in the second inning as the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 12-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.

MLB warns 3 San Francisco Giants players who scrawled a Bible verse on Pride hats  —  Major League Baseball issued a response to three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Biblical inscriptions on the team's Pride caps: You've been warned.  —  “The writing on the cap violates our rules …

Fantasy baseball streaming starting pitchers: Griffin Jax rebounds, Anthony Kay surging, more  —  Welcome to your fantasy baseball starting pitcher happy place.  This is a new column for me this year that will combine a few things I've done in the past.  In this article, every Monday …

There's No Reason Diamondbacks' Manuel Pena Should Still Be in AA  —  This is simply getting ridiculous.  —  There is simply nothing left to prove for Arizona Diamondbacks infield prospect Manuel Pena at the Double-A level.  —  The 22-year-old Pena has been turning some heads with his power surge …

Spencer Strider is shut down from throwing for a month  —  It would seem the Braves have avoided a crisis on the Spencer Strider front.  —  According to a report from Mark Bowman of MLB.com, an MRI of Strider's right elbow after his early exit in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Mets showed no ligament damage.