Mariners Acquire Matt Magill  —  The Mariners announced the acquisition of right-handed reliever Matt Magill from the Twins in exchange for cash considerations.  Minnesota designated Magill for assignment Thursday.  As MLBTR's Mark Polishuk noted then, the Twins stood a good chance of losing the 29 year-old on waivers.

Hall of Fame Day  —  The Hall of Fame welcomes six former player today: … Smith and Baines won election through the Today's Game Era Committee.  This group obviously holds closers and designated hitters in higher regard than the sports writers.  I suspect the Baines vote …

Lindor, Ramírez homer as Indians beat Royals 5-4  —  Francisco Lindor homered after originally being scheduled to get the day off,  —  Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth and the  —  Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday.  —  Lindor talked his way into the lineup …

New Red Sox starter Andrew Cashner has a ‘beard clause’ in his contract  —  has had a couple of rough starts for Boston but fits right into this pitching staff.  Appearance-wise, at least.  —  The beefy (6-6, 235) right-hander sports one of the most impressive beards in baseball and now …

Giants vs. Mets lineups: Conner Menez, Zach Green make big league debuts  —  All good things come to an end.  Such was the case with the Giants' winning streak Saturday, as Bruce Bochy's club was thumped 11-4 by the  —  New York Mets at Oracle Park.  —  The Giants will look …

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits 441-foot grand slam in Jays' win over Tigers  —  DETROIT - As Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scuffled at the plate after the All-Star home run derby, some wondered if those 91 smacks off batting practice speed might have messed with his mechanics.

Orioles Designate Keon Broxton For Assignment  —  The Orioles announced today they've designated outfielder Keon Broxton for assignment.  Right-handed reliever Branden Kline is up from Triple-A Norfolk to take Broxton's place on the active roster.  —  So continues a lost season …

Phillies Announce Drew Smyly Signing, Designate Fernando Salas  —  The Phillies announced the signing of left-hander Drew Smyly, who will start Sunday.  The club designated reliever Fernando Salas for assignment to make room for Smyly.  —  This is already the second time the Phillies …

Giants Designate Derek Holland, Ryder Jones  —  The Giants have designated left-hander Derek Holland for assignment, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.  In addition, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets that Ryder Jones has also been designated for assignment …

Sánchez, Adams pace Nationals past Braves, 5-3  —  Mike Soroka and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning,  —  Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Saturday night.  —  Second-place Washington pulled within 5 1/2 games of the NL East-leading Braves, improving to 33-14 since May 24, best in the majors over that span.

Rockies Designate Mark Reynolds For Assignment  —  10:38 am: Hoffman will work out of the Rockies' bullpen instead of replacing Senzatela in the rotation, tweets Nick Groke of the Athletic.  The club's fifth starter, who is scheduled to start Thursday, remains up in the air.

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Jacob deGrom cruised through seven innings, then Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario happened  —  SAN FRANCISCO — If Jacob deGrom can't save the Mets, what chance do Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario have?  —  After deGrom turned in another masterful performance on Friday night …