SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Alex Dickerson has been traded to the San Francisco Giants from the San Diego Padres for minor league right-hander Franklin Van Gurp.The teams announced the swap Monday, and Dickerson will join Triple-A Sacramento. He has been primarily with Triple-A El Paso this season aside from a 12-game stint with the Padres in which he batted .158 (3 for 19) with two RBIs and seven strikeouts.Dickerson played 84 games for San Diego in 2016.At Triple-A this season, he is hitting.372 with five home runs and 20 RBIs and a 1.075 OPS in 26 games.Van Gurp is 2-1 with a 4.54 ERA over 18 relief appearances between Class A Augusta and Double-A Richmond.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed right-hander Jordan Lyles on the 10-day injured list with tightness in his left hamstring.The move came after Lyles gave up three runs, five hits and four walks over three innings in a 5-3 loss at Milwaukee on Saturday.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle says Lyles' hamstring problem caused "collateral damage" to the bullpen. Hurdle said he thought the injury affected Lyles' delivery.Lyles is 5-3 with a 3.64 ERA in 12 starts.Right-hander Montana DuRapau was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis before Monday night's game against the Atlanta Braves.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

CLEVELAND (AP) — Hours before the first pitch of Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber sprinted across the sun-soaked outfield inside an empty Progressive Field.Except for getting the occasional glance from ushers and vendors preparing for the crowd, Kluber was alone.When he finished a down-and-back between neon yellow cones, Kluber checked a stopwatch to make sure he was hitting his marks. In a day or two, his broken right arm will be re-evaluated to see if he can pitch for Cleveland again this season.For now, his status remains uncertain.Same as the Indians.Approaching the halfway point of a season starting to snake sideways, it is hard to get a handle on the three-time defending AL Central champions, who will host next month's All-Star game.Slowed by a too-often-limp offense, injuries to Kluber as well as starters Mike Clevinger and Carlos Carrasco and the curious case of All-Star third baseman José Ramirez, the Indians are at a crossroads.They're... [More]

Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel finally have jobs, and each also has a chance to affect the playoff race in the National League.It was no surprise they both ended up with contenders. Kimbrel signed with the Chicago Cubs, Keuchel with the Atlanta Braves. If the season ended now, those teams would be in the postseason, and adding these pitchers could be the equivalent of making a major pickup at the trade deadline — only the Cubs and Braves did it sooner.Kimbrel's role with Chicago isn't hard to predict. The 31-year-old closer has 333 saves in his career, including 42 last year with the champion Red Sox. The Cubs have been without closer Brandon Morrow, who is coming off elbow surgery. They have some other relievers with closing experience in Steve Cishek, Brandon Kintzler and Pedro Strop, and even without Kimbrel, they're atop the NL Central at the moment. But slotting Kimbrel in as the closer could create a domino effect that makes the whole bullpen more imposing.Keuchel joins an Atlanta... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:START IT UPThis year's Subway Series begins at Yankee Stadium, though rain is in the forecast for the opener of the two-game set.Jason Vargas (2-3, 3.57 ERA) pitches for the Mets. The 36-year-old lefty is coming off a shutout against the Giants and has a 1.85 ERA in his last seven starts — but he's 0-7 with a 6.84 ERA vs. the Yankees. Masahiro Tanaka (3-5, 3.42 ERA) returns from the paternity list to pitch for the Yanks.Out of action is Mets second baseman Robinson Canó, who is back on the injured list with tightness in his left quadriceps and will miss the games against his former team.FREE AND EASYThe Freeway Series opens up when Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (9-1, 1.35 ERA) starts at Angel Stadium. Ryu has the lowest ERA among qualifying pitchers in the majors to go with a 0.77 WHIP.Angels rookie Griffin Canning (2-2, 3.52 ERA) makes his eighth career start.SMOOTH SALE-INGRed Sox lefty Chris Sale (2-7, 3.84) starts against Texas at Fenway... