Gunnar Henderson homers as Baltimore Orioles edge Tampa Bay Rays 5-3  —  Gunnar Henderson and Ryan O'Hearn homered as the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday to take three of four in a weekend series.  The Orioles have a two-game lead over the Rays after winning for the 12th time in 15 games.

Nightengale's Notebook: 10 biggest questions for next week's MLB trade deadline  —  Which teams will make the biggest splash ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline?  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Four months of games are behind us on the baseball calendar.  The All-Star Game has come and gone.  Only a pennant run remains.

Anthony Rizzo ends slump with help of Taylor Swift  —  Anthony Rizzo turned to Taylor Swift for his new walk-up song — and shook off his slump.  —  The Yankees first baseman on Sunday went 4-for-4 with his first home run since May 20 after changing his walk-up music to Swift's “...Ready For It?”

Rolen, McGriff enshrined in Hall of Fame in sun-splashed ceremony  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - On a brilliant summer Sunday under sunny skies, steady stars Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen formally entered baseball immortality.  A consistent power source and a brilliant defender respectively …

David Robertson unenthused by growing possibility of trade  —  David Robertson, former Yankees closer and current Mets closer, will participate in another Subway Series this week, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Bronx, assigned to the most important innings of any reliever on his team.  —  Probably.

Here's why the Cincinnati Reds are unlikely to trade Jonathan India despite report  —  MILWAUKEE — Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India spent much of his time before batting practice Monday by himself on the grass in left field at American Family Field, stretching and presumably processing the previous 18 hours or so.

Why trade for Denzel Mims?  Detroit Lions believe his ‘traits’ worthy of taking a chance  —  Denzel Mims was a draft bust with the New York Jets, but the Detroit Lions believe his “traits” are worth taking a chance on.  —  “He's a guy that has tools,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said before the first practice of training camp Sunday.

Braves acquire reliever Pierce Johnson from Rockies in exchange for Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon  —  The lead up to the trade deadline is underway.  —  The first domino has fallen in the lead up to the trade deadline.  The Atlanta Braves have acquired reliever Pierce Johnson …

Faedo stops Padres; Tigers' bullpen holds on for 3-1 win  —  Detroit — After watching the Padres' hitters launch five home runs and score 19 runs in the two previous games, Alex Faedo made a business decision.  —  Just called back up from Triple-A Toledo to make the spot start Sunday …

Carlos Carrasco falls flat, Mets lose to Red Sox again with trade deadline inching closer  —  BOSTON — By the end of another disappointing weekend, it was more of the same for the Mets: They keep losing, the trade deadline keeps approaching and Billy Eppler's phone keeps ringing.