With Stroman off the board, who's next?  ; Diamondbacks may be buying and selling; Braves look for relief  —  With the acquisition of Marcus Stroman, the Mets believe they have largely cornered the market on starting pitchers.  They will not flip Stroman, sources say, but still might trade …

Brewers Acquire Jordan Lyles  —  2:17pm: The teams have announced the deal.  —  2:02pm: The Brewers have reached a deal to acquire right-hander Jordan Lyles from the division-rival Pirates, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter).  Milwaukee will send Double-A right-hander Cody Ponce …

Rendon slam leads Nats over Braves 6-3, lead cut to 4½ games  —  Anthony Rendon hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the sixth inning, and the  —  Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series to close within 4 1/2 games of the NL East leader.  —  With the score 2-2, Rendon connected of

Caleb Smith goes 7 innings to help Marlins beat Arizona 11-6  —  Caleb Smith endured a bad stretch after a baserunning adventure but recovered to pitch seven innings and help the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 Monday.  —  Smith laid down a bunt in the second inning and wound up at third base thanks to two errors on the play.

Latest on Orioles as trade deadline nears  —  The baseball weekend featured multiple trades consummated by teams that aren't based in Baltimore.  —  So what, if anything, is happening with the Orioles?  —  They have two days until they reach the deadline.  They're trying to follow up on the Andrew Cashner deal on July 13.

Nationals Place Max Scherzer On 10-Day IL  —  The Nationals have placed ace righty Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list, per a club announcement.  Erick Fedde was called up to take his active-roster spot.  —  Scherzer is dealing with a mild rhomboid strain, the second seemingly minor upper …

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 …

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.

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.

Which Teams Are Facing the Most Trade Deadline Pressure?  Start With the Yankees  — As we canvas the league ahead of the trade deadline on Wednesday, these six teams are facing the most pressure to make a move.  —  Like the rate of strikeouts, the noise level around the trade deadline goes up every year.