MLB deadline roundup: Dodgers land Darvish; Gray to Yankees

Yu Darvish is on the move, after all.

Minutes after Darvish posted a picture of himself standing next to his Rangers locker on Twitter, Texas traded the four-time All-Star to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

The Japanese-born right-hander posted a caption of "10min!!!" with his Twitter selfie, a reference to Monday's impending 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline.

Texas received outfielder Willie Calhoun, right-hander A.J. Alexy and infielder Brendon Davis in exchange for Darvish.

Darvish, 30, bolsters a red-hot Dodgers squad that boasts the best record in the majors (74-31) and is currently without injured ace Clayton Kershaw (back). Darvish is 6-9 with a 4.01 ERA and 148 strikeouts through 22 starts this season.

--Sonny Gray is joining the Yankees after the former All-Star right-hander was traded to New York by the Oakland Athletics.

The Athletics acquired outfielder Dustin Fowler, right-hander James Kaprielian and infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo in the deal. The Yankees also acquired $1.5 million in international bonus money.

Gray, 27, went 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 16 starts with Oakland this season. He won 14 games in back-to-back seasons with the A's in 2014 and 2015, with his 14-7 record, 2.73 ERA and 169 strikeouts earning him his lone All-Star selection in 2015.

New York also traded right-hander Yefry Ramirez to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for international bonus pool money.

--The Chicago Cubs acquired Detroit Tigers closer Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila in exchange for minor league infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes.

The Cubs also will send Detroit a player to be named or cash as part of the trade that was finalized Monday morning.

Wilson, who turns 30 next month, is 3-4 and has a 2.68 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings during 41 appearances for the Tigers this season.

Avila, 30, is batting .274 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs. He has played all but one of his nine major league seasons in Detroit and is the son of Tigers general manager Al Avila.

--Francisco Liriano is joining the Astros after the Toronto Blue Jays dealt the former All-Star left-hander for Houston outfielders Nori Aoki and Teoscar Hernandez.

Liriano, 33, is 6-5 with a 5.88 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 18 starts for the Blue Jays this season. He reportedly will join the Astros on Tuesday.

The move comes at a good time for Houston after the team placed right-hander Lance McCullers (7-3, 3.92 ERA) on the 10-day disabled list with back discomfort on Monday.

--Brandon Kintzler is headed to the nation's capital after the Washington Nationals acquired the All-Star closer from the Minnesota Twins.

The Twins received left-handed reliever Tyler Watson and $500,000 in international bonus pool money in exchange for Kintzler.

Kintzler, who will turn 33 on Tuesday, is in the midst of a career year, going 2-2 with a 2.78 ERA and a career-high 28 saves in 45 appearances with Minnesota, giving him his first career All-Star selection in the American League.

--The Boston Red Sox completed a trade with the New York Mets to acquire right-handed closer Addison Reed.

Reed was dealt for minor league right-handers Jamie Callahan (Triple-A), Gerson Bautista (Class A), and Steve Nogosek (Class A). He will be a free agent after the season.

Reed, 28, is 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 19 saves in 21 opportunities over 49 innings in 48 appearances this season. Reed would be expected to return to a setup role behind Red Sox right-handed closer Craig Kimbrel.

--The Pittsburgh Pirates traded former closer Tony Watson and acquired reliever Joaquin Benoit in separate deadline.

Pittsburgh shipped Watson to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two minor leaguers, infielder Oneil Cruz and right-hander Angel German. The Pirates then swung a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, bringing in Benoit in exchange for minor league right-hander Seth McGarry.

Watson, 32, who will become a free agent after the season, was 5-3 with a 3.66 ERA in his seventh season -- all with Pittsburgh. Benoit, who turned 40 last week, appeared in 44 games with the Phillies, compiling a 4-1 record with a 4.07 ERA and two saves. He is 58-47 with a 3.80 ERA in 16 seasons.

--The Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Tim Beckham from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays received minor league right-hander Tobias Myers in exchange for Beckham, who is hitting .259 with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs in 87 games this year.

Beckham was the top overall selection by Tampa Bay in the 2008 amateur draft but saw his playing time dwindle after the Rays acquired shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria from the Miami Marlins.

--The Cleveland Indians boosted their bullpen with the addition of right-hander Joe Smith in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Smith was traded for minor league left-hander Thomas Pannone and shortstop Samad Taylor. The 33-year-old and 11-year MLB veteran went 3-0 with a 3.28 ERA in 38 relief appearances with the Blue Jays this season.

Pannone, 23, is 8-1 with a 1.96 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 19 starts with Double-A Akron in 2017. Taylor, 19, is batting .300 with four homers and 19 RBIs in 28 games with Class A Mahoning this season.

--The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right-hander David Hernandez from the Los Angeles Angels for minor league pitcher Luis Madero.

The 32-year-old Hernandez posted a 1-0 record with one save, a 2.23 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 38 relief appearances (36 1/3 innings) with the Angels.

Madero began his 2017 with Missoula in the Pioneer League before being promoted to Class A Hillsboro in the Northwest League on July 14. The 20-year-old right-hander has a 1-1 record with an 8.24 ERA in four starts with Hillsboro.

--The Oakland Athletics traded infielder Adam Rosales to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league right-hander Jeferson Mejia.

Rosales, 34, was batting .234 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 71 games with Oakland this season.

Mejia, 22, began the season at Class A Kane County of the Midwest League and was 1-1 with a 6.08 ERA in 18 relief appearances before being transferred to Hillsboro of the short-season Class Northwest League, where he made three relief appearances.

--In addition to acquiring Yu Darvish and Tony Watson, the Dodgers landed veteran left-handed reliever Tony Cingrani in a deal with the Cincinnati Reds.

The 28-year-old Cingrani was 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 25 relief apperances with Cincinnati before the trade.

Texas also made another lesser deal, shipping right-hander Jeremy Jeffress to the Milwaukee Brewers for right-hander Tayler Scott.

Dodgers, Yankees among the winners at trade deadline

The rich didn't exactly get poorer at Major League Baseball's trading deadline Monday, clearing a path for the first Los Angeles Dodgers-New York Yankees World Series since 1981.

A stunning last-minute deal for Yu Darvish should make Los Angeles, a big league-best 74-31, a prohibitive favorite in the National League. Darvish will team with Clayton Kershaw to form the top 1-2 punch in anyone's rotation, and the Dodgers' overall roster depth is unmatched.

Snagging Sonny Gray from Oakland gives New York the front-line starter it needed for its middling starting rotation. Already equipped with the best bullpen of any playoff contender, the Yankees are now a real threat for a 29th World Series title.

Other teams, such as Arizona and the Chicago White Sox, aced the deadline in different directions.

The Diamondbacks added a power bat two weeks ago in J.D. Martinez and didn't have to pay much for him.

The White Sox further stocked a loaded farm system through the Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals.

Meanwhile, there are likely regrets in outposts like Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee and Texas. The Tigers and Rangers either didn't get enough in the seller's role or, in Texas' case, might have bailed on its playoff chances prematurely.

As for the Astros and Brewers, both swung and missed in regard to beefing up their pitching staffs. It won't hurt Houston until October, as it owns a 16-game lead in the American League West, but Milwaukee might have seen its long-shot chances of beating the Cubs in the NL Central take a major hit.

Below, the four teams that should pat themselves on the back tonight and the four whose general managers might be in for some second-guessing:

Winners

Arizona Diamondbacks

DEADLINE ADDITIONS: Acquiring J.D. Martinez from Detroit two weeks ago gave the Diamondbacks the top hitter on the market. Martinez has already popped five homers in his first two weeks with the team and gives Paul Goldschmidt the protection he needed. The top five hitters in the Arizona lineup, especially against right-handed pitching, are as good as anyone's top five.

Minor trades for Adam Rosales and David Hernandez will help fortify middle infield depth and the bullpen, respectively.

WHAT'S MISSING: The Fernando Rodney Experience has been somewhat rocky in late innings this year. His ERA is 5.08, but the D-backs are apparently sticking with him for now. Inserting him into the ninth inning of a playoff game probably won't put any Arizona fan's mind at ease.

Chicago White Sox

DEADLINE ADDITIONS: No, this team won't be in the playoffs this year, or the year after, and maybe the year after that. But set your clocks to 2020, the year general manager Rick Hahn's trading comes to fruition.

In dealing the likes of Jose Quintana, Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle and Melky Cabrera, Hahn piled on more prospects. Adding Eloy Jimenez and Dylan Cease to the likes of Yoan Moncada, Lucas Giolito, Michael Kopech and Reynaldo Lopez means a South Side vs. North Side World Series could happen next decade.

WHAT'S MISSING: Mostly at the moment, a major league team. Aside from Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and a few other guys, the White Sox are a bad team. The present will be painful. The future could be a lot of fun.

Los Angeles Dodgers

DEADLINE ADDITIONS: What do you give the team that's already 43 games above .500 and is 62-19 in its last 81 games? How about perhaps the best available starter on the market?

In acquiring Yu Darvish from Texas just before the 4 p.m. ET deadline, the Dodgers can now roll out Clayton Kershaw and Darvish for the first two games of any playoff series. Picking up lefties Tony Watson and Tony Cingrani are two sneaky good moves that will aid the bullpen.

WHAT'S MISSING: A clean bill of health for the starting rotation. All of them, even Kershaw and Darvish, can land on the DL with seemingly every pitch. Otherwise, what's not to like? This team may have the best depth 1-through-25 on its roster.

New York Yankees

DEADLINE ADDITIONS: Taking a page from the Cubs' and Indians' playbooks last October, general manager Brian Cashman loaded up on pitching. Robertson and Kahnle only beef up an already deep bullpen.

The big move was acquiring Sonny Gray from Oakland, giving the Yankees a sorely needed front-line starter. The move comes with one caveat, though: Gray's numbers throughout his career are worse against AL East opposition. Guess where he's pitching now?

WHAT'S MISSING: The rest of the starting rotation is a bit underwhelming -- Hello, Jaime Garcia, nabbed from Minnesota on Sunday -- and also subject to injuries. However, if New York makes the postseason and can take a lead to the sixth inning, look out.

