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 …

Rangers are 8-4 when Lynn starts.  He might have contributed to other wins by doing this  —  Jeff Mathis didn't have a hit Saturday afternoon, and he has only 10 in his past 61 at-bats.  His average is .143.  —  But the defense-first catcher found himself in the middle of the Rangers' offensive output.

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 …

Rookie Anderson earns first career win, ends extended drought for Giants starters  —  Anderson finished with a career-high 105 pitches in seven innigns  —  BALTIMORE — Since the Giants moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958, the club's starting rotation had never performed as poorly over a full month as it did this May.

Gio Gonzalez headed to IL with tired arm  —  Pina returns from rehab assignment; Claudio sees improvement  —  PITTSBURGH — The Brewers on Saturday placed Gio Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list with what manager Craig Counsell called a case of “dead arm,” which club officials surmise …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Eduardo A. Encina's takeaways from Saturday's Rays game against Twins  —  Jose Alvarado tossed a clean ninth inning, but is still falling behind hitters.  —  Struggling reliever Jose Alvarado threw a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday, which was the good news.

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.