Shintaro Fujinami, Orioles' seventh reliever, secures 5-4, 10-inning win over Angels: 'He's got electric stuff'  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shintaro Fujinami hadn't been trusted to pitch in high-leverage situations in more than two weeks.  —  Orioles manager Brandon Hyde had no choice Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels.

Dodgers P Julio Urías arrested on domestic violence charges  —  Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urías was arrested on felony domestic violence charges late Sunday, Los Angeles police told ESPN, the second domestic violence arrest in the past four years for the soon-to-be-free-agent pitcher.

Agent: Shohei Ohtani plans to continue to be two-way player  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani is still evaluating medical opinions on the tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament, but his agent, Nez Balelo of CAA, made two things clear Monday afternoon: Ohtani will be ready to at least hit …

If Mets want to hire David Stearns, their path is now clear  —  The path for the New York Mets hiring David Stearns as president of baseball operations is now clear.  —  Stearns' contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, which runs through the 2023 season, enabled him to start talking to other clubs …

Diamondbacks lose must-win game to Rockies in playoff chase  —  Nick Piecoro Theo MackieArizona Republic  —  Torey Lovullo did not want to give Tuesday's game against the Rockies the must-win moniker, perhaps because his team lost it.  He did, though, manage it that way.

Marlins place Sandy Alcantara, Jorge Soler on injured list  —  MIAMI — The Marlins placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara and star slugger Jorge Soler on the injured list Wednesday, dealing a blow to Miami's postseason hopes.  —  Alcantara is sidelined because of a right forearm strain …

Aces Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer set for first showdown  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — As arguably the two best right-handed pitchers of their generation, the relationship between the Texas Rangers' Max Scherzer and the Houston Astros' Justin Verlander has taken many forms.

Walk-off balk: Chicago White Sox find another tough way to lose, this time 7-6 to the Kansas City Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chicago White Sox continue to come up with painful ways to lose.  —  Just when they thought they've seen it all, the Sox fell 7-6 to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium.

Mets Notebook: Carlos Carrasco done for season after fracturing pinky  —  WASHINGTON — It appears as though Carlos Carrasco's time with the Mets has come to an early end.  —  The Mets shut the right-hander down this week after a weight-room accident left him with a fractured right pinky over the weekend.

'It's pretty unacceptable': Giants' Yaz vents after 4th straight loss  —  CHICAGO — The time between the end of Monday's game and opening of the San Francisco Giants' clubouse to the media was an extra-long 26 minutes.  One of the reasons for the prolonged cooling-off period was a meeting …

With 25th HR, J-Rod records an impressive MLB first  —  CINCINNATI — Julio Rodríguez on Monday added another major milestone to a resume that is quickly becoming full of them.  —  Fresh off earning his first career American League Player of the Month nod, Rodríguez ripped …