Losers

Detroit Tigers

DEADLINE SUBTRACTIONS: The Tigers have finally dipped their toes into the water of an overdue rebuild. But the Martinez trade didn't net enough return, a bad way to start what could be a hard process.

Detroit did better with Sunday night's shipping of reliever Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila to the Chicago Cubs. Jeimer Candelario could give the team a better option at third base than Nick Castellanos next year, and 18-year-old shortstop Isaac Paredes has held his own in the Midwest League.

WHAT'S MISSING: Justin Verlander's contract meant there was no real chance he would be dealt. It also means trading him over the winter won't be easy, not with that average salary or the diminishing returns. The organization has to commit more than what it did this July to properly restock the organization.

Houston Astros

DEADLINE ADDITIONS: It didn't matter what they did or didn't do at the deadline. The Astros are going to win the AL West. But there is a growing sentiment that their pitching staff might come up short in October.

However, all they could come up with at the deadline was Francisco Liriano, the Toronto starter having another rough year. The plan is to have him come out of the bullpen to give them a second lefty, but can he adjust to bullpen life after a career of starting?

WHAT'S MISSING: Word was they tried hard to pry Zack Britton from Baltimore, which would have given them the lockdown closer they needed in October. But the price of poker was apparently too high and Houston opted to hold the hand it has. Which is overwhelming for now, but might not be enough this fall.

Milwaukee Brewers

DEADLINE ADDITIONS: That the Brewers are only 2 1/2 games out of first place in the NL Central is a surprise, and that they led the division for much of the first half was a bigger shocker.

Milwaukee was at one time tied closely to Sonny Gray, who would have loved a reunion with his college pitching coach, Derek Johnson. But general manager David Stearns drew the line at top outfield prospect Lewis Brinson, and wasn't willing to cross it. So the Brewers settled for beefing up the bullpen with Jeremy Jeffress and Anthony Swarzak.

WHAT'S MISSING: The front-line starter that Gray would have provided. Beating the Cubs probably wouldn't happen with or without Gray, but not adding him lessened their chances. That puts even more pressure on a bullpen that has been up and down.

Texas Rangers

DEADLINE SUBTRACTIONS: General manager Jon Daniels decided this team wasn't going anywhere as currently constituted, so they backed up the truck. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy departed for Colorado, followed by Jeffress and the last-minute stunner involving Darvish.

A team that is still theoretically in striking distance of the second wild-card spot has basically cashed it in. The message that sent to its fans can logically be questioned, although Daniels' track record doesn't exactly scream Norv Turner.

WHAT'S MISSING: The return for Darvish was OK, with second baseman Willie Calhoun the prize of the bunch, but it wasn't a dollar-for-dollar swap, either. It's hard to see the Rangers going to an all-out rebuild, but it's all right to wonder what their next step is going to be in the offseason.

Darvish dealt: Dodgers acquire prized ace from Rangers

Yu Darvish is on the move, after all.

Minutes after Darvish posted a picture of himself standing next to his Rangers locker on Twitter, Texas traded the four-time All-Star to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

The Japanese-born right-hander posted a caption of "10min!!!" with his Twitter selfie, a reference to Monday's impending 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline.

Texas received outfielder Willie Calhoun, right-hander A.J. Alexy and infielder Brendon Davis in exchange for Darvish.

Fox Sports was first to report the trade.

Darvish, 30, bolsters a red-hot Dodgers squad that boasts the best record in the majors (74-31) and is currently without injured ace Clayton Kershaw (back). He is 6-9 with a 4.01 ERA and 148 strikeouts through 22 starts this season.

In five major league seasons, Darvish has posted a 52-39 record with a 3.42 ERA and 960 strikeouts in 122 career starts, all with Texas.

Darvish led the American League in strikeouts with a career-high 277 in 2013. He originally signed with the Rangers on Jan. 18, 2012 after spending seven seasons with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan.

To create room on the 40-man roster for Darvish, the Dodgers designated infielder/outfielder Mike Freeman for assignment.

Los Angeles also acquired left-handed relief pitcher Tony Watson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed pitcher Angel German and infielder Oneil Cruz.

Watson, 32, went 5-3 with a 3.66 ERA and 10 saves over 47 relief apperances this season with the Pirates.

Additionally, the Dodgers landed veteran left-handed reliever Tony Cingrani in a deal with the Cincinnati Reds.

The 28-year-old Cingrani was 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 25 relief apperances with Cincinnati before the trade.

Texas made one other lesser deal before the deadline, shipping right-hander Jeremy Jeffress to the Milwaukee Brewers for right-hander Tayler Scott.

Orioles acquire former top pick Beckham from Rays

The Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Tim Beckham from the Tampa Bay Rays before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline.

The Rays received minor league right-hander Tobias Myers in exchange for Beckham, who is hitting .259 with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs in 87 games this season.

Beckham was the top overall selection by Tampa Bay in the 2008 amateur draft but saw his playing time dwindle after the Rays acquired shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria from the Miami Marlins.

With injured Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy set to become a free agent after the season, Beckham, 27, could factor into Baltimore's plans at the position for the future.

Myers, 18, was a first-round draft pick out of high school in 2016. He made seven starts at Aberdeen of the New York-Penn League, going 2-2 with a 3.94 ERA.

Sonny day: Yankees land ace Gray in trade with A's

Sonny Gray is headed to the Big Apple.

Gray is joining the Yankees after the former All-Star right-hander was traded to New York by the Oakland Athletics ahead of Monday afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline.

The Athletics acquired outfielder Dustin Fowler, right-hander James Kaprielian and infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo in the deal. The Yankees also acquired $1.5 million in international bonus money.

"I think we've definitely improved ourselves," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "When I look at ownership and the front office, they've given us an opportunity to do something special here. Now we have to go out and do it."

Gray, 27, went 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 16 starts with Oakland this season.

The former No. 18 overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft spent his first five-plus seasons with the Athletics, compiling a 44-36 record with a 3.42 ERA and 607 strikeouts over 114 career outings (112 starts).

Gray won 14 games in back-to-back seasons with the A's in 2014 and 2015, with his 14-7 record, 2.73 ERA and 169 strikeouts earning him his lone All-Star selection in 2015.

During that two-year span, Gray posted a 28-17 record in 64 starts with a 2.91 ERA and 352 punchouts, with a career-high 183 of those strikeouts coming in 2014.

"I know that he's somebody that can slide into any rotation and automatically make the team better," outfielder Brett Gardner said. "He's somebody that I think we're all excited to get to know. We're excited to get him over here and work alongside him. I think he's going to be a big boost for us."

CC Sabathia, who helped lead the Yankees to their most recent World Series title in 2009, believes the team is knocking on the door of another championship now that Gray is in the fold.

"We're back to the same old Yankees," Sabathia told reporters Monday. "The goal is to win the World Series. We're here now."

Todd Frazier agreed with Sabathia's assessment.

"It's a win-win for not only me but I think (general manager) Brian Cashman did a heck of a job getting him over here," Frazier said. "I know at the end of the day, it seemed like some things weren't going to happen, but I think everybody here was pretty ecstatic to have another No. 1 pitcher coming here."

Neither Fowler, 22, or Kaprielian, 23, will be able to make instant impacts within the Oakland organization, as both are currently sidelined with injuries. Fowler underwent season-ending knee surgery and Kaprielian is recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Mateo, 22, thanked the Yankees' organization in a tweet after the trade was completed.

"I would like to thank the Yankee organization for the opportunity they gave me. I also want to thank all the Yankee fan for (their) support," Mateo wrote on his Twitter account.

New York also traded right-hander Yefry Ramirez to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for international bonus pool money.

Astros get Liriano from Blue Jays to bolster rotation

Francisco Liriano is joining the Astros after the Toronto Blue Jays dealt the former All-Star left-hander for Houston outfielders Nori Aoki and Teoscar Hernandez before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline.

Liriano, 33, is 6-5 with a 5.88 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 18 starts for the Blue Jays this season. He reportedly will join the Astros on Tuesday.

The Dominican earned his lone All-Star selection in 2006, when he posted a 12-3 record with a 2.16 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 28 appearances (16 starts).

Liriano is a two-time Comeback Player of the Year, earning the award with the Twins in 2010 (14-10, 3.62 ERA, 201 strikeouts) and with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013 (16-8, 3.02 ERA, 163 strikeouts).

Over 12 major league seasons, Liriano is 102-97 with a career 4.15 ERA and 1,631 strikeouts in 303 outings (274 starts) between the Twins, Chicago White Sox, Pirates and Blue Jays.

The move comes at a good time for Houston as the team placed right-hander Lance McCullers (7-3, 3.92 ERA) on the 10-day disabled list with back discomfort on Monday.

Aoki, 35, hit .272 with two home runs and 19 RBIs in 71 games with the Astros.

Meanwhile, the 24-year-old Hernandez hit .279 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs over 79 games with Triple-A Fresno.

Pirates send Watson to Dodgers, acquire Benoit from Phillies

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded former closer Tony Watson while acquiring reliever Joaquin Benoit in separate deals at Monday's trade deadline.

Pittsburgh shipped Watson to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers, infielder Oneil Cruz and right-hander Angel German.

The Pirates then swung a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, bringing in Benoit in exchange for minor league right-hander Seth McGarry.

Watson, 32, who will become a free agent after the season, was 5-3 with a 3.66 ERA in his seventh season -- all with Pittsburgh. He blew seven of 17 save chances and lost his job as closer in mid-June.

Benoit, who turned 40 last week, appeared in 44 games with the Phillies, compiling a 4-1 record with a 4.07 ERA and a pair of saves. He is 58-47 with a 3.80 ERA in 16 seasons.

Cruz, 18, was batting .240 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs in 89 games with Great Lakes. German, 21, had a 1-0 mark with a 1.91 ERA and seven saves with Great Lakes of the Midwest league.

McGarry, 23, made 31 appearances at Class A Bradenton and logged a 1-0 record with 14 saves and a 1.34 ERA.

Diamondbacks get reliever Hernandez from Angels

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right-hander David Hernandez from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday for minor league pitcher Luis Madero.

Hernandez was acquired from the Atlanta Braves on April 24 for cash considerations or a player to be named later. The 32-year-old posted a 1-0 mark with one save, a 2.23 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 38 relief appearances (36 1/3 innings) with the Angels.

