White Sox beat Tigers, pull within 3 1/2 in AL Central  —  CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched six innings and Carlos Quentin hit a bases-loaded double Monday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 to pull within 3 1-2 games of first in the AL Central.

Yadier Molina's bat paces Cardinals' 10-5 win over Astros  —  ST. LOUIS - Slow-footed catcher Yadier Molina was a triple shy of the cycle for the second time in three games and Kyle McClellan ended an eight-game victory drought in the St. Louis Cardinals' 10-5 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

Hiroki Kuroda likes Yanks, Red Sox?  —  NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda will consider waiving his no-trade clause if he were traded to the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the situation.

Orioles' Uehara aware of trade talk  —  Reliever ‘not really thinking about’ being dealt before July 31 deadline  —  Orioles reliever Koji Uehara's English is still a work-in progress, but that doesn't mean that he's not aware of the ongoing speculation about his future in Baltimore.

Seattle loses 16th in a row, 10-3 to Yankees  —  NEW YORK - Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira each homered and drove in three runs, Freddy Garcia stifled his former team and the New York Yankees handed the snakebit Seattle Mariners their 16th straight loss with a 10-3 victory Monday night.

Kinsler has 4 of Rangers 27 hits in rout of Twins  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs as part of the Texas Rangers' offensive barrage in a 20-6 rout of the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.  —  Kinsler had four of the Rangers' league-best 27 hits.

When Statistics Are Not Helpful  —  Here on FanGraphs, we talk a lot about probability and likely outcomes.  When making a decision, we think it's generally wise to understand historical precedent, and to learn from history rather than repeat it.  —  But, there are times in life that you're …

Kipnis' first career hit in ninth pushes Indians over Angels  —  CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis delivered his first career hit with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.

Heath Bell ready for anything this week  —  Padres' closer could land in a number of different places, and he has his bags packed … PHILADELPHIA — Heath Bell knows what happens to guys like him this time of year.  He knows because he has his sources — ESPN (obviously), his wife …

Jays hope to solve closer woes  —  So who closes?  It has been a question hovering above the Blue Jays all season.  —  When Frank Francisco opened the season on the disabled list, Jon Rauch got the job and was doing OK.  But soon after Francisco was back, he was the closer …

Red Sox reclaim top spot in MLB Power Rankings  —  The Boston Red Sox have returned to top spot in the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings, sitting atop the field for the fifth time this season.  —  After a 2-10 start to the season, the Red Sox have a 60-27 record, a .690 clip, that has vaulted …

Denorfia steals home in rare Padres win over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA - Aaron Harang outpitched Cliff Lee, Chris Denorfia stole home and the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies for the first time in more than a year, 5-4 on Monday.  —  Harang (9-2) gave up four runs in six innings …