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 …

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 …

Snell, d'Arnaud help Rays beat White Sox to end 5-game skid  —  Blake Snell struck out 10 in six scoreless innings,  —  Travis d'Arnaud hit his first grand slam and the  —  Tampa Bay Rays stopped their longest losing streak of the year at five games by beating the  —  Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Sunday.

Mejia homers as Padres beat Cubs 5-1 to avoid sweep  —  Francisco Mejia homered, Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs and the  —  San Diego Padres avoided the sweep, beating the  —  Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday.  —  Mejia and Tatis had two hits apiece for the Padres …

Mets Waste a Solid Steven Matz Start in Extra Innings Loss  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Yastrzemski homered with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over the Mets on Sunday.  —  The Giants had not had a hit since the fourth …

Wojciechowski starts 1-hitter as Orioles blank Red Sox 5-0  —  Asher Wojciechowski took an unlikely no-hitter into the seventh inning,  —  Baltimore Orioles beat Boston 5-0 Sunday to win their first series from the  —  Red Sox in 11 tries since 2017.  —  Making his 15th career start …

In the heat of a playoff race, Brewers lose All-Star pitcher Brandon Woodruff to oblique injury  —  One of the Milwaukee Brewers' best surprises of the year has been Brandon Woodruff, who became the team's  —  first starting pitcher to earn an All-Star nod in over a decade.

Lindor hits foul ball that injures child; Indians top KC 5-4  —  Francisco Lindor wasn't thinking about his home run that helped the  —  Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday.  Instead, the All-Star shortstop was only concerned about the young child who was struck by a line drive he hit.

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 …

Brewers' Woodruff headed to injured list with oblique strain  —  Milwaukee Brewers All-Star right-hander  —  Brandon Woodruff is headed to the injured list after straining his left oblique against  —  the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.  —  Woodruff grimaced after throwing a second strike …

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.

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 …