Hernandez, who pitched with Arizona from 2011-13 and again in 2015, owns a 29-39 record with 21 saves and a 3.97 ERA in 417 career games with the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Angels and Diamondbacks.

Madero began his 2017 season by posting a 3-1 mark with a 3.99 ERA in five starts with Missoula in the Pioneer League before being promoted to Class A Hillsboro in the Northwest League on July 14. The 20-year-old right-hander has notched a 1-1 record with an 8.24 ERA in four starts with Hillsboro.

Nationals acquire All-Star closer Kintzler from Twins

Brandon Kintzler is headed to the nation's capital after the Washington Nationals acquired the All-Star closer from the Minnesota Twins in a trade before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline.

The Twins received left-handed reliever Tyler Watson and $500,000 in international bonus pool money in exchange for Kintzler.

The Washington Post was first to report the trade.

Kintzler, who will turn 33 on Tuesday, is in the midst of a career year, going 2-2 with a 2.78 ERA and a career-high 28 saves in 45 appearances with Minnesota, earning him his first career All-Star selection in the American League.

The eighth-year veteran right-hander is 12-13 with a 3.24 ERA and 45 saves (all with Minnesota) over 271 career games between the Milwaukee Brewers (2010-2015) and Twins.

Kintzler is set to become a free agent at the end of the season. He is owed $1 million for the rest of the season, per The Washington Post.

Watson, 20, is 6-4 with a 4.35 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 18 games (17 starts) with Single-A Hagerstown this year.

Red Sox add Mets closer Reed in trade

The Boston Red Sox completed a trade with the New York Mets to acquire right-handed closer Addison Reed ahead of Monday afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline.

Reed was dealt in exchange for three Red Sox prospects. He will be a free agent after the season.

Reed, 28, is 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 19 saves in 21 opportunities over 49 innings in 48 appearances this season. He has been the closer for the Mets since Jeurys Familia underwent surgery in May to repair a blood clot in his pitching arm.

Reed would be expected to return to a setup role behind Red Sox right-handed closer Craig Kimbrel.

Boston parted with minor league right-handers Jamie Callahan (Triple A), Gerson Bautista (Class A), and Steve Nogosek (Class A) in the deal.

The team also transferred infielder Josh Rutledge (concussion) to the 60-day disabled list in a corresponding move.

Diamondbacks acquire INF Rosales from Athletics

The Oakland Athletics traded infielder Adam Rosales to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league right-hander Jeferson Mejia on Monday.

Rosales, 34, was batting .234 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 71 games with Oakland this season. He started 36 of 38 games at shortstop from April 15 to May 28 following the injury to Marcus Semien but started just 19 of 56 games since then.

Rosales returned to Oakland as a free agent prior to the season and hit .226 with 19 homers and 82 RBIs in 268 games over five seasons with the A's. He is a .228 career hitter with 44 homers and 168 RBIs in 606 games in 10 seasons in the majors.

Mejia, 22, began the season at Class A Kane County of the Midwest League and was 1-1 with a 6.08 ERA in 18 relief appearances before being transferred to Hillsboro of the short-season Class Northwest League, where he made three relief appearances. He is 13-14 with a 4.67 ERA in 79 games (23 starts) in five seasons in the minors.

Cubs acquire LHP Wilson, C Avila in trade with Tigers

Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have acquired reliever Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila in a trade with the Detroit Tigers, bolstering their chance for another long playoff run.

The addition of Wilson gives manager Joe Maddon another late-inning option in front of All-Star closer Wade Davis. The World Series champions had been searching for backup catcher since they cut Miguel Montero a month ago, and Avila is having one of the best seasons of his career at the plate.

The Tigers received minor league infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes and a player to be named or cash consideration in Monday’s trade. The 23-year-old Candelario was considered one of Chicago’s top prospects, but he was blocked at the major league level by NL MVP Kris Bryant and first baseman Anthony Rizzo.

The major league non-waiver trade deadline is Monday at 4 p.m. EDT.

LEADING OFF: Will Gray, Darvish go or stay on deadline day?

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

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DEAL 'EM UP

Sonny Gray, Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander have been mentioned as possible trade targets as the 4 p.m. EDT deadline nears for making deals without waivers. So, too, has dominant Baltimore closer Zach Britton.

In the past few weeks, J.D. Martinez, Todd Frazier, Melky Cabrera, Jonathan Lucroy and others have been dealt - lefty Jaime Garcia has been traded twice, from Atlanta to Minnesota to the Yankees.

Arizona already got Martinez, and might be tempted to make another move after infielder Chris Owings broke his finger trying to bunt Sunday.

JUDGE'S SLUMP

Talk of Yankees rookie Aaron Judge contending for a Triple Crown has faded since his prodigious display at the All-Star Home Run Derby. Since the break, Judge is hitting .158 (9 for 57) with 25 strikeouts. He went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk on Sunday. His 33 homers still lead the AL, but his average has dropped to .302, 65 points behind league leader Jose Altuve, going into the series opener vs. Detroit.

CLIMB THAT CHART

Now that Adrian Beltre has gotten his 3,000 hit, he can quickly move up the all-time list. He's tied with Roberto Clemente for 30th place - next up are Al Kaline (3,007) and Wade Boggs (3,010). Beltre and Texas are set to face Felix Hernandez and the Mariners.

RAYS PEN

The Tampa Bay Rays and their new-look bullpen head to Houston as they try to make up ground in the AL wild-card race. Tampa Bay has traded for relievers Sergio Romo, Dan Jennings and Steve Cishek - who combined for three hitless innings in a win over the Yankees on Sunday - and designated hitter Lucas Duda, who's off to a 7 for 12 start. Facing the Astros, who have the best record in the AL, the Rays will start Alex Cobb (9-6, 3.46 ERA) against Charlie Morton (8-4, 3.83).

Farmer's debut double lifts Dodgers over Giants

(TSX / STATS) -- LOS ANGELES -- The magic never seems to stop for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers trailed the rival San Francisco Giants 2-1 in the bottom of the 11th inning Sunday night. They needed a pinch hitter and had only one position player left on the bench, a 26-year-old catcher named Kyle Farmer who was called up Friday and had yet to play in a major league game.

As fate would have it in 2017 for a team that is a stunning 42 games over .500, Farmer came through.

With two on and one out and facing a full count after falling behind 0-2, Farmer lined a double into the right field corner off Giants reliever Albert Suarez to score Corey Seager and Justin Turner and give the Dodgers another uncanny 3-2 win. It was the

Thanks to their ninth walk-off win this season, the Dodgers (74-31) swept the three-game series and earned their eighth victory in a row.

Turner never stopped on Farmer's hit and slid home with the throw up the third base line.

Farmer was mobbed by his teammates, with his former University of Georgia teammate Alex Wood leading the way. His first hit in his first at-bat came with his mom, dad, sister and fiancee in the stands, and family met in the walkway between the media room and clubhouse to exchange hugs, kisses and hosannas.

"That was a pretty awesome moment," Farmer said. "I looked up after getting to second and it was surreal to see everyone running toward me led by Alex, who tackled me pretty good.

"It's been special the way everyone on the team has made me feel comfortable. On the bench, guys were reminding me of the scouting report and wishing me luck and telling me to just have fun with it."

The flip side was another tough loss for the Giants (40-66), who have been as unlucky this season as the Dodgers have been fortunate. Madison Bumgarner threw seven shutout innings, and the Giants scratched for a run in the top of the 11th to take a 2-1 lead.

"So many good things happened tonight, which is what makes it so tough," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "This team really fought. It is unbelievable the way things have gone for us. We play hard and to lose like this ...

"Guy in his first major league at-bat, hits it down the line ... everything goes right for (the Dodgers) and everything goes bad for us."

Bumgarner and the Los Angeles starter Hyun-Jiu Ryu had matching gems, each going seven shutout innings while allowing five hits, a walk and seven strikeouts.

"That was as dominating a performance by Ryu as he's had this year," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "He made big pitches all night."

In the top of the 11th, pinch hitter Kelby Tomlinson singled against reliever Brandon Morrow, stole second and scored on a single up the middle by Joe Panik off reliever Jose Avilan. Panik had three hits to snap a 6-for-41 slump.

The Giants scored the game's first run in the eighth, pinch hitter Conor Gillaspie hitting his second home run of the season, a fly to right on an 0-2 pitch down the right field line and just out of reach of a leaping Yasiel Puig.

The Dodgers forged a tie in the ninth. Pinch hitter Chase Utley beat out a grounder to third baseman Gillaspie.

"He kind of got an in-between hop and Utley beat it out," Bochy said.

After Utley stole second, Puig, down 1-2 in the count, worked it back full and then singled up the middle to tie the game.

The Dodgers turned six double plays on the night, including a catch-and-throw that retired Panik at home, center fielder Enrique Hernandez to catcher Austin Barnes, to end the seventh.

Pedro Baez (3-1) got the win after recording the last two outs in the top of the 11th. Seager had three hits and Puig two for the Dodgers.

Suarez (0-1) took the loss. Hunter Pence contributed two hits for San Francisco.

NOTES: Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez (back) took batting practice Sunday and then went through a simulated game, with nine at-bats, ending with a home run. He was moved to the 60-day disabled list, but he could return to the team in mid-August. ... Dodger OF Andre Ethier (back) took batting practice Sunday and will continue to rehab in Arizona. ... Los Angeles LHP Clayton Kershaw (back) played catch for the third straight day. ... Giants C Nick Hundley was out of the lineup again and is listed day-to-day with headaches stemming from being hit in the mask on a foul tip Friday. ... San Francisco RHP Mark Melancon (forearm) made his first rehab appearance Sunday, throwing an inning for Triple-A Sacramento. ... RHP Johnny Cueto (blisters) is scheduled to make a rehab start for the Giants' Class A San Jose team Monday night.

Nationals earn split with Rockies behind Jackson

(TSX / STATS) -- WASHINGTON -- Edwin Jackson, a 15-year major league veteran, knew what was at stake Sunday night when he took the mound for the Washington Nationals in the second game of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies.

The Nationals used four relievers while losing the opener.

