J.A. Happ only allows one run over six innings in NY debut as Yankees top Royals 6-3  —  J.A. Happ made the midseason impact the Yankees hoped for, pitching one-run ball over six innings to win his New York debut 6-3 over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.  —  Three days after New York acquired …

Chipper Jones, Jim Thome among six greats inducted into Hall of Fame  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Chipper Jones didn't bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable.  —  Jones was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his speech with wife …

Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb nearly throws no-hitter, then has to apologize for offensive tweets  —  Sean Newcomb thought his near no-hitter would be the story of the day.  —  Then he picked up his phone.  —  Newcomb said he had forgotten about racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager …

Indians rout Tigers 8-1, lead AL Central by 9  —  Yonder Alonso, Melky Cabrera and Edwin Encarnacion all homered for Cleveland, and Corey Kluber pitched into the eighth inning in the Indians' 8-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.  —  DETROIT (AP) - Yonder Alonso …

Joe Maddon: Cubs starters need to get quicker outs, avoid ‘bad counts’  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Kyle Hendricks was open about his need to induce more contact early in counts after throwing 106 pitches in five innings Tuesday in a start against the Diamondbacks.

Nathan Eovaldi sharp in debut as Red Sox blank Twins  —  Nathan Eovaldi is ready to be back in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.  He knows he'll have the fans on his side in Fenway Park, too, especially after his debut with Boston.  —  Eovaldi pitched seven impressive innings …

At a NY Yankees' moment of need, Clint Frazier is dealing with post-concussion migraines  —  NEW YORK - This should have been Clint Frazier's opportunity to play, with Aaron Judge sidelined three weeks with a chip fracture to his right wrist.  —  Yet, the right-handed hitting outfielder …

Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks return home to face Texas Rangers  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks welcome the Texas Rangers to Chase field for an interleague series.  Stay with this page for pitching matchups, scoring updates and news.  —  Up next: Texas Rangers

Marquez pitches 7 2-3 innings as Rockies beat A's, 3-2.  —  DENVER (AP) The Oakland A's came to Denver on a roll.  They are leaving the Mile High City reeling after playing the hottest team in the NL.  —  German Marquez continued Colorado's strong starting pitching, Tom Murphy homered …

Goldschmidt, Ahmed, Pollock homer in Arizona's 5-4 win  —  SAN DIEGO — Three home runs, two video reviews that went their way and some nice defense helped the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 Sunday for a three-game sweep.  —  Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed each hit …

Mets' catcher would love a trade to a contender  —  PITTSBURGH — Devin Mesoraco had been with one team his entire career and was stunned when he learned he was being traded by the Reds after 11 years with the organization.  —  Should he be dealt for the second time this season, the Mets catcher won't be caught off-guard.

White Sox outfielders Luis Gonzalez, Blake Rutherford thriving at Winston-Salem  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Eloy Jimenez is far from the only intriguing outfield prospect in the White Sox's system.  —  Teammates Luis Gonzalez and Blake Rutherford of High Class A Winston-Salem have similar offensive numbers …

Rays journal: Another blowout loss raises The Question  —  BALTIMORE — Sunday's third straight ugly loss to the Orioles, this one 11-5, led to some research that showed it was only the second time in Rays history they allowed 10-plus runs in three consecutive games.