Gary Sanchez gets day off, challenged to improve defense  —  CLEVELAND — New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi benched All-Star catcher Gary Sanchez on Sunday because of his failures on defense this season.  —  Girardi is starting usual Yankees backup Austin Romine even though they are playing a day game after a night game.

Jimenez suffers first Tigers loss as win streak snapped by Orioles, 5-2  —  Jimenez struggles in seventh, gives up go-ahead homer; Upton homers for third straight game.  —  CONNECT  —  BALTIMORE - For the better part of the past week, Joe Jimenez has been in hiding.

Rookie Blackburn cools off Angels in A's 5-0 win  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A rookie pitcher and his new battery mate combine to help cool off the Los Angeles Angels.  —  Paul Blackburn limited the Angels to five hits in 6 2/3 innings and Dustin Garneau had two RBIs to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 5-0 victory on Saturday night.

Lamet shines, Myers homers as Padres top Pirates 5-2  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The way Dinelson Lamet tinkers with his slider — throwing it hard and soft, inside and outside, high and low — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle thinks at times it looks like the San Diego Padres rookie is throwing a wiffle ball.

Olney: What should the Mets do with Matt Harvey?  —  It was less than two years ago when New York Mets manager Terry Collins wrestled with the quandary of whether to send Matt Harvey out to start the ninth inning in Game 5 of the World Series with the team leading 2-0.

Foltynewicz, Freeman power Braves past Marlins, 7-2  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Foltzynewicz is learning how to put bad starts behind him and focus on what's next.  —  It hasn't been easy.  —  “That's the big key,” he said.  “You don't really want to keep going downhill after a bad start.

Astros prospect Davis necessary addition against Blue Jays (Aug 06, 2017)  —  HOUSTON — Houston Astros infield prospect J.D. Davis made his major league debut on Saturday night against the Blue Jays, and while there is no definitive timetable for how long he will remain in the bigs …

Stellar defense, Chase Headley heroics lift Yankees to 2-1 win over Indians, snap a four-game losing streak  —  CLEVELAND — He's just Chase Headley, beloved Yankee, offensive savior.  —  Headley, who came in hitting .351 since the All-Star break, broke a 1-1 tie with a one-out solo shot …

Giants rally from 4 down to beat Diamondbacks 5-4 in 10 (Aug 05, 2017)  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Pablo Sandoval was still sitting in the home dugout at AT&T Park, his day long done, when the Giants completed their biggest comeback of the season.  —  The 30-year-old third baseman celebrated …

Brewers shut out Rays behind Davies (Aug 05, 2017)  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Zach Davies gave up one hit in seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers remained a half-game behind the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.

Royals Place Salvador Perez On DL  —  The Royals have placed catcher Salvador Perez on the disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with an intercostal strain, tweets Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star.  The team has recalled fellow backstop Cam Gallagher from Triple-A to take Perez's place.

The Dodgers' catchers will help Yu Darvish in a specific way  —  Yu Darvish will be throwing to two of MLB's best framing catchers in Los Angeles, but the specific nature of their framing abilities is what will help him the most.  —  Here are two things we know about the 2017 Major League Baseball season:

Groin strain sends Rockies' Freeland to the Disabled List  —  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed rookie left-hander Kyle Freeland on the 10-day disabled Saturday, a day after he was forced to leave his start in the first inning because of a left groin strain.

Who is Brallan Perez, and how can he help Rangers land Shohei Otani?  —  For those who don't live in Cartegena, Colombia, or in the five cities in the Texas Rangers' farm system where Brallan Perez played beginning in 2015, here's a quick bio:  —  The 21-year-old infielder, signed in 2012 …