Jackson delivered the length needed to protect the pitching staff, throwing seven strong innings as the Nationals defeated the Rockies 3-1 to salvage a split of the twin-bill.

"I knew today after a tough first game where the bullpen came in and picked up a lot of slack that it was imperative that I go out and eat innings and come out aggressive from the start and pick the bullpen up because we definitely needed it," Jackson said. "It was one of those days where as a starter -- I mean you want to go deep into games anyway, but it was a do-or-die kind of start to go out and eat up innings and save the bullpen."

Adam Lind and Brian Goodwin both homered in the fifth inning as the Nationals avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of Colorado.

The Rockies nonetheless earned their first road series victory since taking three of four from the Chicago Cubs on June 8-11. Colorado had dropped its previous six road series.

The Rockies won the first game of the doubleheader 10-6, as Ryan Zimmerman hit two home runs. Nationals starter Erick Fedde made his major league debut in that game but allowed seven runs (five earned) in four innings.

"We had a tough series in St. Louis, and to win a series in Washington against a really good team, it feels good," Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado said. "We have a long ways to go -- August, September. We have a lot of baseball games to start playing the baseball we know we can play."

Jackson (2-1) matched his longest outing of the season, allowing a run on four hits and two walks while throwing 112 pitches. He struck out six and lowered his ERA to 2.84 in three starts for the Nationals.

Ryan Madson pitched a perfect eighth inning, and Sean Doolittle retired the Rockies in order in the ninth to earn his third save in as many opportunities with the Nationals.

"Not only we won the game today, but it put my bullpen back into relative shape tomorrow and the ensuing days," said Washington manager Dusty Baker, whose team begins a three-game series at Miami on Monday. "That was big. Now we can pitch and play three days to the next off day on Thursday."

During the game, Colorado announced it had acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy in a trade from Texas for a player to be named. Lucroy, who played his entire career with Milwaukee prior to an Aug. 1 trade to the Rangers last year, was hitting .242 with four homers and 27 RBIs in 77 games this season.

"Getting Jonathan gives us a guy with some veteran presence behind the plate, just like Ryan Hanigan, as our young starters go into uncharted territory in the next two months," Colorado manager Bud Black said. "His track record is pretty good. The guy's an All-Star. He's had success in the major leagues both offensively and defensively, so we should feel good about this one. ... To get this type of player, it's going to pick everybody up."

Rockies right-hander Jon Gray (3-2) turned in his longest outing of 2017, giving up four hits and one walk over seven innings while striking out eight. However, he encountered trouble in one inning, and the Nationals' three-run fifth proved costly.

Lind gave Washington its first lead of the three-game series, belting a two-run homer to left off Gray in the fifth. Goodwin followed two hitters later with a solo shot to left to make it 3-1.

"I think I just got behind, not using the curveball well and not throwing it for strikes early in the count," Gray said. "It limited me to one pitch, and I think guys were able to sit on that and look for a fastball away. If I get ahead, I have more options and I don't have to go to that necessarily. But they put a good swing on that, both of them, and took care of it."

The homers were enough to back Jackson, who signed with the Washington organization on June 16 and made his Nationals debut July 18.

"He did great tonight," Lind said. "I think any team, that's every team over the course of the summer, there's so many games, especially being bit of an older roster, you need a lot of depth and need to rely on waiver claims and your minor league system. It's nice that this system has that type of depth."

Both teams rested key regulars in the nightcap. Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Trevor Story were out of the Rockies' lineup, while outfielder Bryce Harper and first baseman Zimmerman got breathers for the Nationals. Both Story and Harper were used as pinch hitters in the night game.

Gray became the second Colorado pitcher in as many nights to take a perfect game beyond the fourth inning, after German Marquez set down the first 16 hitters in the Rockies' 4-2 victory over Washington on Saturday. However, third baseman Anthony Rendon led off the fifth with a single to left to give the Nationals their first baserunner of the game and set up Lind's homer a batter later.

"He pitched six no-hit innings, and one inning they got the four hits against him," Black said. "It just looked as though the fastball got out over the plate to both those fellas."

In the opener, Arenado and LeMahieu both had three hits and two RBIs, Charlie Blackmon had four hits and Kyle Freeland (11-7) pitched five innings in the Colorado win.

Zimmerman drove in four runs during his fourth multi-homer game this season. He has hit 24 homers this year.

NOTES: Colorado placed LHP Jake McGee (mid-back strain) on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to July 27. To replace McGee on the active roster, the Rockies recalled LHP Zac Rosscup from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Colorado added RHP Carlos Estevez as its 26th man for the doubleheader. Estevez, who was optioned to Albuquerque on Saturday, is 4-0 with an 8.10 ERA in five stints with the Rockies this season. ... Washington recalled C Pedro Severino from Triple-A Syracuse as its 26th man. ... The Nationals released OF Chris Heisey, who was on the DL with a left groin strain, to open a spot on the 40-man roster for RHP Erick Fedde, who started the opener. ... Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy was out of the lineup for the opener of the doubleheader, the first game he didn't start since July 14. Murphy pinch-hit in the sixth and remained in the game, then started the nightcap and went 0-for-3.

McCutchen hits 3 homers as Pirates pound Padres

(TSX / STATS) -- SAN DIEGO -- Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Chris Stewart believes the San Diego Padres did an excellent job of pitching to Andrew McCutchen on Sunday.

"They walked him twice," said Stewart. "Good job."

McCutchen homered the other three times, helping the Pirates defeat the Padres 7-1 at Petco Park to end a four-game losing streak that dropped Pittsburgh from 2 1/2 to 5 1/2 games off the Chicago Cubs' pace in the four-team National League Central scramble.

McCutchen homered in the first off Padres starter and loser Clayton Richard. Then he homered in the eighth and ninth off left-handed reliever Jose Torres. In between, McCutchen walked twice, including a leadoff pass in the sixth that triggered a decisive three-run inning.

It marked the third time in his career that the 2013 National League Most Valuable Player homered three times in a game. And it was his fourth multi-homer game of the season and 15th of his career.

"These are special days and I told Andrew that as he came off the field," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. "I've gotten to see him hit three homers in a game a couple times now. He creates a wake in everything he does.

"To have your best players have the performances they had today makes the game look easy ... and it's not."

The other "best" player Hurdle was talking about was right-handed starter Gerrit Cole, who held the Padres scoreless for five innings while working with the one-run lead supplied by McCutchen's first-inning homer.

After the Pirates widened their lead to 4-0 in the sixth, the Padres finally scored on a solo homer by shortstop Dusty Coleman -- the second in the last three games for the call-up from Triple-A El Paso last Monday. The Pirates then took Torres deep three times -- McCutchen twice around a solo pinch-hit shot by Josh Bell.

McCutchen's first homer came on a fastball by Richard that the left-hander said "was just a little up, but not that bad a pitch." The first homer barely cleared the leap of center fielder Manuel Margot.

The second homer was also hit to center and carried 413 feet. It was hit off a 3-and-1 fastball. The third homer -- and second off Torres -- was a 328-foot, opposite-field drive that clanked off the right-field foul pole.

The last one had an unusual degree of difficulty. The bottom of the eighth ended with McCutchen making a headfirst diving catch in left-center -- with no one on in a 5-1 game. The catch knocked some of the wind out of McCutchen, who was still a bit winded when he teed off.

"I just wanted that one to stay fair," said McCutchen. "I didn't know if it was going to stay fair. I just kept running until someone signaled something. It feels great. I'm in good position to hit. I wasn't missing anything.

"I've done it before," McCutchen said of his three-homer game. "It's pretty cool. Doing it for the third time is pretty cool. And we needed a win. Gerrit did a great job protecting that 1-0 lead before we could put more runs on the board."

"We missed against him," said Padres manager Andy Green of McCutchen's performance. "That's what good hitters do to mistakes, they punish you."

Cole (9-7) allowed five hits, two walks and hit a batter while striking out eight in seven innings.

Richard allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings to suffer his fifth straight loss. Richard (5-12) leads the National League in losses, hits allowed (175) and earned runs allowed (80).

But for five innings, the only difference between the Pirates and Padres was McCutchen's first-inning homer.

"I didn't know if he had it and I don't think he knew," said Richard. "After he hit it, I looked at him and he was shaking his head and I'm thinking, 'he just missed.' I take a couple steps toward the dugout and look over my shoulder and it's gone."

As much as Richard lamented the first-inning homer to McCutchen, it was the walk to McCutchen to open the sixth that bothered Richard more.

"That changed the complexion of that inning," said Richard. "But you have to give him credit. He has power to all fields and a great eye at the plate. He's one of the best."

Meanwhile, the Pirates scored three times in the top of the sixth to end the pitching duel between Roberts and Cole.

After McCutchen walked to open the sixth, David Freese singled. Jose Osuna then drove a Richard fastball to the gap in right-center, the ball skipping past right fielder Hunter Renfroe for a two-run triple. Jody Mercer singled home Osuna to make it 4-0.

San Diego had some opportunities against Cole.

Walks to Yangervis Solarte and Matt Szczur around a strikeout of Renfroe put Padres on first and second with one out in the second. Cole then struck out Austin Hedges and retired Dusty Coleman on a grounder.

In the third, Margot and Carlos Asuaje had consecutive, one-out singles. Cole got Jose Pirela on a soft fly to left and struck out Solarte. Pirela led off the sixth with a double after the Pirates expanded their lead but never advanced.

Coleman ended Cole's shutout bid in the bottom of the seventh.

The sweep-denying loss ended the Padres' winning streak at four games.

NOTES: The Padres activated C Austin Hedges and INF Yangervis Solarte from the disabled list Sunday and optioned OF Jabari Blash and RHP Kevin Quackenbush to Triple-A El Paso. Hedges had been on the concussion disabled list since July 11. Solarte had been out since June 21 with a left oblique strain. Sunday marked the sixth this this season that Quackenbush has been optioned to El Paso. ... Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison left the game in the third with lower left leg discomfort. Harrison hit the first bag awkwardly while reaching on an error. He stayed in for one pitch before leaving. ... Left-handed reliever Kyle McGrath struck out two in a perfect seventh while becoming the ninth player to make his Major League debut with the Padres this season. ... The Padres were 14-11 in July, their first winning month since going 15-11 in July of 2015.

