Van Wagenen is managing Mets games from home in ‘unusual’ struggle  —  PHILADELPHIA — As general manager Brodie Van Wagenen continues to insist his manager has full autonomy on game decisions for the Mets, a specific example has surfaced that indicates otherwise.

Dodgers' Stan Kasten says team will extend netting to protect fans  —  The Dodgers will be extending the netting at Dodger Stadium to protect fans from foul balls like the one that hit a young fan in the head during Sunday's game.  —  Dodgers team president and CEO Stan Kasten said discussions …

Cardinals notebook: Hicks could be headed to injury list  —  Cardinals lefty Andrew Miller's swift work Friday of Angels pinch-hitter Shohei Ohtani and two other batters was less a reset after a bruising outing than a return for the veteran reliever to what's been a steadier run of outs.

Revenge tour: After Eloy Jimenez homered against Cubs, Yoan Moncada homered against Red Sox  —  White Sox Hitters Revenge Tour.  —  Last week, Eloy Jimenez provided the  —  single best image of rebuilding progress to date for the White Sox, smashing a game-winning homer in the ninth inning …

'What's a Scarlet Letter?'  The Improbable Reinvention of A-Rod  —  Yes, Alex Rodriguez is engaged to Jennifer Lopez.  Yes, they spend their days frolicking across the celebrity landscape, from the Oscars to the Met Gala.  But here's the really crazy part: He's popular.

Nationals To Select Jonny Venters  —  The Nationals will select the contract of left-hander Jonny Venters prior to tonight's game against the Marlins, reports Grant Paulsen of NBC Sport Washington (via Twitter).  He'll join fellow veteran Fernando Rodney in a constantly changing Nats bullpen mix …

Gabe Kapler Gets Vote Of Confidence  —  It hasn't been a banner year for the Phillies, who've fallen short of expectations after an action-packed winter, but they're not going to assign blame to manager Gabe Kapler.  He's not in danger of losing his job this season, general manager Matt …

Kipnis hits walk-off homer in 10th as Indians edge Royals  —  Jason Kipnis homered leading off the 10th inning as the  —  Cleveland Indians continued their impressive June with a 3-2 win over the  —  Kansas City Royals on Monday night in a game delayed 2 hours, 23 minutes by rain.

Rangers survive schedule, come out other side still in contention  —  It was a stretch of 21 games in 20 days that was supposed to break the surprising Rangers.  Instead, Texas went 12-9 and are still in the thick of things.  —  DALLAS — Three weeks.  Three long weeks the Rangers played every day.

Yanks HR in 27th straight to match record, beat Jays 10-8  —  Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton stretched the  —  Yankees' home run streak to a record-tying 27 games, and New York beat the  —  Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Monday night.  —  Hicks and Stanton each hit three-run drives …