Yankees' Luis Severino powers his way to 12th win, tops in majors  —  PHILADELPHIA — New York Yankees starter Luis Severino employed an electrifying array of triple-digit pitches Tuesday night to overpower the Phillies on his way to sole possession of the league lead in pitchers' wins.

Cubs' Jon Lester knows Dodgers lurk in postseason  —  Cubs starter Jon Lester discusses his start against the Dodgers on Tuesday, June 27, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jon Lester wanted to pitch deeper than five innings Tuesday night …

Arizona Diamondbacks at Miami Marlins … MIAMI - It seems that opponents facing Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley must have seen the 2012 Clint Eastwood movie, “Trouble with the Curve,” because he continued to tantalize NL batters with his trademark spiked-curveball in a 5-3 victory over Miami Tuesday night.

A look back at Sandy Alderson's best moves as NY Mets GM, and the moves that flopped  —  Mets GM Sandy Alderson and COO Jeff Wilpon on Alderson's leave of absence Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  Mets GM Sandy Alderson made some great trades, and whiffed on some free agents.  —  CONNECT

Carpenter homers twice, Cards chase Kluber to thump Indians  —  Matt Carpenter homered twice, matched a career best with five hits and helped chase  —  Corey Kluber in the shortest start of the right-hander's career in the  —  St. Louis Cardinals' 11-2 victory over the  —  Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Every general manager's No. 1 priority for the second half  —  No MLB team can afford to take a year off.  Whether they are contenders, a year or two away, or heading downhill in need of a rebuild, all teams must work to further their goals.  With inaction not being a reasonable option …

The best pitching performance ever for all 30 teams  —  On May 4, Gerrit Cole pitched one of the best games you will ever see.  He fired a 16-strikeout shutout against the Diamondbacks, allowing just one hit and one walk.  As a remarkable side note, Cole didn't strike any batters …

Astros Balls & Strikes: Jake Marisnick rakes and takes away  —  Takeaways from the Astros' 7-0 win Tuesday over the Blue Jays:  —  The Catch: Judging by the pitchfork-wielding mob of Astros Twitter, Jake Marisnick is the most infuriating player for fans to watch this season.

SEE IT: Mets, Pirates benches clear as Jeurys Familia, Josh Harrison get into screaming match  —  The frustration of a losing season boiled over in a tied game in the eighth Tuesday night.  Jeurys Familia got into a screaming match with Josh Harrison after a perfectly executed takeout slide.

Column: Javier Baez should make All-Star team — and Home Run Derby (also, he found his pitcher)  —  Cubs' Javier Baez on playing at Dodger Stadium: ‘I love it here.’ (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  While you were sleeping, Javier Baez had himself a game.

What happens as baseball players age?  —  23.  —  There are two outs, the bases are empty and the batter is 23.  —  He is, as he steps into the batter's box, the most exciting player in baseball.  As a rookie, he has hit a ball 513 feet in batting practice, thrown a pitch 102.5 mph …

Angels' Hermosillo falls over outfield wall trying to catch Betts homer  —  Los Angeles Angels outfielder Michael Hermosillo made a great effort, but ended up falling over the fence instead of catching a home run by Boston Red Sox slugger Mookie Betts Tuesday.

Angels' Mike Trout says finger improving, hopes to play field ‘in a few days’  —  Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout threw Tuesday — the first time he's done that in a week — and reported improvement in his sprained right index finger.  —  However, Trout again did not play center field Tuesday night …

Wait ... Matt Kemp is a star again?  —  In his book, “Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame?” in 1995, Bill James gave us the Keltner List — 15 questions meant to aid the thought process while evaluating the Hall of Fame worthiness of a player.  The first question, and perhaps the most well known …

Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast: Talking with Rays broadcaster Andy Freed  —  Rays radio broadcaster Andy Freed joins Rick Stroud on today's podcast to discuss how he met radio partner Dave Wills, how he almost got the Angels job a few years earlier, the Rays' 2008 season

Enyel De Los Santos: A bulldog of a pitcher at triple-A  —  ALLENTOWN — Lehigh Valley righthander Enyel De Los Santos has made a favorable impression on the Phillies organization since being traded from San Diego for shortstop Freddy Galvis in December.  —  The Phillies brass like his command …