Cardinals' Lynn right at home in victory over D-backs

(TSX / STATS) -- ST. LOUIS -- Having scored only two runs in their previous 30 innings as they entered the bottom of the fourth inning Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals were badly in need of an offensive spark.

Jose Martinez lit the fuse.

Martinez's two-run homer in the fourth tied the game and his sacrifice fly in the sixth untied it as St. Louis rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals (52-53) managed a split of the four-game series despite scoring only five runs.

"Against this team, it's pretty good," Martinez said. "Splitting 2-2 will give us a good day off."

Manager Mike Matheny noted after Saturday night's 7-1 loss to Arizona that he hadn't deployed Martinez as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning because he wanted to save him for the late innings against one of the Diamondbacks' harder throwers.

Taijuan Walker (6-5) certainly fits that description with a fastball that has touched 100 mph during his career, so Martinez got the call in the series finale. When Walker left a 2-1 cutter out over the plate with one on and one out in the fourth, Martinez drilled it into the right field seats.

The 381-foot blast was Martinez's seventh of the year in 135 at-bats.

"I was thinking he was going to try and throw that cutter again," Martinez said. "I got it elevated and put a good swing on it, and it went out."

Two innings later, Martinez got another crack at Walker with Jedd Gyorko at third and Yadier Molina at first after a one-out walk and single, respectively. With a 1-2 count, Walker tried to beat Martinez high and away again.

While Martinez didn't find the seats this time, his fly ball carried almost to the warning track, enabling Gyorko to score without a throw home.

"He was our offense today," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said of Martinez. "It's a tough role to be consistent in. We never have to worry about his energy. He has a great presence, even when he's not in the lineup."

Martinez made a winner of Lance Lynn (9-6) in what could be his final start with the Cardinals. Lynn, the subject of persistent trade rumors over the last week, lasted six innings, allowing four hits and two runs with five walks and three strikeouts. He retired the last eight hitters he faced.

In his last five starts, Lynn has permitted four runs over 31 1/3 innings, winning three and losing none.

"I've told you guys all along that I'm not going anywhere," he said. "So I'm not worried about it. What's there to worry about if I don't control it?"

Four relievers picked up the last nine outs, with Trevor Rosenthal striking out the side on 12 pitches in the ninth for his sixth save.

Walker fanned 10, one off his season high, in 5 2/3 innings, yielding four hits and three runs while issuing three walks.

Arizona (60-45) scored its runs in the second, when Lynn labored through 38 pitches. Chris Iannetta delivered a sacrifice fly and pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso drew Lynn's fourth walk of the inning with the bases loaded.

Descalso was batting for second baseman Chris Owings, who fouled off Lynn's first pitch and broke the index finger of his right hand. It appears Owings will miss a significant amount of time.

"It's tough," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said of Owings' injury. "He's one of the guys we turn to for leadership. He's helped us get to where we are now."

NOTES: St. Louis LF Tommy Pham didn't start Sunday for the first time since the All-Star break. Manager Mike Matheny explained that with the off-day on Monday, it would give Pham two days out of the lineup prior to a big series in Milwaukee that starts Tuesday night. ... Arizona CF A.J. Pollock also didn't start, but did get tossed in the ninth inning when he took strike three as a pinch-hitter and argued with umpire D.J. Reyburn. ... Cardinals RF Stephen Piscotty (right groin strain) is scheduled to finish his rehab assignment at Single-A Peoria on Sunday night. Piscotty, who was 2-for-11 in three games with three RBIs, is expected to return from the 10-day DL on Tuesday night.

Cubs stop Brewers to increase NL Central lead

(TSX / STATS) -- MILWAUKEE -- The way things are going for the Chicago Cubs, an injury to a key player provided an opportunity for a rookie to step up and become a hero for a day.

With Anthony Rizzo sidelined due to back stiffness, fill-in Victor Caratini hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon.

"It is a good feeling, man," Caratini said through translator Henry Blanco. "It is a huge feeling. Not only was it my first career homer, but it helped the team win. I feel amazing right now."

By taking the rubber game of a crucial three-game series between the top two teams in the National League Central, the Cubs increased their lead to 2 1/2 games over the second-place Brewers.

Milwaukee won the series opener 2-1 on Friday night to pull to within one-half game of first place. Chicago answered with a 2-1 win in 11 innings Saturday.

The Cubs trailed the Brewers by 5 1/2 games at the All-Star break, but they are 13-3 since. Milwaukee is 5-11 during that same stretch, allowing Chicago to make up eight games in the standings.

"We needed to do something like that obviously," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "Playing a really good team here in their home ballpark. They came to play, we pitched really well against them."

Caratini fell behind 0-2 before fouling off a pair of pitches and taking a ball before drilling a fastball from Zach Davies out to dead center field for his first major league home run.

Kris Bryant added a solo shot off reliever Jacob Barnes in the eighth for his 20th homer.

John Lackey (8-9) limited the Brewers to just two runs on five hits over six innings to move to 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA in three starts since the All-Star break.

Wade Davis pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 22nd save of the season.

The Cubs broke through against Davies with four consecutive two-out hits in the sixth inning. Jon Jay singled to center, moved to third on a double by Bryant and scored on an infield single by Willson Contreras.

Addison Russell followed with a single to center to make it 2-0.

Milwaukee quickly answered in the bottom of the inning as Domingo Santana hit a two-run homer that hit off the top of the right field wall and bounced over.

"Johnny was really good," Maddon said of Lackey. "That was like a couple-years-ago Johnny. The fastball was that good, the slider was that good, fly ball to right hits the top of the wall, probably would have hit for him anyway under those circumstances, but I thought he threw the ball extremely well today."

Davies (12-5) was hit for his first loss since June 20, allowing three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts over seven innings.

Milwaukee scored just five runs in the series and is 0 for its last 31 with runners in scoring position.

"We've scored a lot of runs through 105, 110 games into the season," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "We've been a very good offensive team. I'm confident we'll score runs again and put up better numbers."

The 2 1/2-game deficit is the largest the Brewers have faced since April 12, when they trailed by three games.

"There are still a lot of games to be played," Davies said. "I don't think anybody in this clubhouse is too worried just this one series. Yeah, it would have been nice to switch-up the standings again, but there's still 55 games or so left to play and we're going to go out and compete in every one of them."

NOTES: Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo was out of the lineup Sunday due to back stiffness. Backup C Victor Caratini filled in at first base. Manager Joe Maddon hopes to have Rizzo back in the lineup by Wednesday. ... The Brewers optioned RHP Junior Guerra for assignment and selected the contract of LHP Wei-Chung Wang from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Guerra started Opening Day for the Brewers but battled injuries and command issues to post a 4.96 ERA in 13 starts. He walked four of the 14 batters he faced Saturday and was pulled after three scoreless innings. ... Wang was 5-1 with a 2.09 ERA in 39 relief appearances for the Sky Sox. The left-hander was a Rule 5 pick from Pittsburgh in 2014 and spent that season in the big leagues, posting a 10.90 ERA in 14 appearances.

Rockies crush Nationals in doubleheader opener

(TSX / STATS) -- WASHINGTON -- The Colorado Rockies blasted Washington Nationals starter Erick Fedde in his major league debut Sunday, scoring seven runs off the right-hander en route to a 10-6 victory in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Third baseman Nolan Arenado and second baseman DJ LeMahieu had three hits and two RBIs apiece for the Rockies, who have taken the first two in the three-game series.

Colorado southpaw Kyle Freeland (11-7) pitched five innings to earn the victory, breaking a tie with teammate Antonio Senzatela for the most wins among major league rookies. Freeland has won his last three decisions and is 3-0 with a 2.02 ERA in his last four appearances.

Rockies closer Greg Holland entered with the bases loaded in the ninth and, after allowing Anthony Rendon's RBI single, got Howie Kendrick to ground into a double play to secure his 33rd save in 34 tries.

First baseman Ryan Zimmerman homered twice and drove in four runs for the Nationals, his fourth multi-homer game this season. Zimmerman has hit 24 homers this year.

Fedde, summoned from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day to take the injured Stephen Strasburg's place in the rotation, is one of the Nationals' top pitching prospects. But he allowed runs in three of his first four innings.

The Rockies loaded the bases to start the first, only for Fedde to induce a run-scoring double-play grounder from first baseman Gerardo Parra. Raimel Tapia then singled to right to drive in LeMahieu.

Fedde encountered similar difficulty his second time through the order. Charlie Blackmon singled to lead off the third and LeMahieu doubled him home. After Arenado's single, Parra hit into another double play that scored a run.

The Rockies added three more runs in the fourth, though only one was earned thanks to Washington shortstop Adrian Sanchez's error for interfering with baserunner Trevor Story. Ryan Hanigan, Blackmon and Arenado all delivered run-scoring singles in the inning.

Only one of Colorado's 10 hits off Fedde went for extra bases.

Freeland allowed four runs (three earned) and nine hits, yielding a solo homer to shortstop Wilmer Difo in the first inning and a three-run shot to first baseman Zimmerman in the fourth. He struck out four and did not yield a walk.

Zimmerman later hit a solo shot off reliever Pat Neshek in the seventh. He has 905 career RBIs, tied with Tim Wallach for the most in franchise history.

NOTES: Colorado placed LHP Jake McGee (mid-back strain) on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to July 27. McGee is 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA in 43 appearances. ... To replace McGee on the active roster, the Rockies recalled LHP Zac Rosscup from Triple-A Albuquerque. Rosscup, who made three appearance for the Rockies earlier this season, has thrown 9 1/3 scoreless innings for Albuquerque. ... Colorado added RHP Carlos Estevez as its 26th man for the doubleheader. Estevez, who was optioned to Albuquerque on Saturday, is 4-0 with an 8.10 ERA in five stints with the Rockies this season. ... In addition to adding Fedde to the roster, Washington recalled C Pedro Severino from Triple-A Syracuse as its 26th man for Sunday's doubleheader. Severino was optioned to Syracuse on Saturday, and is 2-for-5 with an RBI in five games with the Nationals this season after singling as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning. ... Washington also released OF Chris Heisey, who was on the DL with a left groin strain, to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Fedde. Heisey hit .162 with a homer and five RBIs in 38 games this season. ... Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy was out of the lineup for the opener of the doubleheader, the first game he didn't start since July 14. Murphy pinch hit in the sixth and remained in the game. ... The teams were to complete the series Sunday night with a makeup of Friday's rainout. Jon Gray (3-1, 5.84 ERA) starts for Colorado, while Edwin Jackson (1-1, 3.75) gets the nod for Washington.

