Cincinnati Reds notes: Scott Schebler to begin rehab assignment; Brandon Dixon loans out gloves  —  Joey Votto was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday.  Votto was hit by a pitch on Aug. 4 and tried to play through a lower leg injury.  Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer  —  CONNECT

Next Slide  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Al Avila has had a busy day.  A bad day.  Not the worst day, he concedes, but just before he was about to jump onto the elliptical for a much-needed workout, he received word that another one of his starting pitchers was headed to the disabled list.

Gordon's bat, Keller's arm lead Royals past White Sox, 3-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — In a dim season for the last-place  —  Brad Keller has been one of the few bright spots.  —  Keller pitched five solid innings,  —  Alex Gordon homered and  —  Jorge Bonifacio had a go-ahead RBI single …

Villanueva's walk-off single gives Padres win over D'Backs  —  SAN DIEGO  —  Christian Villanueva had a hard time walking, yet still managed to get a walk-off hit.  —  Villanueva, who fouled a ball off his foot on Friday night, had a walk-off pinch-hit single in the ninth inning …

Giancarlo Stanton continues power surge as Yankees blast Blue Jays 11-6  —  Another day, another big swing for Giancarlo Stanton.  —  The slugger just loves this time of year.  —  Stanton hit one of New York's four homers, Luis Severino struck out eight while pitching into the sixth inning …

MLB trio travels down memory lane in return to Williamsport  —  When Michael Conforto reflects on his Little League World Series experience, he thinks back to spirited games of pingpong, leisure time at the swimming pool and forays to a cafeteria stocked with abundant options throughout the day.

For starters: Rays at Red Sox, trying to salvage something  —  The Rays are trying to avoid a three-game sweep and a bad finish to their three-city road trip when they take on the majors-best Red Sox again this afternoon, first pitch 1:05.RHP Diego Castillo will

Balk-off: Mariners beat Dodgers 5-4 on Floro's flinch  —  SEATTLE (AP) Anytime Nelson Cruz sees something awkward from a pitcher in his delivery, his default is to start screaming that it's a balk, even if it's not.  —  For a change, Cruz was exactly right.

Cahill sharp, A's beat Astros 7-1 to tie for AL West lead  —  Houston has lost seven of eight and dropped 12 of 19 since owning a six-game lead on July 24.  The next day, reigning AL MVP Jose Altuve went on the disabled list, and the star second baseman is still out.

Cubs treading water despite offensive struggles: 'We've got to get it together'  —  Manager Joe Maddon and starter Tyler Chatwood discuss the Cubs' 3-1 loss to the Pirates on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After scoring one run …

Alex Cobb pitches Baltimore Orioles past Cleveland Indians 4-2  —  Cobb retired his first nine batters and snapped Cleveland's six-game win streak.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Alex Cobb pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game in five years, and the Baltimore Orioles snapped Cleveland's six-game win streak …

Tommy La Stella leads off as Cubs try to win series vs. Pirates  —  Chicago Tribune  —  In the Cubs' latest attempt to generate offense, Tommy La Stella will bat leadoff Sunday against the Pirates in the final game of a four-game series at PNC Park.  —  The Cubs have won two of the first …