Cubs' Joe Maddon plans to lighten catcher Willson Contreras' workload with return of Victor Caratini  —  Photos from the Cubs' 8-7 win against the Reds on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Wrigley Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Willson Contreras is catching more often than any major-leaguer …

Yankees' Aroldis Chapman exits as left knee tendinitis flares up  —  New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman left Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a recurrence of left knee tendinitis.  —  Chapman struck out Randal Grichuk before exiting in the ninth inning, escorted by a team trainer.

Astros square off with White Sox  —  HOUSTON — Heralded outfield prospect Kyle Tucker made his big-league debut Saturday for the Astros, a move that not only has implications for Tucker but two other outfielders.  —  With Tucker, who finished 1-for-4 with a bases-loaded walk and three strikeouts …

Bautista's winning slam could invigorate Mets vs. Rays  —  NEW YORK — It took Jose Bautista 1,727 major league games to hit a walk-off home run.  It only seems like it has been that long since the New York Mets won consecutive games at home.  —  The Mets will hope Bautista's long-awaited walk-off …

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke is 34 years old.  He is throwing his fastball slower than ever.  He has had stretches this season when his slider, which last year was perhaps his best secondary pitch, has not been reliable.

Aaron Hicks' power surge couldn't have come at more perfect time for Yankees  —  TORONTO — A recent power surge has vaulted Aaron Hicks into the middle of the Yankees' lineup.  —  Hicks has five home runs in his last five games, including a three-homer performance July 1 against the Red Sox.

Orioles, Twins meet in duel of old pitching pals  —  MINNEAPOLIS — After wearing the same uniform for the past four seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, Alex Cobb and Jake Odorizzi face off Sunday as Cobb's Baltimore Orioles try to avoid a sweep when they take on Odorizzi and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

Robinson Cano apolgizes to fans, Mariners for 80-game suspension  —  Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano apologized to his teammates, the organization and the fans for his 80-game suspension for violating baseball's drug agreement.  —  Cano tested positive for Furosemide …

Orioles busy fielding offers from Dodgers, six other teams on Manny Machado  —  The Orioles continue to move quickly toward trading shortstop Manny Machado in advance of this month's nonwaiver trade deadline and are in the process of fielding offers from seven teams, according to an industry source.

Reynolds drives in career-best 10, Nationals win again  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Reynolds homered twice and drove in a career-high 10 runs, Max Scherzer won for the first time since June 5, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 18-4 on Saturday night.

Phillies top Pirates, 3-2 for sixth straight win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies won another one-run game to extend their winning streak to six games.  —  Nick Williams, Scott Kingery and Jorge Alfaro drove in runs on consecutive at-bats in the seventh inning to help Philadelphia win 3-2 on Saturday.

Carlos Martinez hits stride on the mound, and at the plate, as Cards beat Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO  • One of the things pitching coach Mike Maddux noticed about the pitcher he's charged with catapulting from garden-variety All-Star to league-leading elite was no matter how Carlos Martinez started …