Marc Topkin's takeaways from Rays' 4-2 Sunday win over White Sox  —  On ex-Met Travis d'Arnaud's all-around impact on Rays, the need to just get a W, why Matt Duffy will be worth waiting for.  —  Marc Topkin's takeaways from Rays' 4-2 Sunday win over White Sox:  —  * Travis d'Arnaud hasn't only been a hit at the plate.

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.

‘It stinks,’ Lindor says after foul ball strikes child  —  CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor wasn't thinking about his home run that helped the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday.  Instead, the All-Star shortstop said he was concerned only about the young child who was struck by a line drive he hit.

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 …

Tigers, Edwin Jackson Agree To Minor League Deal  —  The Tigers have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran righty Edwin Jackson, as was first indicated on the league transactions log at MLB.com.  Jason Beck of MLB.com tweets that Jackson is joining the club's Triple-A affiliate in Toledo.

Bailey prepares for second A's start vs. Astros  —  Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.  —  But Bailey was acquired to help Oakland beat teams like the  —  Houston Astros, who he faces Monday night in the opener of the teams' big three-game series at Minute Maid Park in Houston.  —  That Bailey knocked off the

Nick Castellanos?  Jarrod Dyson?  As trade deadline approaches, Cubs zero in on potential targets  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon rarely criticizes a player in the Wrigley Field interview room, preferring to deliver that message in private or let one of his coaches be the bad cop.

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 …

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 …

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 …