Kennedy, defense falter in Royals' 11-3 setback against the Cardinals  —  The sport of baseball is an unpredictable beast, a nightly escapade relying of the random nature of balls in the air and fallible men playing a children's game.  No man should ever try to earn a fortune by wagering on the results of this game.

Former MLB star, Austin native Don Baylor dies at 68  —  Former major-league baseball star and Austin native Don Baylor died Monday morning after a long struggle with multiple myeloma.  He was 68.  —  Baylor died at 4:25 Monday morning at St. David's South Hospital, his son confirmed to the Austin American-Statesman.

LEADING OFF: Dodgers, Red Sox roll, Keuchel tries to rebound  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday:  —  DAZZLING DODGERS  —  Kenta Maeda and the Los Angeles Dodgers try to keep up their amazing run when they open a series at Arizona.

Machado's grand slam upstages Trout, Orioles beat Angels 6-2  —  Mike Trout delivered his 1,000th career hit with a cracking double down the line.  Two innings later, he homered on his birthday for the fourth time in his six big league seasons.  —  Moments after that, Manny Machado …

Phillies' rebuilding plan hampered by failure of top pitching prospects  —  When considering a performance like the one Jake Thompson turned in against the Angels last Wednesday, it can be helpful to remind oneself of the positives.  Mostly, that consists of his age, which as of Monday was 23 years and 188 days.

Jamie Samuelsen: Credit Dombrowski for Tigers' success - and failings  —  Former Tigers president and GM Dave Dombrowski, now running the Red Sox, looked back on his time with Tigers on July 25, 2016, at Fenway Park in Boston.  Video by George Sipple, DFP.  Videolicious  —  CONNECT

Just one hit: Tigers bottled up by Trevor Williams in 3-0 loss to Pirates  —  Zimmermann solid, but not Tigers get just three baserunners in third straight loss  —  PITTSBURGH — One hit.  —  James McCann led off the third inning with a single to left against Pirates right-handed pitcher Trevor Williams …

Remembering when Darren Daulton was embarrassed by the 1993 Phillies  —  Some of the more interesting things said and written during the Phillies' magical 1993 season:  —  March 16: “I think everyone here believes we have an established, major-league ballclub this year,” said Darren Daulton.

Indians' Kluber aims to continue torrid stretch vs. Rockies (Aug 08, 2017)  —  CLEVELAND — The Indians look to end a two-game skid on Tuesday when they send their stopper to the mound for the opener of a two-game interleague series against the visiting Colorado Rockies.

Home run king Barry Bonds says he wishes he'd played one more year  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — All-time Major League Baseball home run leader Barry Bonds says he wished he had played one more season.  —  On the 10th anniversary of breaking the home run record, Bonds told The Associated Press …

Rosario scores on late balk to lift Twins over Brewers, 5-4  —  Eddie Rosario danced, Oliver Drake flinched, and the Minnesota Twins were on their way to another comeback victory.  —  Rosario doubled home the tying run in the seventh inning, and his aggressive base running caused Drake …

Cards beat Royals, are back on level ground  —  KANSAS CITY  • The ascent never should have taken this long but the Cardinals ended an almost incomprehensible stretch of 65 consecutive days under .500 when they climbed to that

Reds recap: Home runs power Cincinnati to win over San Diego  —  The Cincinnati Reds homered their way to victory, beating the San Diego Padres 11-3 on Monday at Great American Ball Park.  Here are the main storylines.  —  Tim Adleman was perfect, until he really, really wasn't.

White Sox prospect Eloy Jimenez motivated by trade, faster track to majors  —  With the addition of Eloy Jimenez, Blake Rutherford and Dylan Cease from two trades over the last week, the White Sox now have 10 players on MLB.com's Top 100 prospects list.  Here's a look at their progress …

Brian Snitker welcomes next wave of rookie Braves  —  It was a memorable week at SunTrust Park.  The Braves hosted their alumni over the weekend, from Phil Niekro to John Smoltz to Bobby Cox.  But it was the three new faces who grabbed the headlines.  —  Enter infielder Ozzie Albies and pitchers Lucas Sims and Max Fried.