Major League Baseball can and should move quickly to extend netting to protect fans  —  (Photo: Erik Williams / USA TODAY Sports)  —  Back in the early 2000s, I took my middle child to a Diamondbacks game and watched from our usual seats, about 30 rows up from third base, on the aisle.

Rays vs. Twins lineups for Thursday, with Rocco Baldelli back at the Trop  —  Longtime Rays player, exec and coach returns with majors-best Twins, and brings some other familiar faces.  —  The series between the surprising Twins, who have the majors best record at 37-17, and Rays …

Edwin Diaz, Mets better hope that's their most painful loss of the year  —  LOS ANGELES — Edwin Diaz, in 19 pitches, wiped out the Mets' big lead and allowed the Dodgers to walk off on what will go down as one of the ugliest blown saves of the closer's young career.

Shildt shifts to Wong-DeJong-Goldschmidt at top of Cardinals batting order  —  PHILADELPHIA — Let there be change.  —  Again.  —  In a first that responds to the Cardinals' tumble toward last in the division, manager Mike Shildt has moved Paul Goldschmidt out of the No. 2 spot in the order …

Alfaro has career-high 4 hits as Marlins beat Giants 4-2  —  Marlins hand San Francisco seventh consecutive loss … MIAMI - Jorge Alfaro has put an 0-for-20 skid behind him and been a catalyst for the Marlins in their recent surge.  —  Alfaro had a career-high four hits and the Miami Marlins handed …

What Yankees are saying about upcoming 4-game series against the Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — When the Yankees and Boston Red Sox open a four-game series at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, it will have a completely different look than the first meeting between the rivals.  —  A two-game set in April saw both teams enter under .500.

White Sox announcers, MLB Network analysts sharply disagree on Glenn Sparkman ejection  —  Glenn Sparkman said the pitch got away from him.  Ned Yost let it be known the Royals had no animosity toward White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson.  —  Nevertheless, Sparkman was ejected Wednesday night …

Johan Camargo's transition has been anything but smooth  —  Pin it on sporadic playing time, his decision not to play winter ball, the Josh Donaldson signing or whatever means of finger-pointing you so choose, but the numbers tell the story: Johan Camargo is off to a disappointing start in the role of Braves utility-man extraordinaire.

Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster John Wehner rips Derek Dietrich for home run celebrations  —  Derek Dietrich has done a lot of damage against the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, hitting seven home runs in nine games against them.  He drilled three homers to right field during the Reds' 11-6 victory …