Mets Acquire Marcus Stroman  —  8:08PM: The deal has been officially announced.  The Mets will also receive some cash considerations from the Jays.  —  5:41PM: The Mets and Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a trade that will send Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman to New York, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network.

Domingo German Helps Yankees Avoid Four-Game Sweep to Boston  —  BOSTON — Didi Gregorius and Austin Romine each hit two-run homers off Chris Sale, and Domingo German struck out nine on Sunday night, helping the Yankees avoid a four-game sweep with a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Bumgarner, Yastrzemski lead Giants over Padres 7-6  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) Ace Madison Bumgarner, rookie Mike Yastrzemski and the rest of the surging San Francisco Giants made sure manager Bruce Bochy's final game in San Diego was memorable.  —  Bumgarner won his final start before the trade deadline …

Huntington: Pirates “Looking At Adding To Future Clubs” At Deadline  —  With the trade deadline less than three days away, Pirates GM Neal Huntington said that his front office “in the process of looking at adding to future clubs” rather than buying for a late run at a postseason berth in 2019.

Do you have enough faith in the 2019 Rays to mortgage the future?  —  As the trade deadline nears, the imperfect Rays are still in contention.  Does it make sense to trade prospects now?  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The season is not lost.  It's damaged, dwindling and dying, but it's not yet lost.

Thaiss hits walk-off HR, Angels avoid 4-game sweep by O's  —  Albert Pujols have combined for 654 career home runs.  —  Of course, the rookie third baseman has plenty of work to do to make it a more equitable distribution with the Hall of Fame-bound Pujols, but both contributed to a vital win Sunday for the

Indians Acquire Hunter Wood, Christian Arroyo  —  6:41PM: The two teams have officially announced the trade.  Jefry Rodriguez will move to the Indians' 60-day injured list to create roster space.  The Rays will get $250K in international bonus funds, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand tweets.

Strasburg fires gem for MLB-best 14th win, Nats rout Dodgers  —  Stephen Strasburg tossed seven masterful innings to win his seventh consecutive start, leading the  —  Washington Nationals to an 11-4 rout of the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.  —  Brian Dozier and  —  Juan Soto homered, while

Brewers Considering Trading Moustakas, Grandal For Pitching  —  Only one game back in the NL Central but featuring one of baseball's worst farm systems, the Brewers are kicking around ideas to address their beleaguered pitching staff.  Per Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic …

Twins boost bullpen, acquire Romo from Marlins  —  The Twins have traded for reliever Sergio Romo, whose playoff experience will deepen a bullpen in need of help as Minnesota tries to hold off the Cleveland Indians in the American League Central.  —  The Twins on Saturday night announced …