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.

Diamondbacks Designate Matt Grace For Assignment  —  The Diamondbacks have designated left-hander Matt Grace for assignment, as per a press release.  The D'Backs also announced that infielder Andy Young and righty Joel Payamps were called up from the club's alternate training site …

No players from Giants' Matt Duffy-Matt Moore trade remain with Rays  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The swap of Matts in 2016 will go down as one of the most controversial trades in Giants history.  —  Matt Duffy was beloved by the fan base and was turning into a leader …

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 …

Dodgers lineup vs. San Francisco Giants: Mookie Betts in the lineup for DH opener  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The first lineup the Dodgers released for Game 1 of their doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday didn't include Mookie Betts.  It was not surprising.

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.

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.

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