Why Phillies have confidence in Nick Pivetta |  Extra Innings  —  The Phillies are back tonight after a day off, the first of five this month as they have more off days in August than in any other month this season.  It should be a neat weekend at Citizens Bank Park as Shane Victorino will retire Friday …

Can the Yankees actually catch the Red Sox?  —  BOSTON — It's no secret that the New York Yankees hate where they are right now.  —  That is, the Bronx Bombers' decision makers openly despise being in second place in the American League East, behind their rival Boston Red Sox …

Yankees Move Sonny Gray To Bullpen  —  The Yankees have informed right-hander Sonny Gray that he'll be moved from the rotation to the bullpen, tweets Meredith Marakovits of the YES Network.  Gray has taken the demotion in stride, it seems.  “I've struggled and they've given me ample opportunity …

Brave new world as Atlanta visits Mets  —  NEW YORK — For the Atlanta Braves, this weekend will be about getting a look at the two new players they acquired in hopes of reaching the playoffs for the first time in five years.  For the New York Mets, this weekend will be about seeing …

Next Slide  —  Willi Castro is the newest Detroit Tigers prospect and, according to Brian Sakowski of Perfect Game USA, the team did well for themselves.  —  The Tigers traded for Castro on Tuesday, sending center fielder Leonys Martin and right-handed prospect Kyle Dowdy to Cleveland.

Grandal rallies Dodgers over Brewers 6-4 in 10  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Dozier began his first game for the Los Angeles Dodgers with an error and then got better quickly.  —  Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer — his second of the game — in the 10th inning, and Dozier homered …

Texas Rangers resume Papa John's pizza promotion  —  In the wake of many professional sports teams cutting ties with Papa John's Pizza due to racist remarks by the company's founder, the Texas Rangers have become the first to re-establish their relationship.

Two videos worth watching on Chris Archer's departure from Rays to Pirates  —  We know there is a lot of reaction out there to the Rays' Tuesday trade of Chris Archer to the Pirates.  Here are two videos worth watching:First, for pure entertainment value, Rays RHP Sergio Romo

Eloy Jimenez still waiting for White Sox call-up: 'I'm going to be ready for when the opportunity arrives'  —  Photos of the White Sox outfielder and No. 4-ranked prosepct by Baseball America.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Eloy Jimenez insists he is as much in the dark about his possible promotion …

Cincinnati Reds Beat Blog: After the trade deadline, what's next on the Reds' to-do list?  —  The annual adrenaline rush at the non-waiver Trade Deadline is over with the Reds make one move: sending Adam Duvall to the Atlanta Braves for three players.  —  What's next for the last two months of the season?

Former Phillies star Shane Victorino - the ‘Flyin’ Hawaiian' - always felt a special connection to Philadelphia  —  Growing up in Wailuku, Hawaii, Shane Victorino figures he knew two things about Philadelphia.  —  “That it's cold,” he said by phone this week, “and obviously, Rocky.

Angels' Mike Trout out of lineup with injured right wrist  —  Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is dealing with an injured right wrist and is not in the starting lineup against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, manager Mike Scioscia said.  —  Trout, who is listed as day-to-day …