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Monday:START IT UPThis year's Subway Series begins at Yankee Stadium, though rain is in the forecast for the opener of the two-game set.Jason Vargas (2-3, 3.57 ERA) pitches for the Mets. The 36-year-old lefty is coming off a shutout against the Giants and has a 1.85 ERA in his last seven starts — but he's 0-7 with a 6.84 ERA vs. the Yankees. Masahiro Tanaka (3-5, 3.42 ERA) returns from the paternity list to pitch for the Yanks.Out of action is Mets second baseman Robinson Canó, who is back on the injured list with tightness in his left quadriceps and will miss the games against his former team.FREE AND EASYThe Freeway Series opens up when Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (9-1, 1.35 ERA) starts at Angel Stadium. Ryu has the lowest ERA among qualifying pitchers in the majors to go with a 0.77 WHIP.Angels rookie Griffin Canning (2-2, 3.52 ERA) makes his eighth career start.SMOOTH SALE-INGRed Sox lefty Chris Sale (2-7, 3.84) starts against Texas at Fenway... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Canó is right back on the injured list.Four days after returning to the lineup, the slumping second baseman was placed on the 10-day IL by the New York Mets again Sunday with tightness in his left quadriceps. The move is retroactive to Thursday, after Canó aggravated the injury Wednesday night in his first game since May 22.Canó sat out the next three days while the Mets tried to determine whether he needed another stint on the injured list."When you have an active guy and you start him, you want him to be able to go nine innings. I don't think at this point we were confident that that could happen safely without putting him at any kind of risk," manager Mickey Callaway said. "So we feel like a rehab assignment probably will be the best thing, and a progression throughout that rehab assignment to get him to where he needs to be. He could have probably pinch-hit, but we don't need Robbie to be just a pinch-hitter, we need him to be a starter and go out there and... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Catcher Chris Stewart has been released from his minor league contract by the San Diego Padres after exercising his right to be let go if not added to the major league roster by June 1.The 37-year-old hit .277 with two doubles, one homer and eight RBIs in 19 games with Triple-A El Paso.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez is out of the starting lineup for the fourth straight game because of back tightness.Boston manager Alex Cora said Sunday the 31-year-old Martinez "is feeling better, but he's not ready to play."Martinez has not started eight of the last 20 games. He missed four games in Toronto from May 21-23. Cora said the first two games were because of illness and the last two because of his back.Martinez hit .330 with 43 homers and a major league-leading 130 RBIs last year after signing a $110 million, five-year contract.He is batting .296 with 12 homers and 33 RBIs this season — down from .318 with 21 homers and 54 RBIs at this point last year.Boston also is without first basemen Mitch Moreland (strained right quadriceps) and Steve Pearce (lower back strain).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Canó is right back on the injured list.Four days after returning to the lineup, the second baseman was placed on the 10-day IL again by the New York Mets with tightness in his left quadriceps. The move was made Sunday, retroactive to Thursday, after Canó aggravated the injury Wednesday night in his first game since May 22.The eight-time All-Star says he feels good but agrees with the team's decision because he's had only two at-bats in 2½ weeks and wants to be able to play a full game and contribute offensively as soon as he comes back. The 36-year-old Canó says he's scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Syracuse or Double-A Binghamton.The move means Canó will miss two Subway Series games against his former team at Yankee Stadium this week.To replace him on the roster, New York selected the contract of right-handed reliever Tim Peterson from Syracuse.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

