Braves bolster starting rotation with trade for Kevin Gausman  —  The Atlanta Braves, who have relied heavily on several of their young starting pitchers this season, have added a veteran to their starting rotation — acquiring right-hander Kevin Gausman from the Baltimore Orioles for four minor-league prospects.

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.

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.

Will Nats actually deal Bryce Harper and other deadline questions  —  It has been the perfect storm for a busy month of trades — there are 11 National League teams in reasonable playoff contention, with the second-best and seventh-best teams separated by just 5½ games …

Phillies' trade deadline reaction: If you can't join 'em, beat 'em?  |  David Murphy  —  What if I told you that the Phillies improved their odds of winning a World Series on Tuesday afternoon?  You might crinkle your forehead and log onto the Internet and spend the rest of the day raining tweets of fire down upon my head.

Last Slide  —  Jake Diekman knew a trade might be coming but he was surprised to hear he wouldn't have to travel too far to find his new team.  —  He admitted that it was “very weird” being traded from the Texas Rangers to the Diamondbacks in the middle of a two-game, midweek series between the two clubs.

Detroit Tigers top pick Casey Mize has successful outing at Lakeland  —  A quick look at the Tigers' No. 1 pick in 2018 MLB draft, Casey Mize.  Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press.  Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  Casey Mize, the Detroit Tigers' No. 1 pick in the June draft …

Rays deal ace Chris Archer and All-Star C Wilson Ramos, get OF Tommy Pham  —  Chris Archer's time with the Rays is finally over.  —  The Tampa Bay Rays aren't likely to make the playoffs, but that didn't stop the team from making plenty of headlines on Tuesday.

Diamondbacks Acquire Brad Ziegler  —  1:31pm: The Marlins and Diamondbacks have announced the trade.  Arizona moved Shelby Miller to the 60-day disabled list to open a 40-man roster spot — a move that could end Miller's season.  —  12:20pm: The Diamondbacks have reportedly struck a deal …

Corky Miller turns back clock with home run at Louisville Slugger Field  —  Former Cincinnati Reds and Louisville Bats fan favorite Corky Miller has endeared himself to fans at Louisville Slugger Field for years, so his home run Monday night for the Louisville Stars in the Bluegrass World Series was a familiar sight.

White Sox's Omar Narvaez serving as James Shields' personal catcher vs. Royals  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Trying to maximize James Shields' effectiveness, the White Sox are giving the left-handed-hitting Omar Narvaez a start behind the plate Tuesday night against Royals lefty Danny Duffy.

Indians Acquire Oscar Mercado From Cardinals  —  In a rare prospects-only swap, the Indians announced Tuesday that they have acquired minor league outfielder Oscar Mercado from the Cardinals in exchange for another pair of minor league outfielders: Conner Capel and Jhon Torres.