David Price on approach vs. Yankees: ‘Go back to that drawing board’  —  NEW YORK — Another ragged start against the New York Yankees has Boston Red Sox starter David Price contemplating a new approach for the next time he faces them.  —  With the home runs and earned runs piling …

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks … READ MORE:  —  Cardinals at Diamondbacks  —  Where: Chase Field (roof hotline: 602-462-6262).  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (3-0, 4.01) vs. Cardinals RHP Carlos Martinez (2-4, 4.91).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1).

The Phillies think they are for real.  Who are we to argue?  |  David Murphy  —  The seating bowl was like a floodplain, its patches of blue expanding steadily throughout the game until the playing surface looked like an island surrounded on all sides by a three-tiered wave.

With potential Mets firesale looming, all Mickey Callaway and players can do is look forward  —  It was something.  —  A small glimmer of hope to take with them on a long flight to Toronto.  —  Todd Frazier heard Dom Smith say it across the room and so he shouted it out to the rest of the clubhouse.

Power Rankings: Who is on top at the halfway point?  —  Where things were tighter just a few weeks ago, the voters were unanimous this week in picking the Astros as baseball's No. 1 team after 13 weeks of regular-season baseball.  But just because Houston is riding high doesn't mean clubs …

How MLB's analytics revolution is getting to clubhouses  —  Before Sam Fuld appeared in 598 major league games and attracted a following as a scrappy outfielder, he earned an economics degree from Stanford University.  A few years ago, he would have had two choices upon retirement …

Marquez pitches Rockies to 3-1 win over Dodgers  —  Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta, left, and relief pitcher Adam Ottavino congratulate each other after the Rockies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in a baseball game Saturday, June 30,

Days off give Joe Maddon chance to re-configure Cubs pitching rotation  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs rotation has only been announced through Wednesday, with Kyle Hendricks and Jose Quintana starting against the Tigers the next two days.  —  The two off-days on Monday and Thursday gives Maddon …

Jose Abreu's lead narrows in All-Star voting  —  Photos of White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu added nearly 280,000 All-Star votes in the last week, but Astros counterpart Yuli Gurriel has narrowed the lead, according to Major League Baseball's update Monday.

Relieved Detroit Tigers to finish series at Toronto Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — There was a sense of relief in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse after their 9-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  —  The victory, propelled by a grand slam from Nicholas Castellanos …

Blake Snell, Rays edge Astros 3-2 to wrap up impressive homestand  —  Blake Snell and the surging Tampa Bay Rays are having success against some of the major's best teams.  —  Snell struck out 10, reliever Diego Castillo fanned Jose Altuve in a key spot and the Rays wrapped up an impressive homestand …