Blue Jays Acquire Taijuan Walker  —  The Blue Jays have grabbed the first notable starting pitcher of deadline season, acquiring righty Taijuan Walker from the Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later.  Both clubs have announced the trade.  The PTBNL, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal …

Brewers, Reds agree not to play Wednesday to focus on issues ‘more important than baseball’  —  MLB, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds  —  The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds won't play their game Wednesday night at Miller Park in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

Nola bounces back, leads Phillies to 3-2 win over Nationals  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Aaron Nola bounced back from the shortest outing of his career to throw seven strong innings, and the  —  Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of the

Dodgers Place Walker Buehler On Injured List  —  The Dodgers announced that righty Walker Buehler has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a blister on his right hand.  The move is retroactive to Aug. 23.  Right-hander Mitch White is being promoted to the big leagues in his place.

Brewers Release Brock Holt  —  The Brewers have released utilityman Brock Holt, tweets MLB Network's Jon Heyman.  He'd been designated for assignment over the weekend.  —  Holt, 32, established himself as a versatile jack of all trades in parts of seven seasons with the Red Sox …

Yankees takeaways from Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Braves  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Yankees lost their fifth-straight game, falling to the  —  Braves on Wednesday night, 2-1.  Box score  —  Four takeaways from Wednesday night's game  —  Masahiro Tanaka tossed a gem for the Yankees, but all for naught.

Phillies Trade Austin Davis To Pirates  —  The Phillies have traded lefty Austin Davis to the Pirates in exchange for cash and a player to be named later, per a club announcement.  He was designated for assignment last Friday after Philadelphia acquired righty David Hale from the Yankees.

Hazen: Losing skid tempers trade deadline approach  —  A week ago, Diamondbacks General Manager Mike Hazen laid out a tentative trade deadline approach.  He wanted to strengthen his bullpen, perhaps add a bat.  His team was playing well.  He hoped to add to it.

Giants Trade Rob Brantly To Yankees  —  The Yankees have acquired veteran catcher Rob Brantly from the Giants in exchange for cash and assigned him to their alternate training site, per a team announcement.  Brantly was designated for assignment early in the season and assigned outright …

Every Game is Crucial: Indians Monday Loss to Twins Was as Tough as They Come  —  The Cleveland Indians hosted the Minnesota Twins in what was the beginning of a crucial three-game series Monday night.  —  The battle for the AL Central was even more amplified with the condensed Covid-19 season.

White Sox ace Lucas Giolito throws no-hitter vs. Pirates, 19th in team history  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  It doesn't get more “elite” than that for Lucas G-Elite-O.  —  Giolito carved out his own place in  —  White Sox history Tuesday night, throwing a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over the visiting