Tyler Chatwood takes walk to Cubs bullpen after Cole Hamels trade  —  CHICAGO — The major league leader in walks is headed to the bullpen as Chicago Cubs righty Tyler Chatwood lost his starting spot Saturday in favor of newly acquired lefty Cole Hamels.  —  “Such a professional,” …

J.D. Martinez strikes again as Red Sox roll past Twins  —  The Boston Red Sox seemingly can get their offense cranked up at any time this season.  —  J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, Mookie Betts had two RBI doubles and the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Saturday night for their 17th win in 21 games.

Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman was the West Coast's Mariano Rivera  —  He was saving games when most of the country was sleeping.  —  He was becoming one of the greatest closers in baseball history despite his own general manager refusing to watch him.  —  He was the West Coast version of Mariano Rivera.

Luis Severino again hit hard, Royals tops Yankees 10-5 to open twinbill  —  All-Star ace Luis Severino got hit hard in another shaky start and the Kansas City Royals, hours after trading cornerstone Mike Moustakas, beat the New York Yankees 10-5 Saturday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

Yankees send relievers Shreve, Gallegos to Cards for 1B Voit  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The busy New York Yankees have traded relievers Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos to the St. Louis Cardinals for first baseman Luke Voit.  —  The Yankees also got international signing bonus pool money …

Yasiel Puig delivers in his return from injury; Dodgers defeat Braves 5-1  —  On his first night back from the disabled list, Yasiel Puig received an offer from Alex Wood.  If Puig could supply a home run on Saturday night, as Wood toiled on the mound against the Atlanta Braves, Wood would greet him with a bear hug.

Royals' Jakob Junis addresses ‘crazy’ tweets from Yankees fans after injuring Aaron Judge  —  Kansas City Royals pitcher Jakob Junis received an onslaught of threats and hateful rhetoric over social media shortly after he unintentionally hit Yankees superstar Aaron Judge in the right arm early in the Yankees' 7-2 win on Thursday.

Chacin shines again as Brewers down Giants, 7-1  —  Jhoulys Chacin continued his brilliant month of July with seven innings of three-hit pitching Saturday night, leading the  —  Milwaukee Brewers to a third straight win over the Giants, 7-1, in San Francisco.  —  Eric Thames singled, doubled and scored three times and

MLB: Altuve is put on DL by Astros  —  Second baseman Jose Altuve was put on the 10-day disabled list by the Houston Astros on Saturday because of right knee soreness.  —  It will be the first time on the DL for the reigning American League most valuable player and three-time batting champion, including the last two in a row.

Could Matt Davidson's pitching become more than a novelty act for White Sox?  —  The White Sox's Matt Davidson pitches against Toronto on July 27, 2018, in Chicago.  The third baseman has retired all six batters he's faced in the majors — though usually he's playing third base.  (Nam Y. Huh / AP) Chicago Tribune

How well did Phillies, Brewers shore up their infields?  —  With the pace of deadline deals already picking up, Keith Law provides his analysis of a stack of recent transactions: the Philadelphia Phillies' acquisition of infielder Asdrubal Cabrera from the New York Mets for Franklyn Kilome …

Pete Rose sounds off on MLB, again: 'I'm not real happy when I watch baseball'  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Maybe his words would carry more weight if he was in baseball's Hall of Fame, and not just signing autographs in the back room of a collector's store on Main Street, but still this is Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hit king.

Success without splitter another marker for Kevin Gausman's progress in Orioles' win over Rays  —  Frustrating as Kevin Gausman's struggle to turn his top-of-the-rotation stuff into top-of-the-rotation results might be, Saturday's 11-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays might be the greatest piece …