Phillies' Galvis beats Braves with bat, glove

(TSX / STATS) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Freddy Galvis showcased his fielding skills early and his batting prowess late for the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

The Philadelphia shortstop hit a walk-off single to lift the Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. It was the second walk-off win in as many days for the Phillies, who got seven scoreless innings from starter Vince Velasquez.

Galvis hit a soft line drive over the head of first baseman Matt Adams and into right field off Akeel Morris in the ninth inning. The hit scored Andrew Knapp, who led off the inning with a double against Rex Brothers (1-2). The Phillies loaded the bases with no outs when Ty Kelly walked and Cesar Hernandez reached on a bunt single.

It was the fourth straight win for the Phillies, who are 6-0 against the Braves at home this season. Meanwhile, it was the fourth straight loss for the Braves, who have dropped seven of eight.

Before the game-winning hit, Galvis saved a run with a heads-up play in the first and made two smooth stops up the middle to start double plays.

"Freddy is a Gold Glover in my eyes right now," Velasquez said. "He's making plays with ease and doing it on a regular basis. That's a big confidence booster and makes things easier as a team."

Velasquez worked around six hits and two walks while striking out six batters in his best performance of the season.

"I think he's learning. I think he's maturing," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said of Velasquez. "I think it's all the mindset he has on the mound, not letting the little things get to you and knowing you have to execute pitches. He's pitching around mistakes and knowing how to get out of situations."

It was only the second time Velasquez, who missed seven weeks with an elbow injury this season, went seven innings in 2017 -- and he battled to get through his last frame. On his 108th and final pitch of the afternoon, Velasquez struck out Sean Rodriguez with a slider to leave runners at second and third.

"You just have to bear down sometimes," Velasquez said. "I've struggled in situations like that before. I put my foot down in that seventh inning, utilized my slider, changeup, curveball."

Velasquez also got out of a jam in the first inning with some help from Galvis. With runners on first and second and two outs, he shortstop cut off a Nick Markakis single deep in the hole, faked a throw to second base and threw out Ender Inciarte at the plate as he tried to score from second.

"I know (Inciarte) is an aggressive runner, so he was trying to score," Galvis said. "I was trying to go to second base. But as soon as I saw there was no chance to go to second base, I took the jump and saw what he was doing. Then I went to home plate. I tried to read the runner."

Said Inciarte: "(Third base coach Ron Washington) was sending me home. Tough situation to see if he's going to hold me or send me. I had nothing else to do. You can't guess."

The Braves scored a run off Phillies reliever Luis Garcia in the eighth to tie the game 1-1. Pinch-hitter Danny Santana led off the inning with a single and scored on a Brandon Phillips grounder to second. The run snapped Garcia's 21 1/3 inning scoreless streak.

Atlanta starter R.A. Dickey gave up one run on six hits over seven frames. The knuckleballer struck out eight, fooling Phillies hitters.

"I just had a good feel for it," Dickey said. "Late movement. I had a swing and miss knuckleball today."

But Dickey's knuckleball also fooled his catcher at an inopportune time. Odubel Herrera scored easily on a passed ball by Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki in the fourth inning. Suzuki had two passed balls, and Dickey threw four wild pitches.

Herrera, who reached twice against Dickey on bunt singles, almost scored again on an errant knuckleball in the sixth, but Suzuki corralled it in time to throw Herrera out at the plate.

"What can I say about Odubel. He hustled. ...He showed a lot of aggressiveness on the bases," said Mackanin, who pulled Herrera from a game earlier in the week after he didn't run out a dropped third strike. "That was huge to see. He was playing with a lot of energy."

NOTES: The Phillies are 12-12 in July, marking the most wins in any month this season for the club. ... The Phillies have only one longer winning streak this season, a six-game stretch between April 21-27. ... Philadelphia won 4-3 in 11 innings on Saturday on Ty Kelly's single.

Reds top Marlins with battery-powered victory

(TSX / STATS) -- MIAMI -- Marlins manager Don Mattingly had seen rookie right-hander Luis Castillo on tape and had read the reports.

Then, on Sunday afternoon, the Miami Marlins had to face the pitcher who had been in their organization until he was traded, along with two other prospects, to the Cincinnati Reds in January.

Castillo beat his former organization and catcher Tucker Barnhart produced a season-high three RBIs as Cincinnati snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over Miami on Sunday at Marlins Park.

Castillo (2-4) lasted a career-high eight innings. He allowed three hits, one walk and one run, striking out six. He is one of 13 rookie pitchers -- including eight starters - the Reds have used this year.

"Pretty favorably," Mattingly said when asked how Castillo looked in comparison to the scouting reports, "a guy throwing 100 (mph) who doesn't walk many batters.

"He used everything. He got his breaking ball over. He got his changeup on lefties. His velocity is something you've got to get going for."

Dan Straily (7-7), the player Miami received in the Castillo deal, lost his third straight start. He allowed seven hits, two walks and two runs in six innings.

"I was pretty excited that we were lined up to pitch against each other," Straily said of Castillo. "It's always fun when you get to match up against guys you've been traded for -- I've faced (St. Louis Cardinals outfielder) Dexter Fowler a few times. It's just another layer to baseball."

Castillo noted how he and Straily both wear No. 58 and added that he knows almost all of the Marlins players very well.

"It's amazing," Castillo said. "You face your ex-team. You face the pitcher you were traded for, and we wear the same number on the back of our jerseys. Thank God everything worked out for me today."

The Marlins (49-54) had their four-game win streak snapped. They had won eight straight games against the Reds at Marlins Park, setting a franchise record against any opponent.

This would've been just the 11th four-game sweep in Marlins history and the first against the Reds.

Instead, the Reds (42-63) improved to 3-14 since the All-Star break.

Cincinnati opened the scoring with a two-run second inning. Eugenio Suarez drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a single by Jose Peraza and scored when Barnhart golfed a 1-2 pitch to right for an RBI single.

Peraza scored when Castillo bunted on a safety squeeze. It was Castillo's first career RBI.

Straily suffered an undisclosed injury while fielding the bunt but remained in the game and escaped further trouble with a strikeout and a ground out, both with the bases loaded.

"My hamstring just grabbed real quick, a cramp," Straily said. "I wasn't going to throw another pitch until that was gone because then you would be leaving yourself vulnerable for another one."

Miami cut its deficit to 2-1 when Dee Gordon drew a walk and scored when backup catcher A.J. Ellis drilled a double over the glove of diving center fielder Billy Hamilton.

The threat ended when Christian Yelich's swing produced a two-foot grounder. Barnhart pounced on the ball, tagged Yelich -- who hadn't moved out of the box -- and threw out Ellis at third base for a double play.

Cincinnati extended its lead to 6-1 with a four-run seventh. Reliever Hunter Cervenka loaded the bases with no outs by allowing a single and two walks. Rookie reliever Drew Steckenrider inherited the mess, and the Reds capitalized with an RBI groundout by Adam Duvall, Peraza's RBI walk and Barnhart's two-run single.

The Reds held on despite Marcell Ozuna's three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth off of reliever Raisel Iglesisas. Ozuna has 24 homers -- a career high -- and 81 RBIs this season. His 27 RBIs this month are a franchise record for July.

"It was good to put together a win," said Barnhart, Cincinnati's hitting hero. "I've been scuffling. I haven't felt like myself. This was a step in the right direction."

NOTES: Marlins C J.T. Realmuto hit his 12th homer of the season Saturday, breaking his previous career high of 11 set last year. Realmuto is fourth in the NL and eighth in the majors in homers by a catcher this year. ... RHP Merandy Gonzalez, 21, is considered the top prospect Miami received when they traded closer A.J. Ramos to the New York Mets. Gonzalez is 12-3 with a 1.78 ERA in 17 Class A starts this year. Miami also got CF Ricardo Cespedes, 19, who was hitting .255 in rookie league. The Marlins on Monday start a three-game series against the NL East-leading Washington Nationals. The teams have split six games this year. ... The Reds start a three-game series at the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. The Reds lead the season series 6-1. ... Reds RHP Homer Bailey, who starts Tuesday, has lost three straight starts, allowing 17 runs (15 earned) in 16 innings.

Mariners rout Mets behind record-setting Paxton

(TSX / STATS) -- SEATTLE -- James Paxton claims he didn't have his best stuff Sunday afternoon.

Just don't tell that to the New York Mets.

The left-hander pitched six scoreless innings and set a franchise record as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Mets 9-1 at Safeco Field.

Paxton (11-3) allowed six hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out eight as the Mariners, who are chasing an American League wild-card berth, returned to the .500 mark at 53-53.

The Mets (48-55) lost two of three in Seattle to drop to 3-4 on their season-high 10-game trip.

Paxton broke the team mark for most victories in a month by a pitcher. He finished July 6-0 with a 1.37 ERA, recording 46 strikeouts and six walks in 39 1/3 innings.

"That means things are going well," Paxton said of getting a win without his "A" game. "My location and breaking weren't the best, but I battled.

"Z (catcher Mike Zunino) did a great job calling the game, and there was some great defense behind me."

Center fielder Jarrod Dyson threw out the Mets' Jose Reyes, who was attempting to tag from first on a fly ball, to end the first inning, and right fielder Leonys Martin made a diving catch on a Curtis Granderson liner with two runners on base in the second.

"That's the stuff that helps you win games," Paxton said.

The Mariners provided Paxton plenty of early run support, scoring three times in the first and adding two in the second.

With one out in the first, Jean Segura and Robinson Cano singled before Nelson Cruz launched a three-run shot into the upper deck in left field off Mets starter Seth Lugo (5-3). The home run, Cruz's team-leading 21st of the season, was measured at 444 feet, reaching the fans sitting in the shadow of the Safeco Field sign that hangs above the seating area.

