‘Down goes Anderson!’  Jose Ramirez explains what happened during Guardians-White Sox fight  —  CLEVELAND — The powder keg exploded Saturday night with a few punches thrown and one right hook landed.  But the match was lit the night before.  —  Chicago White Sox infielder Tim Anderson was in the middle of all of it.

Ex-White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton rips club's ‘no rules’ culture  —  NEW YORK — The struggling Chicago White Sox, whose fall out of contention culminated with moving veteran players at the trade deadline, were plagued by a culture that had “no rules” in which a rookie regularly fell asleep …

Reds' Lyon Richardson allows two HRs on first two pitches in majors  —  CINCINNATI — The Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas hit Lyon Richardson's first two major league pitches for home runs in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.  —  The right-handed Richardson, 23 …

Mets option Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse  —  Baty has a .620 OPS in 86 major league games this season.  —  The Mets have optioned third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse, according to Anthony DiComo.  This comes on the heels of a nineteen-at-bat hitless streak, stretching all the way back to July 30 against the Nationals.

Yankees On Deck: Rotation in flux with Carlos Rodon's injury, Luis Severino's struggles  —  Entering the 50-game sprint to the regular season finish line, the Yankees find themselves in a very tough spot.  —  In fourth place, 12 games behind in the AL East, and 4.5 games out of a wild card spot …

Hunter Greene is on track to lead the Reds' rotation down the stretch  —  When Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene got to two-strike counts in his start in late May at Wrigley Field, Reds catcher Curt Casali sensed a level of confidence that he had never seen before from the 24-year-old starting pitcher.

Back in Baltimore with Mets, Buck Showalter thrilled to see Orioles in first place: ‘Great for the city’  —  Mets manager Buck Showalter returns to Camden Yards for the first time to play the Orioles.  (Baltimore Sun)  —  Much has changed about Camden Yards since Buck Showalter last managed a game there.

Guardians Claim Ramon Laureano  —  The Guardians announced that they've claimed veteran outfielder Ramon Laureano off outright waivers from the A's.  He was designated for assignment by Oakland over the weekend.  —  As a reminder, Major League Baseball did away with revocable August trade waivers five years ago.

Phillies' Bryce Harper unlikely to return to outfield this season  —  PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper likely won't play the outfield again this season.  —  The two-time NL MVP served strictly as Philadelphia's designated hitter for most of last season after injuring …

Mets' Tylor Megill is trying to get back to being his old self  —  BALTIMORE — In a literal way, Tylor Megill is back.  He returned to the majors Saturday night for an outing against the Orioles, the first of what likely will be a bunch of starts down the stretch for him for a club that knows it will not make the playoffs.

Yankees spoil Justin Verlander's Astros return with 3-1 win as Nestor Cortes looks sharp  —  The Yankees did just enough Saturday afternoon to spoil longtime foe Justin Verlander's first game back with Houston — and got a huge boost from their own returning starting pitcher.

How Cincinnati Reds hope to avoid losing NL Central after losing trade deadline to rivals  —  Cincinnati Reds general manager Nick Krall vowed “we're leaving no stone unturned” in the days leading up to the Aug. 1 trade deadline.  —  Whatever he may have meant by that …

With a special swing, Elly De La Cruz shows what he's working on  —  Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz's home run in the third inning on Friday was the type of swing that only happens a few-dozen times over the course of an entire MLB season.  Former Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino …