Plouffe's homer in 16th leads Phillies over Dodgers  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer off infielder Kike Hernandez with one out in the 16th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 Tuesday night in a game that lasted nearly six hours.

Javier Baez and Kris Bryant out of Cubs lineup against Diamondbacks  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Javier Baez's left knee bruise will keep him out of the Cubs lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field.  —  Baez joins Kris Bryant on the bench as the Cubs try to snap …

Red Sox Acquire Nathan Eovaldi  —  The Red Sox have officially struck a deal to land righty Nathan Eovaldi from the Rays, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic first reported (via Twitter).  Young lefty Jalen Beeks will go to Tampa Bay in return, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link).

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler to begin rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville  —  Scott Schebler doesn't feel comfortable throwing with his injured shoulder, but he's moving closer to ending his time on the 10-day disabled list.  —  Schebler is beginning a rehab assignment …

Davis' 3-run HR in 10th rallies A's past Rangers 13-10  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Oakland Athletics kept up their power surge and took advantage of Texas' bullpen struggles to get a rare late-inning comeback win from an eight-run deficit.  —  Khris Davis' three-run homer in the 10th inning capped …

Olney: Buyers or sellers?  These five teams need to decide now  —  Better than any of their peers, the good folks who run the Minnesota Twins' front office have demonstrated how wrenching the decision to buy or sell can be.  A year ago today, they decided to be buyers …

Yankees, Orioles Reportedly Closing In On Zach Britton Deal  —  7:32pm: Three players would be going back to the Orioles in the deal, tweets Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com.  Martino tweets that other prospects are in the proposed deal, but Tate would be the headliner of the trade.

Gordon's error in 9th allows Giants to beat Mariners 4-3  —  SEATTLE (AP) Pablo Sandoval hustled out of the box, and once the ball trickled past pitcher Edwin Diaz, he knew there was a chance of reaching base to keep San Francisco's ninth-inning rally alive.

As Flaherty goes for Cardinals hat trick, Fowler gets another encore  —  CINCINNATI  • The bar for rookie starters that Daniel Poncedeleon and Austin Gomber have seemingly set during this series against Cincinnati was actually put there earlier this season by the Cardinals breakout first-year starter.

Berrios makes Jays pay for error as Twins win again  —  Jose Berrios struck out nine in seven innings,  —  Eduardo Escobar hit a three-run homer and the visiting  —  Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.  —  The Twins, who also took advantage of a dropped fly ball …

Saladino's sac fly in 10th lifts Brewers past Nationals  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lorenzo Cain stood on third base watching teammate Tyler Saladino lift a fly ball to shallow left-center with one out in the 10th inning, and he was certain of one thing.  He was heading home.  —  “Honestly, it didn't matter.

MLB: Gary Sanchez back on disabled list  —  New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez was put back on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday because of a strained right groin, a day after failing to hustle on a pair of key plays in a 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay.  Sanchez missed 20 games from June 25 to July 19 because of the groin injury.

Marte, Polanco, Bell HR; Bucs beat Indians for 11th straight  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has a simple philosophy when it comes to hot streaks.  —  “I have a saying that I use all the time,” he said.  “I'm not superstitious but just in case, there's some things I'll continue to do.”

Mets still waiting to decide if Yoenis Cespedes needs surgery on night Jeff McNeil gets first hit in MLB debut  —  On Day Five of the Yoenis Cespedes Heel saga, the Mets.....continued waiting.  After first-year manager Mickey Callaway promised a decision “probably sooner than an hour,” …

Detroit Tigers' Shane Greene's workouts pick up as trade deadline nears  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Shane Greene's work day began at 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, in front of the Detroit Tigers' dugout, with his trusty workout buddy.  —  He brings his buddy nearly everywhere he goes.

Struggling Aaron Altherr is searching for timing and confidence in triple A  —  ALLENTOWN — Preparing for his first minor-league game in almost two years, Aaron Altherr looked a bit confused when looking around his locker in the Lehigh Valley IronPigs' clubhouse on Tuesday.

Column: Did we learn anything from the Cubs fan, the kid and the ‘stolen’ ball?  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Nowhere should sensitivities be greater than at Wrigley Field, where the memory of Steve Bartman remains fresh after almost 15 years despite every effort to forget the way fans went pitchfork-and-torch on the guy.