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.

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.”

Rays trade Nathan Eovaldi to Red Sox  —  The Rays made the first of several expected trade deadline moves this morning, trading RHP Nathan Eovaldi to the Red Sox for LHP Jalen Beeks.  —  Eovaldi was slated to start today for the Rays against the Yankees.  —  “I knew I was on the trading block,” Eovaldi said.

Alan Trammell still hopeful Lou Whitaker will join him in Hall of Fame  —  Detroit Tigers Alan Trammell on the 1984 World Series victory Detroit Free Press  —  Former Detroit Tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker will be in Cooperstown this weekend for the Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies.

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 …

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 …

Cubs closer Brandon Morrow won't return from disabled list Saturday  —  Cubs closer Brandon Morrow says he is not ready to come off the disabled list yet, Wednesday, July 25, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  In another setback to the Cubs' beleaguered bullpen …

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.

Report: Four teams check with Reds about relievers Iglesias, Garrett, Hernandez, Hughes  —  Four Major League Baseball teams - the Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies - are among those which have checked with the Cincinnati Reds about relief pitchers Raisel Iglesias …

Major League Baseball wants to expand.  Montreal wants its Expos back.  —  The Washington Post  —  Major League Baseball is bound for expansion one of these days.  Commissioner Rob Manfred has kicked around the idea of a 32-team league for a while now and brought up the notion again during last week's All-Star festivities.

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.

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 …

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,” …