With one out in the second, No. 9 hitter Martin hit a solo shot down the right field line, striking the "Hit It Here Cafe."

"That was fairly exciting for me," said Martin, who opened the season as the Mariners' starting center fielder but was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma on April 27 after batting just .111 in the first 15 games. "It's been a long time, playing in the minor leagues. I was just trying to keep calm and put a good swing on it."

Ben Gamel followed with a fly ball that left fielder Yoenis Cespedes lost in the sun. As Cespedes covered his head, the ball fell next to him and he then tumbled backward, the ball bouncing toward the wall as Gamel raced to third. With two outs, Cano lined a run-scoring double down the right field line to make it 5-0.

Lugo settled down after that, allowing one hit over his final three innings. In five innings, he allowed five runs on eight hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

"I'm sure he wishes he made a better pitch (to Cruz), but after getting off to a slow start ... you have to battle back and get in the game," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Seth gave us that opportunity, shut them down for three innings. ... Paxton pitched really good."

The Mariners scored in each of their final three at-bats against the Mets bullpen.

They got an unearned run off right-hander Fernando Salas in the sixth, after an error by second baseman Neil Walker. Gamel drove in the run with a single down the left field line.

Seattle scored again in the seventh off left-hander Josh Smoker. Cruz walked with one out and moved to third on a double to left-center field by Kyle Seager. Danny Valencia brought home Cruz with a sacrifice fly to right field, increasing the lead to 7-0.

Right-hander AJ Ramos, acquired by the Mets on Friday night from Miami, didn't have the best of debuts, giving up two runs. A throwing error by Walker and two wild pitches by Ramos helped the Mariners, who got a run-scoring single by pinch hitter Danny Espinosa to make it 9-0.

The Mets avoided the shutout with a two-out rally off left-hander James Pazos in the ninth inning. Granderson, Travis d'Arnaud and Matt Reynolds hit consecutive singles to bring home the run.

"Paxton, what a month," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "He's kind of leading us in our charge up the mountain (toward a wild-card berth)."

NOTES: Mariners LF Ben Gamel extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games. ... Mets SS Jose Reyes left the game after being hit in the left arm by a pitch in the fifth inning and was replaced by Asdrubal Cabrera. Mets manager Terry Collins said X-rays on Reyes' arm were negative. ... The Mets added RHP AJ Ramos to the roster and designated LHP Josh Edgin for assignment. ... The Mariners made a series of roster moves before the game: OF Mitch Haniger was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a facial laceration after getting hit with a 95 mph fastball from the Mets' Jacob deGrom on Saturday; RHP Erasmo Ramirez, acquired Friday in a trade with Tampa Bay, was added to the active roster; OF Leonys Martin was selected from Triple-A Tacoma; RHP Cody Martin was optioned to Tacoma; and Triple-A INF D.J. Peterson, a first-round draft pick in 2013, was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Leonys Martin. In addition, Triple-A INF Tyler Smith, who spent time with the Mariners earlier this season, was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.

A's again top Twins on walk-off homer

(TSX / STATS) -- OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics were down to Josh Smith, their sixth and final available relief pitcher Sunday afternoon, when they came to the plate in the bottom of the 12th inning in a 5-5 game against the Minnesota Twins.

"Couple more innings and I wasn't sure what we were going to do," A's manager Bob Melvin said.

As it turned out, Melvin never had to face that problem, thanks to Yonder Alonso.

Alonso hit a solo walk-off home run with one out in the 12th, powering the A's to a 6-5 victory against the Twins at the Oakland Coliseum.

Alonso launched reliever Tyler Duffey's first pitch into the right field seats for his 22nd home run of the season. The walk-off blast was the second of his career.

The Athletics beat Minnesota with a walk-off homer for the second straight game. Rajai Davis hit a two-run shot in the ninth inning Saturday. Sunday was Oakland's ninth walk-off win of the season.

"It felt good," said Alonso, who has been in a hitting funk but went 3-for-6 Sunday. "For me, it was just coming back to the basics, making sure I was getting good pitches to hit, making sure I was using the whole field. I felt like I've been going out of my zone a little bit and trying to do too much."

A's starter Jharel Cotton lasted only 3 2/3 innings, but after he exited, Simon Castro, Liam Hendriks, Santiago Casilla, Blake Treinen, Ryan Dull and Smith combined to blank the Twins for the final 8 1/3 innings. Smith (1-0) pitched two shutout innings for the win. Duffey (0-3) took the loss.

"Everybody put up zeroes and it's definitely contagious," Smith said. "You want to come in and challenge hitters and throw a lot of strikes."

The Twins lost the series 2-1 and fell five games behind Kansas City in the race for the second wild-card berth in the American League.

"Anytime you get walked off, that's a tough way to lose a ballgame," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "Today's game kind of mirrored some of the other ones on this trip. We did a fairly decent job early in the game pitching and putting some runs on the board but we got a little stagnant offensive. What we've been doing too much of is letting these teams hang around. We had a chance to increase our lead and (did) not take advantage."

In the first inning, Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer and Brian Dozier a solo shot for the Twins, who grabbed a 3-0 lead and extended it 5-0 through the top of the fourth. The A's scored twice in the fourth, once in the fifth and twice in the eighth to pull even.

Oakland rookie Jaycob Brugman hit a solo home run in the fifth, and rookie Matt Chapman had a two-run double in the eighth.

With two outs in the eighth, Ryon Healy worked a walk off Taylor Rogers and moved to second when pinch hitter Rajai Davis lined a single to center.

Chapman lined a two-run double to left off Ryan Pressly.

"I knew coming into that at-bat that the guy I was facing had some good stuff, had a live fastball and some good off-speed pitches," Chapman said. "I really tried to just bear down and stay short. My approach was I kind of choked up on the bat and I was not trying to do too much."

Cotton was activated Sunday from the disabled list and gave up five runs on five hits, including the two home runs in the first. He struck out five, walked five and threw 78 pitches. He had been out since July 4 because of a blister on his right thumb.

"Bullpen came in and did a great, great job," Cotton said. "They picked me up big-time on an afternoon when I didn't do my job."

Twins right-hander Bartolo Colon, who pitched for the A's in 2013 and 2014, allowed three runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked one. Colon is 0-1 with two no-decisions for Minnesota since being called up from Triple-A Rochester on July 18.

"I feel good," Colon said. "I feel like this is one of my second homes. I thought it went well. I can't remember the last time I went past the sixth."

NOTES: The Twins traded LHP Jaime Garcia, along with cash considerations, to the New York Yankees on Sunday morning for RHP Zack Littell and LHP Dietrich Enns, a pair of minor league prospects. ... Twins DH Miguel Sano was ejected by plate umpire Phil Cuzzi in the 11th after taking a called third strike on a pitch that appeared to be outside, then slamming his bat down in anger. ... A's RHP Frankie Montas was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday, opening a spot on the 25-man roster for RHP Jharel Cotton. Montas is 1-1 with a 7.03 ERA in 23 relief appearances for the A's over two stints. ... A's INF/OF Chad Pinder (strained left hamstring) played his final rehab game for Triple-A Nashville on Saturday and will be activated Monday when the A's open their series against the Giants. ... 1B Joe Mauer played his 1,676th career game, tying him with Tony Oliva for fourth-place on the Twins' all-time list. ... Twins RHP Trevor Hildenberger, a product of the University of California in nearby Berkeley, had five strikeouts in two shutout innings of relief.

Rangers' Beltre gets 3,000th hit, but Orioles take series

(TSX / STATS) -- ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre may have made history in Sunday's rubber match against Baltimore, but the Orioles got out of town with the series win.

The Orioles tagged Rangers starter Martin Perez for eight earned runs and overcame Beltre's 3,000th career hit as well as two home runs and five RBIs from Rougned Odor in Sunday's 10-6 win at Globe Life Park.

Baltimore (50-54) won two of three in the weekend series between the two teams struggling to stay relevant enough to concern themselves with their standings in the wild card race.

Beltre became the 31st player in major league history to record 3,000 hits when he ripped a bouncing double down the third base line in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Orioles. A crowd of 32,437 braved the 92-degree heat to see the milestone.

"(Beltre) has meant so much to this team. He's been a mentor to people in this organization," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "So yeah, it's appropriate to celebrate 3,000 hits for Adrian. Moments like this mark time for all of us. You want to remember this. You may never see this again."

Fans throughout Gobe Life Park had their smart phones out, recording the moment for posterity. After all, Beltre became both the first player in a Texas uniform to reach 3,000 hits, and the first player to reach the milestone playing in Arlington. Beltre pulled the double on a 3-0 pitch to help keep the Rangers in the game.

"I wasn't trying to let him get a hit by any means," said Baltimore starter Wade Miley (5-9). "But at the same time, as a fan, if it had to happen, that guy's an unbelievable player. He's the kind of player you want your kids to watch. That's the kind of respect I have for him."

Two batters later, Odor drove in Beltre and Nomar Mazara, who drew a walk before Beltre's historic at-bat to cut the Orioles' lead to 4-2.

Perez (5-9) ran into trouble his second time through the lineup and was lifted in favor of reliever Jeremy Jeffress in the fifth. Manny Machado led off the top of the fourth by lining a double into the left-field corner on a slider down in the strike zone, and Perez lost Johnathan Schoop one batter later to put two Orioles on with no one out.

Designated hitter Trey Mancini, who came into the game 5-for-7 lifetime against Perez, poked his second hit of the game through the right side of the infield to bring in the first run of the game. Welington Castillo and Chris Davis kept the hit parade going, plating Schoop and Mancini, as the Orioles opened up a 4-0 lead after Ruben Tejada's fielder's choice.

Odor homered twice, in the bottom of the sixth and eighth innings, but all those strokes did was pull the Rangers (50-54) to within 10-3 and 10-6.

Schoop belted a two-run homer off Perez to make the score 6-2. It was Schoop's ninth homer in July. He drove in three runs while Castillo drove in four.

The Orioles made it two big innings in a row when Castillo blasted another no-doubt home run to left field in the fifth, this time off Jeffress. Baltimore scored five more in the inning to open up a 9-2 lead and dampen the buzz that filled the stadium after Beltre's milestone hit.

