Anderson pitches 8 scoreless, Rockies beat Dodgers 3-1  —  Tyler Anderson got in a groove from the first inning and kept on going.  —  Anderson tossed a career-high eight scoreless innings, Pat Valaika,  —  Chris Iannetta homered, and the  —  Colorado Rockies beat the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night.

Gleyber Torres bats cleanup for the first time as Yankees battle the Red Sox Saturday night  —  Gleyber Torres went from starting the season in Triple-A to batting cleanup against the Red Sox by the end of June amid a clash for AL East supremacy.  —  The 21-year-old wunderkind was set …

Excessive heat at Wrigley Field forces Twins' Eddie Rosario from game  —  CHICAGO — Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario has left a game because of heat illness on a scorching afternoon at Wrigley Field.  —  The Chicago Cubs said it was 96 degrees at the time Rosario exited during the bottom of the fifth inning Saturday.

Jays reliever Tepera lands on 10-day DL with elbow inflammation  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-handed reliever Ryan Tepera on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with elbow inflammation in his throwing arm.  —  The move, announced before Toronto's afternoon home game …

Detroit Tigers' Alex Wilson blames Rogers Centre mound for calf strain  —  TORONTO — Right-handed pitcher Alex Wilson suffered what Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire called a “left calf strain” in the eighth inning of the Detroit Tigers' 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Carlos Rodon to make fifth start, Yolmer Sanchez returns to White Sox lineup  —  Carlos Rodon pitches against the Athletics on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Guaranteed Rate Field.  (Jon Durr/Getty) Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox Lefthander Carlos Rodon (1-2, 3.70 ERA) starts Saturday night …

Reds Xtra: The mailbag is overflowing with queries about Bailey, Harvey, Lorenzen  —  We go to the Twitter/email mailbag today.  Queries on the usual subjects (Homer Bailey, Matt Harvey) came in along with a whole lot questions about Michael Lorenzen.  —  Also got a question with the word …

Pirates top Padres, Lauer, 6-3  —  SAN DIEGO-Eric Lauer was battling on Friday.  —  Himself.  The Pittsburgh Pirates.  His San Diego Padres' teammates.  —  The Pirates ended up winning 6-3.  —  Lauer had by far his worst start of the six he has made in what had been a strong month.

Nationals' Jeremy Hellickson comes off DL to start vs. Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Washington Nationals have activated right-hander Jeremy Hellickson from the 10-day disabled list and will start him against Philadelphia.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  From Nolan Ryan to King Felix to, well …

Mets' Jacob deGrom gets nod for game against Marlins  —  No matter how well he pitches, the New York Mets do not win very often when Jacob deGrom is on the mound.  —  The Mets do not win very often regardless of the starting pitcher, which is why the phrase “deGrom trade” is an easy search engine term.

Rookies Suarez, Slater lead Giants past Diamondbacks 2-1  —  PHOENIX — A pair of rookies helped the Giants get their weekend in Arizona off to a winning start.  —  Andrew Suarez pitched six strong innings, Austin Slater had a pair of RBI doubles and San Francisco beat the Diamondbacks 2-1 on Friday night.

‘I never expected that result’: Royals' Jorge Bonifacio opens up about his suspension  —  SEATTLE  —  All Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio wanted was a boost.  —  Some seven months ago, fresh off his first season in the major leagues, Bonifacio returned home to play winter baseball in the Dominican Republic.

NY Mets continue to use Wilmer Flores at first base instead of Dom Smith  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway on Jose Bautista's hot play Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  MIAMI — Winning - or at least the attempt to - is taking precedence over Dom Smith's development.

Angels LHP Lamb latest on team sidelined by Tommy John surgery  —  Los Angeles Angels lefthander John Lamb will have Tommy John surgery, the team announced Saturday.  —  Lamb becomes the fourth pitcher on the squad this season to have the season-ending surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament.

Scrappy Rays face challenge of Justin Verlander, Astros  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays continue to win games they perhaps shouldn't, and they'll have an opportunity for more of that Saturday against Houston's Justin Verlander.  —  The Rays (40-41) hit the midway point …

Carl Edwards Jr. says first rehab outing as ‘successful’ with Iowa Cubs  —  Carl Edwards Jr. talks about starting a rehab assignment with the Iowa Cubs Tommy Birch, tbirch@dmreg.com  —  One word summed up how Carl Edwards Jr. felt about his first rehab outing with the Iowa Cubs on Friday night.

Danny Salazar To Undergo Exploratory Shoulder Surgery  —  Indians right-hander Danny Salazar will undergo exploratory surgery on his bothersome right shoulder on Monday, as per a team announcement (hat tip to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian).  Details on when, or if, Salazar could be back on the mound …