Red Sox trade minor leaguer to Reds for $1.5M in bonus allocation  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox traded minor league outfielder Lorenzo Cedrola to the Cincinnati Reds for $1.5 million in international amateur signing bonus pool allocation.  —  The 20-year-old Venezuelan hit .318 with 17 doubles …

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks … A.J. Pollock is coming off the disabled list for the Diamondbacks tonight.  —  He is in the lineup for Arizona in the first game of their series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field in Phoenix.  —  Pollock is batting cleanup.

Indians' Danny Salazar done for season after shoulder surgery  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians right-hander Danny Salazar will miss the remainder of the season after having shoulder surgery.  —  The team said Salazar had an arthroscopic debridement and bursectomy.

Matt Davidson's defensive miscue opens door for 4-run 8th in White Sox's 5-3 loss to Reds  —  The White Sox first baseman explains what happened in the 8th inning when he tried to step on first then throw to home to turn a double play but ended up not getting any outs.  (Phil Thompson/Chicago Tribune)

Next Slide  —  CHICAGO — The Detroit Tigers keep taking hits with their tradeable assets as they inch closer to this month's non-waiver trade deadline.  —  The latest hit came Monday in Toronto, when closer Shane Greene was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain.

Mets-Blue Jays series takes Jose Bautista back to his roots  —  TORONTO — Jose Bautista will return to the scene of some of his biggest moments in baseball Tuesday night when the New York Mets visit the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  The Mets and Blue Jays will play a two-game interleague series …

Hunter Greene to represent Dayton Dragons, Reds at All-Star Futures Game  —  Reds No. 2 pick Hunter Greene is in Goodyear, Arizona, for his first experience at spring training The Enquirer/Adam Baum  —  Cincinnati Reds top prospect Hunter Greene, the 18-year-old 2017 first-round pick of the team …

Ronald Acuna Jr.'s two-run homer in the 11th dooms Yankees in 5-3 loss to Braves  —  The first matchup between the two teams with the best records in the American and National Leagues squaring off did not disappoint, and it was the Braves that came out on top in round one.

John Ricco the hot name to replace Sandy Alderson but JP Ricciardi has support  —  John Ricco has been a constant in the Mets front office since he arrived in 2004.  —  He first served as the assistant general manager to Jim Duquette, and when Omar Minaya replaced Duquette, Ricco stayed on as the No. 2.

Indians' Lonnie Chisenhall sits out Monday with left calf strain  —  Cleveland Indians right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall is “definitely” heading to the disabled list with a left calf strain, manager Terry Francona said Monday.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Cleveland starter Danny Salazar underwent …

Zach Eflin's emergence, and the struggles that made it possible  —  Zach Eflin was just 22 years old when he reached the major leagues, and it would have been hard for his debut in June 2016 — nine runs in less than three innings — to go any worse.  —  Eflin's season didn't exactly end …

Molina, Gyorko power Cardinals past D-backs, 6-3  —  Jedd Gyorko hit back-to-back homers and  —  Carlos Martinez pitched six strong innings as the  —  St. Louis Cardinals broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the host  —  Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Monday.

Mondays with Mo - July 2, 2018  —  Mozeliak and Dan discuss the trade market, Jose Martinez, Luke Weaver and Dexter Fowler.

A career night from Francisco Lindor dooms Royals, Junis in loss to Indians  —  Among a number of problems that have wrought havoc on this Royals season, two were on display Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.  —  Starter Jakob Junis is prone to giving up home runs and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor …

Cardinals' Yadier Molina, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo make amends before game  —  PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, remorseful for his comments about St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina in April, told reporters that he planned to apologize …