Beltre also became the first Dominican-born player to reach 3,000 hits. The double was Beltre's 605th, tying Hall of Famer Paul Molitor for 14th on the baseball's all-time doubles list.

"It was an honor to be here for it," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of Beltre's 3,000th hit. "I think everybody in the game has a lot of respect for him, not only statistically, but the way he's found his success over the years."

At age 38, in his 20th season, Beltre is hitting .309. He came into Sunday's game batting .348 in his last six games and went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.

"I'm going on a year-to-year basis," Beltre said. "My main reason to stay is to help this team win the World Series."

NOTES: The Orioles are 6-1 against the Rangers this year. ... Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre became 16th right-handed batter record 3,000 career. ... Orioles DH Trey Mancini came into the game 5-for-7 lifetime against Rangers starter Martin Perez and continued that hot streak with hits in his first two at-bats, the second of which plated Manny Machado for the first run of the game. ... Rangers 2B Rougned Odor's two home runs gave him his seventh career multi-homer game, and his fourth this season. ... Orioles closer Zach Britton converted his 57th straight save opportunity.

White Sox end Indians' nine-game winning streak

(TSX / STATS) -- CHICAGO -- As the "Sox" on their schedule changed from rebuilding Chicago to contending Boston, the Cleveland Indians pondered the end of their nine-game winning streak with a clean perspective.

Chicago White Sox first baseman Matt Davidson smacked a walk-off, two-run homer against Indians reliever Bryan Shaw to cap a 3-1 victory on Sunday. Collecting their belongings moments later, the defending American League champion Indians were resolute about not allowing any frustration to linger when their road trip continues in Boston on Monday

"We've got to turn the page regardless, whether we win or lose," Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor said. "Because we understand we've got a very good team tomorrow. Every game counts. It's tough to swallow when you lose, but you've got to turn the page immediately."

Cleveland (57-46) stranded eight runners and finished 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, struggling to find offensive footing against Chicago left-hander Carlos Rodon.

Rodon pitched 6 2/3 innings for the White Sox (40-62), scattering one run and six hits while striking out nine and walking two. Rodon threw a season-high 110 pitches. He was making his sixth start after beginning the season on the disabled list with bursitis in his left biceps.

"He was just mixing, you know," Lindor said. "His slider, he was effective. His fastball had some life to it. Most of the times, he was getting ahead. The usual things. We all know what he's capable of doing, and he did it. Hats off to him. He had a great game today."

The White Sox earned half of their four hits for the game in the ninth inning. Jose Abreu's one-out double against Shaw (4-5) set the stage for Davidson, who hit a cut fastball into the stands in left-center field.

It was the first walk-off home run of Davidson's career, and Chicago's first game-ending home run of the season.

"It was really cool," Davidson said. "It was my first time doing that. I was trying to drive him in. It's been a rough go for us, so to get that feeling and get that win was huge for us."

Chicago did not collect its first hit until left fielder Leury Garcia smacked a solo home run with two outs in the sixth inning, tying the game at 1-all.

The White Sox activated Garcia from the 10-day disabled list before the game to take the roster spot of leadoff hitter and offensive catalyst Melky Cabrera, who was traded to Kansas City on Sunday in exchange for minor league pitchers A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis.

Cabrera initially was batting leadoff and playing left field for the White Sox. He went 4-for-5 in Chicago's 5-4 loss Saturday.

White Sox general manager Rick Hahn evaluated positively the latest trade in a flurry of July transactions. In recent weeks, the White Sox have dealt left-hander Jose Quintana, third baseman Todd Frazier and relievers David Robertson, Dan Jennings, Tommy Kahnle and Anthony Swarzak.

"We're pleased," Hahn said. "I don't want to say we're surprised. This was our mission. This is what we set out to do. This is what we felt was important for the long-term health of the organization. We had a plan. That said, you need to respond to the market. It's not always the easiest thing to get across the finish line."

Rodon, who encountered a minor blister on his left middle finger in the seventh inning, knows the clubhouse is upbeat about that pursuit and the organization's transitional phase.

"We are trying to do something special here," Rodon said. "We were trying to do it for a while. As you see by the moves, it takes some time. It's a process. Everyone says it's a process, trust the process. That's the truth. We are just going to go about our business and play hard every day, what (manager Rick Renteria) preaches."

Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin stifled the White Sox before leaving the game with left hamstring tightness in the fifth inning. Cleveland manager Terry Francona and head athletic trainer James Quinlan visited Tomlin at the mound before the start of the fifth. Moments later, the Indians summoned right-hander Nick Goody, the first of three Cleveland relievers, despite Tomlin's bid to stay in the game.

Goody struck out the first five batters he faced before surrendering Garcia's home run.

Tomlin spaced five strikeouts and one hit batsman while throwing 35 of his 56 pitches for strikes. He became the third opposing starter in the past five games to carry a no-hitter into the fifth inning against Chicago. Tomlin said he is hopeful he will not miss a turn in the rotation. He said he suffered a hamstring tweak while fielding a ground ball in the fourth inning.

"Yeah, it was frustrating on my part," Tomlin said. "I didn't really know what happened. Maybe if I get off the mound a little better and field the ball in front of me as opposed to getting around it, it wouldn't have happened."

Tyler Clippard (2-6) earned the victory for Chicago, striking out two and allowing one hit in a scoreless eighth inning.

Lindor opened the scoring with a solo home run to left field leading off the third. Austin Jackson and Jose Ramirez had two hits apiece for Cleveland.

NOTES: Cleveland outscored opponents 66-24 during its nine-game winning streak. ... The White Sox snapped their nine-game home losing streak. The club record is 11, set in 1989. ... White Sox hitting coach Todd Steverson was ejected before the top of the sixth inning. ... Indians manager Terry Francona on OF Tim Raines, a former teammate who was inducted Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: "I don't know why it took so long. I'm a big fan of his. Anybody that played with him (is)."

Eighth-inning rally carries Royals past Red Sox

(TSX / STATS) -- BOSTON -- Melky Cabrera is on the way to provide reinforcements, but the Kansas City Royals did just fine without him against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.

Alex Gordon and Alcides Escobar combined to drive in all five of the Royals' runs, with Gordon smashing a go-ahead triple in the eighth to cap a four-run inning as Kansas City rallied for a 5-3 win at Fenway Park.

"Just kind of typical of our success, you know, the big guys are getting on base and then Esky and Gordy ... come up with huge hits," Royals manager Ned Yost said after his team's 10th win in the last 11 games.

Before the game, Kansas City re-acquired Cabrera and cash considerations from the Chicago White Sox for two minor league pitchers to bolster the outfield entering the stretch run.

Cabrera previously played for the Royals during the 2011 season, posting career highs in home runs (18) and RBIs (87) while hitting .305 that season.

"That's a good pick(up), man," Escobar said of Cabrera, who is batting .295 with 13 homers and 56 RBIs in 98 games this year. "... Everybody knows Melky can hit and he's playing really good."

Gordon's heroics were preceded by a game-tying two-run single with the bases loaded for Escobar, who had three RBIs total to help Kansas City (55-48) take the rubber match of its three-game series with Boston (57-49).

Rafael Devers clubbed his first career homer at Fenway, a solo shot, and his second since his major league debut last Tuesday after Boston brought him up from Triple-A Pawtucket.

"His first-step quickness and reaction off the bat has been better than anticipated, to be honest with you," Red Sox manager John Farrell said of the 20-year-old Devers.

Mitch Moreland and Christian Vazquez also drove in one run apiece for the Red Sox, who have lost seven of their last 10 games despite earning a wild 9-8, extra-inning victory Saturday.

Boston fell to 1-46 when trailing after eight innings.

Kansas City won the series opener 4-2 on Friday to run its winning streak to a season-high nine games before Saturday's loss.

Royals starter Jason Hammel (5-8) gave up three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts in seven innings, marking the first time a Kansas City starter has gone seven frames since July 15.

"We need to do that a lot more. That's our job, to go deep," Hammel said.

Kelvin Herrera pitched a scoreless ninth for his 23rd save for Kansas City.

Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz tossed 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball in his 100th career start, allowing seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Matt Barnes (6-3) was tagged with the loss after coughing up four runs (three earned) and failing to record an out in the eighth.

"The bullpen's been so good all year. It's just part of baseball. It happens sometimes," Pomeranz said of the Red Sox's bullpen implosion.

Boston pushed across two runs in the second as Moreland clubbed an RBI double and Vazquez followed with an RBI single.

Escobar cut the Red Sox's lead in half with an RBI double in the fourth before Devers clubbed his homer an inning later to make it 3-1.

Devers' blast sailed approximately 381 feet and landed just above the home run line on the Green Monster in left field. He held up at second base as a crew chief review confirmed the home run call.

Kansas City loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth, allowing Escobar to deliver his game-tying two-run single to the opposite field.

"(I was) just trying to put the ball in play. I (wasn't) trying to (hit the ball) too hard. I just put the ball in play and I hit the ball really good to the other side," Escobar said.

Gordon followed with his go-ahead three-bagger to center.

The inning began with a fielding error by Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, allowing Lorenzo Cain to reach first.

"It opens the door, and then all of the sudden there's life," Farrell said of Bogaerts' costly miscue.

Boston loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth for Mookie Betts, who flied out to center field to end the game.

NOTES: Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia (sore left knee) was out of the lineup for a second straight game. ... Kansas City re-acquired OF Melky Cabrera and cash considerations from the Chicago White Sox for LHP Andre Davis and RHP A.J. Puckett. In a corresponding move, Kansas City designated RHP Andrew Edwards for assignment. ... Boston celebrated the 10th anniversary of its 2007 World Series championship team in a pregame ceremony. David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, Jason Varitek, Mike Lowell and Pedroia were among those honored on the field, with '07 World Series MVP Mike Lowell throwing out a ceremonial first pitch to Varitek. ... Ortiz told reporters Red Sox LHP Dave Price should apologize to team broadcaster Dennis Eckersley for publicly confronting him on the team plane. "If he has to come and apologize to Eckersley ... let's do it and let's just move on," Ortiz said. ... Red Sox RHP Doug Fister (0-5, 7.46 ERA) faces the Cleveland Indians and Royals LHP Danny Duffy (7-6, 3.56 ERA) opposes the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.