RedsXtra: David Bell talks about his outburst, the grind of the season and why he's not on social media  —  David Bell's father, Buddy, has always said his son has an edge and he'll go off at times.  Through the first 55 games of David's tenure as manager, we didn't see much of that.

Carlos Santana, Leonys Martin HR, Indians beat blundering Chicago White Sox 5-2  —  The Indians climbed back to .500 and prevented the White Sox from reaching the break-even mark for the first time since April 5.  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Santana and Leonys Martin homered …

Red Sox Place Steve Pearce On Injured List, Sam Travis Recalled  —  The Red Sox have placed Steve Pearce on the 10-day injured list, with Sam Travis being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take his roster spot, the team announced.  —  Pearce was removed from yesterday's game in the second inning after experiencing back spasms.

For starters: Rays recall Nate Lowe, place him in lefty-stacked starting lineup against Twins  —  The Rays optioned left-hander Adam Kolarek to Triple-A Durham.  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays will stack the top of their batting order with five left-handed hitters in today's 1:10 p.m. game …

Fisher's homer leads Astros past Athletics 3-2  —  With several key stars sidelined by injuries, the Houston Astros relied on some lesser-known fill-ins who were in the minors just a week ago.  —  Derek Fisher hit a tiebreaking homer to lead off the eighth inning after pinch-runner Myles Straw …

Mets nip Diamondbacks to snap losing skid thanks to some fill-ins  —  PHOENIX — Once the scrap heap, now the scrap attack for the Mets.  —  Adeiny Hechavarria and Carlos Gomez were almost nobody's idea of important additions by general manager Brodie Van Wagenen in spring training …

Homer-happy: MLB-record 1,135 HRs hit in May  —  More home runs were hit this May than in any other month in Major League Baseball history.  —  Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went deep in the eighth inning at Colorado on Friday, the final day of the month, to set the record with the 1,120th homer …

CC Sabathia's knee will just have to get him through the rest of this season  —  CC Sabathia will eventually need to have it replaced.  The 38-year-old lefty knows that at some point soon, he'll have to figure out a permanent solution for the knee pain he feels daily just walking around the house.

Anarchy, ingenuity and a lot to gain: How one team could blow up MLB draft  —  It would have to be the right team.  —  That's where the idea starts.  The team would need to be successful — really good, preferably, enough so that in Major League Baseball's June draft, it picks toward the end of the first round.

Rangers slugger Joey Gallo leaves game with oblique injury  —  Kansas City Royals in the fifth inning Saturday with tightness in his left oblique.  —  Gallo, who homered earlier in the game, was pulled after visiting with manager Chris Woodward and trainer Matt Lucero while batting with a 3-2 count.

With 2019 MLB Draft approaching, Miami Marlins reminisce on their draft days  —  The three-day 2019 MLB Draft begins on Monday.  By the time it is over, more than 1,200 high school and college baseball players will hear their name called and have the opportunity to begin their professional baseball career.

Ender Inciarte begins baseball activities as choices loom for Braves  —  Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte played catch and ran in the field Saturday, his first time resuming baseball activities since landing on the injured list with a lumbar strain May 15.  —  Inciarte, 28, had been doing only standard rehab and exercises.

If Mets, Nationals decide to fire their managers the replacements need to be culture changers  —  Without question, the two most underachieving teams in baseball this year have been the under-.500 Mets and Washington Nationals — which, accordingly, has led to continuing speculation …

The Wonder of 1969: ‘Landing on the moon was amazing and the Mets were amazing’  —  Fifty years ago, on the television set in a bar at the Montreal airport, images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon flickered across the screen.  Ron Swoboda, outfielder/space buff, clinked his tumbler of Scotch …