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.

Diamondbacks fall to 3rd in NL West after being swept in Toronto  —  TORONTO — The Diamondbacks collected their belongings and trudged out of the visitors' dugout on Sunday, an unfamiliar feeling hanging heavy the air.  Swept in three games by the Toronto Blue Jays, who won, 7-5 …

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.