Mets' Brett Baty badly misplays Dodgers pop-up: ‘That play needs to be made’  —  Third baseman Brett Baty had a game he'd probably like to forget as the New York Mets extended their losing streak on Saturday.  —  Baty struck out three times and had a bad blunder in the field during a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson lands on 10-day IL with right calf strain, Oswald Peraza recalled  —  DENVER — Aaron Boone didn't sound optimistic after Josh Donaldson hobbled down the first base line in the seventh inning of the Yankees' Saturday win over the Rockies.

Nightengale's Notebook: End of the road?  Clayton Kershaw, Craig Counsell face a big choice  —  We have watched their brilliant performances, earning baseball's most prestigious awards and winning World Series titles, but now could be watching them for the last time in a uniform.

His Sexuality Doesn't Define Him, but It Can Set Him Apart  —  Eric Bach is an openly gay broadcaster for the Fredericksburg Nationals.  He has major league aspirations, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer.  —  The hateful email was a surprise, but for Eric Bach, it was not entirely unexpected.

Knuckleballer Matt Waldron recalled by San Diego Padres  —  PHILADELPHIA — Knuckleballer Matt Waldron was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday by the San Diego Padres, who placed left-hander Adrian Morejon on the 15-day injured list because of right knee inflammation.

Another ugly finish as Mets lose to Dodgers, skid hits 4  —  Picking out the problem in the Mets' 5-1 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday night presents the same conundrum as picking out the problem in their season: There is no one simple answer.  —  On the year, the hitting, starting pitching and relief pitching have underwhelmed.

‘Not an ordinary kid’: What top MLB stars see next for Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz  —  SEATTLE — San Diego Padres superstar Juan Soto has known Elly De La Cruz since before the Cincinnati Reds rookie became an overnight baseball phenomenon last month.  —  When the Padres recently …

The clock is ticking on the Chicago Cubs as Jed Hoyer remains in wait-and-see mode: ‘Ultimately you are what your record is’  —  At some point in the next 2 1/2 weeks before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs will commit to a buyer or seller direction with their roster.

A short night for Michael Kopech and a long night for the Chicago White Sox, who are now a season-high 17 games under .500  —  ATLANTA — Friday was not the return Michael Kopech had in mind.  —  The Chicago White Sox reinstated the right-hander from the injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.