Braves' Sean Newcomb apologizes to team for inflammatory tweets  —  Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb apologized to his teammates on Monday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager.  —  Newcomb's apology was delivered in a meeting attended by players, coaches, manager Brian Snitker and Atlanta staff.

Yankees Acquire Lance Lynn From Twins For Tyler Austin  —  The Twins and Yankees have announced a trade that will send veteran righty Lance Lynn to New York.  First baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin and minor-league right-hander Luis Rijo are headed to Minnesota.  —  Notably, the Twins will also send some cash in the swap.

Next Slide  —  A season which was on the road to being salvaged has ended.  —  Franklin Perez, the Detroit Tigers' No. 1 prospect at midseason, is out for the season.  —  Perez left his start on July 26 with shoulder tightness, which was diagnosed by an MRI test as right shoulder capsular inflammation …

Osuna sent to Astros by Blue Jays for Giles in closer swap  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Swapping a closer with on-field problems for one with off-field troubles, the World Series champion Houston Astros traded Ken Giles to the Toronto Blue Jays along with a pair of pitching prospects for Roberto Osuna on Monday.

Get ready for playoff baseball in July  —  Who says you have to wait for the fall for baseball to have a postseason feel?  There are three games Monday between teams currently in playoff position.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  As Machado gets used to his new surroundings, we examine how the superstar is fitting into L.A.'s lineup.

MLB Trade Deadline 2018: Date, Time and Latest Rumors on Top Names  —  Sunday was a relatively quiet day on the MLB trade front, with the most notable move being the Atlanta Braves' acquisition of Baltimore Orioles reliever Brad Brach.  —  However, the non-waiver trade deadline of 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday …

What could happen in the final 24 hours before the deadline?  —  As the trade deadline approaches, it's more about quantity of moves that could be made than the “wow” factor.  Once Manny Machado left Baltimore for Los Angeles, the top closers came off the market and Cole Hamels was traded …

Yankees trade reliever Adam Warren to Mariners for more international bonus pool money  —  The Yankees continued trimming from their bloated bullpen, trading Adam Warren to the Mariners on Monday.  —  The Yankees will get back $1.25 million in international bonus pool money from Seattle.

Last Slide  —  Monsoons don't discriminate when it comes to power outages.  —  A major storm that moved through the Phoenix metro area Monday night left more than 100,000 residents without power.  —  It also knocked out some pretty important lights at Chase Field.

Column: It's time: Michael Kopech and Eloy Jimenez need to take their talents to the South Side  —  Photos of the White Sox outfielder and No. 4-ranked prosepct by Baseball America.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  If only the White Sox had a way to improve an outfield whose three Sunday starters have combined to hit 17 home runs.

Mitch Garver's walkoff double leads Twins past Cleveland 5-4  —  After tough road trip, Garver's double beat Cleveland.  —  With all eyes pointed at the Twins front office, wondering how many more moves the team will make before Tuesday's 3 p.m., non-waiver trade deadline, the team still has a season to finish.

Ozuna's 10th-inning homer carries Cards past Rockies  —  Marcell Ozuna hit a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning Monday, and the  —  Colorado Rockies 5-4.  —  Jedd Gyorko also homered for St. Louis,  —  Matt Carpenter had three hits, and Dakota Hudson (1-0) …