Will Cole Hamels deliver as the Cubs' big deadline pickup?  —  PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs are hoping that now — finally — is the time.  Time for their much talked about starting rotation to take command and lead the way to the team's fourth straight playoff appearance.

Last Slide  —  The diagnosis on Jake Lamb's left-shoulder injury took a turn for the worse Tuesday with word that the Diamondbacks third baseman has fraying in his rotator cuff, according to manager Torey Lovullo.  —  One course of treatment, Lovullo said, is surgery, a route that would bring an end to his season.

Nats hang on to Bryce Harper at deadline as Mike Rizzo bets on horses he rode in on  —  Here is the bet Mike Rizzo and his bosses with the Washington Nationals are making on a team that, as Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline passed, had a losing record, was in third place and looked flat …

Miley shuts down Dodgers in Brewers' 1-0 win  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) Wade Miley is a Louisiana guy with an affinity for Hollywood.  —  Miley remained undefeated at Dodger Stadium, delivering seven scoreless innings in the Milwaukee Brewers' 1-0 win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night …

New Yankees pitcher J.A. Happ has hand, foot, and mouth disease  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Newly acquired Yankees left-hander J.A. Happ was diagnosed Tuesday with hand, foot and mouth disease, the second pitcher on a New York team to be recently affected by the illness.

Bader praises Pham for his work ethic and leadership  —  Young outfielder Harrison Bader, who has dressed next to departed Tommy Pham for the past two Cardinals seasons and who will get some of Pham's starts in center field now, said, “(Pham) works incredibly hard at his craft …

Who might have won the World Series at the deadline — or lost it?  —  That was a fun deadline, as trades trickled in over two weeks, and then we ended up with a rush of activity in the final 24 hours.  What made this trade period especially unique was that most teams in playoff contention made multiple trades.

MLB trade deadline winners and losers: Pirates win with big Chris Archer move  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Josh Harrison and Chris Archer were roommates while playing together with the Cubs' Class A team in Peoria nine years ago.  —  Now the old friends are reuniting after the Pirates pulled off …

After trade block, Orioles' Adam Jones says he earned right to stay with team  —  NEW YORK — Adam Jones chose to stay with the Baltimore Orioles, using his contractual right to block a trade from a team dealing veterans and going into a rebuilding mode.  —  “It's my decision.

Mets stand pat, hold on to starting pitchers at trade deadline  —  Mickey Callaway said that he and pitching coach Dave Eiland pushed to keep Zack Wheeler and the front office responded.  —  WASHINGTON — As the clock struck 4 p.m. on Tuesday, all was quiet in the visitors' clubhouse at Nationals Park.

Nationals DFA Shawn Kelley after tantrum on mound  —  The Washington Nationals have designated reliever Shawn Kelley for assignment, one day after he threw a tantrum on the mound following a home run.  —  In the ninth inning of Washington's 25-4 drubbing of the New York Mets on Tuesday …

Ouch!  After embarrassing Mets loss, maybe MLB needs a mercy rule  —  Jose Reyes on his pitching debut in the 25-4 loss to the Nationals Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  The New York Mets' embarrassing loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday was, I'm sure, hard to watch.

Khris Davis Hits 29th Homer, A's Beat Blue Jays 6-2  —  OAKLAND — Khris Davis homered among his three hits, Matt Olson had two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 602 on Tuesday night.  —  Mark Canha doubled twice and stole home and Marcus Semien added two hits.