‘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 …

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.

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.

Yankees' Carlos Rodón leaves start with hamstring injury  —  Carlos Rodón's sixth start with the Yankees came to a premature end on Sunday, as the southpaw left Sunday's game against the Astros due to left hamstring tightness in the third inning, the team announced.

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 …

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.

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 …