Orioles' Adam Jones explains why he nixed trade to Phillies: ‘I earned this’  —  The Baltimore Orioles were active at the non-waiver trade deadline, trading six players in multiple trades over the course of a couple of weeks.  —  But one player remained on the roster — veteran center fielder Adam Jones.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Outfielder Preston Tucker hoping to take advantage of opportunities with Cincinnati Reds  —  Homer Bailey discusses his 3-hit, complete game outing in a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers.  It was his first complete game since 2014.  Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer  —  CONNECT

After controversial Houston Astros trade, questions linger about domestic violence policy  —  Surveillance video from Whataburger Field shows then Hooks player Danry Vasquez and his fiancée on Aug. 3, 2016.  The Houston Astros, a parent club, later released him and he's been let go by the Lancaster Barnstormers.

Day after trade deadline, Matt Harvey deal in August remains a strong possibility  —  Don't expect the Matt Harvey trade rumors to go away just because it's Aug. 1 and he's still a Cincinnati Red.  —  The Reds held onto the veteran starting pitcher at the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline …

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.