Can the Diamondbacks be something more than perfectly mediocre this season?  —  Like investing for retirement, baseball is the ultimate long game, more accurately judged over a lengthy period of time, not daily.  —  But there are defining times within a season, ones in which fortunes pivot.

Fans elect historically young NL lineup for All-Star Game  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich have been elected starters for one of the youngest All-Star Game lineups ever, leading the millennial-heavy National League for the Midsummer Classic in Cleveland.

Marcus Stroman Has ‘Come to Terms’ With Blue Jays Inevitably Trading Him  —  NEW YORK — Say goodbye to the Blue Jays.  —  Edwin Encarnación already has.  He checked his math this week, then re-checked it:  —  Justin Smoak ... Encarnación had

Jay Bruce and Phillies complete another Mets meltdown with walk-off win  —  PHILADELPHIA — That was the spot, Stephen Nogosek said, that pitchers dream of as kids.  The Mets were tied in the 10th against the Phillies, who sport a good lineup, and the rookie was summoned to send it to the 11th.

Brewers To Promote Keston Hiura, Option Travis Shaw To Triple-A  —  The Brewers are bringing top prospect Keston Hiura back to the majors, The Athletic's Robert Murray reports (Twitter link).  In a corresponding move, the struggling Travis Shaw will head down to Triple-A.

Bell, Dickerson lead Pirates to 14-2 rout of Astros  —  Corey Dickerson had four hits and three RBIs, and rookie Dario Agrazal threw six strong innings to earn his first major league win as the  —  Houston Astros 14-2 on Wednesday night.  —  Bell connected off rookie

Craig Kimbrel no longer with Iowa Cubs, signs point to imminent Chicago Cubs' call-up  —  Craig Kimbrel should be closing for the Chicago Cubs very soon.  —  According to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation, Kimbrel is no longer with the Iowa Cubs.

Dahl hits grand slam, drives in 5 as Rockies beat Giants  —  David Dahl has squared up so many baseballs hard this season that went off the wall just short of clearing the fences.  —  He's not taking anything for granted now, especially when it comes to the Colorado center fielder's chances of making his first All-Star team.

Taylor and Chapman back Mengden as A's beat Cardinals 2-0  —  Matt Chapman homered, and Daniel Mengden pitched six scoreless innings to lead the  —  Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 win over the  —  St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.  —  Mengden (2-1) gave up four hits and struck out five for his first win since May 18 at Detroit.

Minor goes the distance as Rangers beat Tigers 4-1  —  Mike Minor allowed five hits in his second complete game of the year, and  —  Danny Santana homered in the fifth inning to lift the  —  Texas Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the  —  Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Dodgers' Justin Turner on fans rushing the field: 'It's getting ridiculous'  —  Seconds after Kenley Jansen closed the Dodgers' 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, a young boy ran onto the outfield at Chase Field and was tackled by security officers in center field …