MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 0

Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Tigers 6, Orioles 2 – Cabrera 2 HRs and Mize solid for Tigers in 6-2 win over O's

Miguel Cabrera hit two solo home runs, Casey Mize pitched seven solid innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2. Those were career homers Nos. 496 and 497 for Cabrera. Mize held the Orioles scoreless until they pushed across an unearned run in the seventh. The rookie right-hander, the No. 1 overall draft pick three years ago, allowed four hits and struck out two. It was his first victory since June 26, though the Tigers had been limiting his innings since then. Orioles starter Alexander Wells allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings.

Royals 5, White Sox 0 – Hernandez 6 innings for Royals in 5-0 win over White Sox

Carlos Hernandez pitched six scoreless innings, Salvador Perez homered again and the Kansas City Royals beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox 5-0. Perez put the Royals ahead with his 25th homer, a two-run shot in the first inning off Carlos Rodon. Kansas City won three out of four games in the series that ended with a blistering matinee. It was 95 degrees at the start of the game with a heat index of 106. Hernandez allowed just four hits, with one walk and four strikeouts. Rodon gave up four runs on eight hits over four taxing innings.

Reds 7, Cubs 4 – Votto homers in record 6th game in row as Reds beat Cubs 7-4

Joey Votto has set a Cincinnati Reds franchise record by homering in six consecutive games. Votto went deep again as Cincinnati beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4. The 37-year-old Votto homered six times in the four-game series at Wrigley Field, and has eight home runs over his record stretch. Votto’s 20th homer of the season was a two-run shot in the first, when he hit a fastball from Alec Mills into the center field bleachers. Patrick Wisdom and Wilson Contreras homered for the three Cubs runs off winner Luis Castillo, who had only given up three runs total in his previous four starts.

Today

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers, 7:10 p.m.                  94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50

Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

MLB – Yankees get Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo, cash for 2 minor leaguers

The New York Yankees have acquired Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and cash for two minor leaguers in their second major trade this week for desperately needed left-handed bats. The swap came ahead of the Major League Baseball trade deadline Friday at 4 p.m. Earlier in the day, the Yankees announced they had gotten All-Star slugger Joey Gallo from Texas. Rizzo is batting .248 with 14 home runs and 40 RBIs. The 31-year-old Rizzo is a three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner. He can become a free agent after this season. New York is fourth in the AL wild-card chase for two spots. The Yankees lost 14-0 at Tampa Bay on Thursday.

MLB – Cubs deal righty reliever Tepera to crosstown White Sox

Reliable reliever Ryan Tepera is heading from the North Side to the South Side. The struggling Chicago Cubs traded the 33-year-old right-hander to the AL Central-leading White Sox on Thursday for minor league lefty Bailey Horn, giving the Sox some bullpen help for the rest of the season and maybe the playoffs, too. It was the second trade of the day for the White Sox, who also acquired slugging second baseman Cesar Hernandez from the Cleveland Indians. Tepera is 0-2 with a 2.91 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings this season and has allowed just one home run over his last 36 appearances.

MLB – White flag: Indians trade 2B Hernandez to 1st-place Sox

Cleveland traded second baseman Cesar Hernandez to ...