Retooling Cardnals aim for series win over Cubs  —  It may not necessarily be a white flag that the St. Louis Cardinals waved Friday, but the reshaping of their bullpen was a first step in admitting their priority lies with 2019 and not the final two months of 2018.

Brewers acquire third baseman Mike Moustakas from Royals  —  The Brewers found the left-handed power hitter they sought, acquiring third baseman Mike Moustakas on Friday from the Royals to complete a second significant trade in two days as the club makes a push for its first playoff appearance since 2011.

Last Slide  —  SAN DIEGO - For the second outing in a row, Zack Greinke gave the Diamondbacks an outing his teammates felt carried added significance.  And for the second time in a row, Greinke gave the equivalent of a shoulder shrug in his postgame session with reporters.

Phillies get INF Cabrera from Mets for pitching prospect  —  CINCINNATI (AP) The NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies acquired infielder Asdrubal Cabrera from the New York Mets on Friday for Double-A right-hander Franklyn Kilome.  —  Cabrera was hitting .277 with 18 home runs and 58 RBIs as the Mets' second baseman.

Boston's Porcello aims for win No. 13  —  BOSTON — Rick Porcello has hardly dominated Minnesota throughout his career.  —  But the right-hander did beat the Twins in Minnesota in June, and Saturday night he tries to do it again when the Red Sox face the Twins in Game 3 of the four-game series at Fenway Park.

Rangers sock it to Astros at Minute Maid Park — again  —  Robinson Chirinos slugged his third home run of the season against the Houston Astros and the visiting Texas Rangers continued that power display in the latter innings Friday, winning 11-2 win at Minute Maid Park.

Freeland, Arenado help Rockies cool down A's 3-1  —  Kyle Freeland threw six shutout innings,  —  Oakland Athletics with a 3-1 victory on Friday night.  —  Freeland (9-6) allowed five hits while striking out five, walking three and hitting a batter.  Colorado's starting pitching is 6-0 with a 1.65 ERA at Coors Field in July.

Aaron Judge knows he dodged a bullet with wrist injury: ‘It could have been a lot worse’  —  It could have been a lot worse.  —  At least that's the Yankees' mantra a day after disaster seemed to strike in the form of a 93 mile per hour fastball off Aaron Judge's right wrist on Thursday night.

Royals-Yankees rained out, split doubleheader Saturday  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of rain.  The game never started and was called a half-hour after it was supposed to begin.

Gurriel Jr. homers twice in Jays' 10-5 rout of White Sox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman might be watching the next emerging star in Toronto.  —  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit two of Toronto's five home runs, Curtis Granderson led off the game with a homer and the Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Friday night.

Sources: Indians, Phillies among teams inquiring about availability of Joey Gallo  —  HOUSTON - As the Rangers seek creative ways to accelerate their rebuilding process, they must consider this conundrum: What to do about Joey Gallo?  —  While Gallo has struggled to hit for batting average …

Now in playoff race with Dodgers, Manny Machado says goodbye to Orioles and looks ahead  —  In his last eight months as an Oriole — dating to December's winter meetings when a trade first became a possibility — Manny Machado did everything he could to rise above the noise.

Guyer's pinch hit homer powers Indians past Tigers  —  Brandon Guyer smashed a three-run homer to highlight a four-run eighth,  —  Francisco Lindor homered twice and drove in three runs and the  —  Cleveland Indians overpowered the host  —  Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Friday.

Column: 'I'm just the old crusty school guy who keeps running out there': Number-crunching nerds make Jon Lester laugh  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs starter Jon Lester is good for a rant a week about baseball analytics, and they're always entertaining.  —  Lester ranked 61st in pitchers' WAR …

Juan Soto, Max Scherzer lead Washington Nationals over Miami Marlins  —  Rookie phenom Juan Soto and ace Max Scherzer led the Washington Nationals in a 9-1 thrashing of the Miami Marlins Friday at Marlins Park.  —  Scherzer dazzled for eight innings, allowing just three hits and one run while tossing 11 strikeouts.