Yadier Molina, Torey Lovullo talk, appear to make up  —  Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo met with St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during batting practice Monday night to patch things up after the two men nearly came to blows the last time the teams met in April.

Trade talk of Reds pitcher Matt Harvey to Yankees brings more trolling of Cincinnati  —  Matt Harvey pitched 5.2 scoreless innings in an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.  He talked about the rain delay that ended his outing early and how he's gained confidence in his recent outings.

Francisco Lindor has 2 HRs, 7 RBIs as Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City Royals 9-3  —  Corey Kluber worked six solid innings to improve his record to 12-4.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Francisco Lindor homered twice, including a grand slam, and finished with a career-high seven RBIs …

It's already July, where do the Orioles stand on the trade market for their departing stars?  —  The Orioles went through June only sort of shifting their focus to the future, as executive vice president Dan Duquette said would be the new organizational directive, without much taking them off …

LEADING OFF: Kershaw tries again for win, Realmuto on a roll  —  Here's a look at what's happening around the majors today:  —  RECOVERING ACE  —  Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw goes for his first win in 2 1/2 months when he faces Pittsburgh in the middle game of the teams' three-game series in Los Angeles.

Detroit Tigers takeaways: How adding Jim Adduci impacts James McCann  —  TORONTO — It was looking really bleak, at least on paper.  —  After snapping an 11-game losing streak, the Detroit Tigers won the final two games of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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 …

Rockies' Senzatela returns as starter vs. Giants  —  DENVER — Antonio Senzatela will join the Colorado Rockies rotation Tuesday, returning to the majors after two months at Triple-A and making his first start in the big leagues since Aug. 28.  —  Senzatela will take the turn of Jon Gray …

His All-Star spot no longer in doubt, Bryce Harper will swing away in Home Run Derby  —  The Washington Post  —  Bryce Harper recently told The Washington Post he would participate in the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park later this month, but only if he made the National League All-Star team.

Matt Davidson's defensive miscue opens door for 4-run 8th in White Sox's 5-3 loss to Reds  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Losing Jose Abreu to a bruised left ankle in the seventh inning hurt the White Sox in more ways than one during Monday's 5-3 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park.

Miller's bases-loaded walk leads Brewers past Twins, 6-5  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) With the bases loaded and the game tied in the 10th inning, Brad Miller plotted his approach as he came to the plate.  —  “You just look like you're going to swing and don't swing,” Miller said.

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.

Astros aim to slow slide vs. rival Rangers  —  If the Houston Astros are heading into a two-game series against rival Texas with the idea that they'll be able to push around the rebuilding Rangers and get back on track after three straight losses, maybe it's time to think again.

Dodgers to air five more games on KTLA  —  We're five years into the Dodgers' television blackout, and we have what appears to be the new normal: a handful of games on free television, another handful on national ESPN and Fox broadcasts, and the rest exclusively on Spectrum.

How the Dodgers powered their way back into contention  —  LOS ANGELES — After the midway point came and went this weekend, these were the three names atop the Los Angeles Dodgers' leaderboard for Wins Above Replacement: Max Muncy, an afterthought who spent all of last season in Triple-A …

Dodgers' Kershaw faces Pirates hoping to get stronger  —  LOS ANGELES — Two things Clayton Kershaw clearly hates: Being on the disabled list and having pitch restrictions while on the mound.  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers' left-hander might be done with both when he takes the mound Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.