CLEVELAND (AP) — There's a valid reason for Domingo Germán's recent struggles.The New York Yankees placed the right-hander on the injured list with a left hip flexor, an injury that has bothered him for a few weeks but he didn't disclose to the team until Saturday.Germán became the 19th Yankees player on the IL this season, one shy of last year's total for the entire season.He has an 8.59 ERA in his past three starts, a span in which he has given up seven homers in 14 2/3 innings. He was touched for two homers, including a two-run, tiebreaker by Carlos Santana in the sixth inning Friday in a 5-2 loss that denied Germán his 10th win."The first I heard of it was yesterday after he got done playing catch here," said manager Aaron Bone, adding Germán said he initially felt discomfort during a start in Kansas City on May 26.In that game, Germán gave up seven runs and nine hits in five innings — his worst start by far this season.Boone said he wasn't mad at Germán for keeping his injury private."It's... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — There's a valid reason for Domingo Germán's recent struggles.The New York Yankees placed the right-hander on the injured list with a left hip flexor, an injury that has bothered him for a few weeks but he didn't disclose to the team until Saturday.Germán has an 8.59 ERA in his past three starts, a span in which he has given up seven homers in 14 2/3 innings. He was touched for two homers, including a two-run, tiebreaker by Carlos Santana in the sixth inning Friday in a 5-2 loss that denied Germán his 10th win."The first I heard of it was yesterday after he got done playing catch here," said manager Aaron Bone, adding Germán said he initially felt discomfort during a start in Kansas City on May 26.In that game, Germán gave up seven runs and nine hits in five innings — his worst start by far this season.Boone said he wasn't mad at Germán for keeping his injury private."It's hard to know what level of discomfort he's in," Boone said. "We always want our players to treat any... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Yankees starter Domingo Germán has been placed on the injured list with a hip flexor, another blow to New York's pitching staff.The team made the move Sunday before completing a three-game series against the Indians. Germán has been ineffective in his past three starts, but he didn't tell the Yankees about his injury until Saturday.Manager Aaron Boone said the right-hander will undergo an MRI on Monday.To take his spot on the roster, the Yankees recalled left-hander Stephen Tarpley from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Germán was denied his 10th win Friday night as he lost for the second time after going six innings in a 4-2 loss to the Indians. He has an 8.59 ERA in his past three starts, allowing seven homers in 14 2/3 innings.The Yankees are already missing starter Luis Severino (shoulder), reliever Dellin Betances (shoulder) and are using their bullpen to get through Sunday's game after placing Masahiro Tanaka on the paternity list.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

A look at what's happening around the majors today:KEEP IT COOLRoyals right-hander Glenn Sparkman pitches against the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium — in his last outing, he was ejected for hitting Chicago sparkplug Tim Anderson in the helmet with a pitch.Sparkman was tossed in the second inning on May 29 in Chicago. The Royals have mixed it up with the bat-flipping Anderson a few times.RIVALRY NIGHTIt's Cardinals-Cubs under the lights at Wrigley Field when Adam Wainwright (5-5, 4.34 ERA) faces Kyle Hendricks (6-4, 3.16) in the series finale. Wainwright tossed eight shutout innings in a 2-1 win over the Cubs at St. Louis last Sunday when he allowed two hits but walked a career-high seven. Hendricks has won five straight decisions over his last seven starts with a 2.09 ERA during that span.OUCH!Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will see how he's feeling, a day after his hard hit — but not the kind he hoped for.Fuming after his bid for extra bases was caught Saturday, Gardner fired his batting... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Sunday:KEEP IT COOLRoyals right-hander Glenn Sparkman pitches against the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium — in his last outing, he was ejected for hitting Chicago sparkplug Tim Anderson in the helmet with a pitch.Sparkman was tossed in the second inning on May 29 in Chicago. The Royals have mixed it up with the bat-flipping Anderson a few times.RIVALRY NIGHTIt's Cardinals-Cubs under the lights at Wrigley Field when Adam Wainwright (5-5, 4.34 ERA) faces Kyle Hendricks (6-4, 3.16) in the series finale. Wainwright tossed eight shutout innings in a 2-1 win over the Cubs at St. Louis last Sunday when he allowed two hits but walked a career-high seven. Hendricks has won five straight decisions over his last seven starts with a 2.09 ERA during that span.OUCH!Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will see how he's feeling, a day after his hard hit — but not the kind he hoped for.Fuming after his bid for extra bases was caught Saturday, Gardner fired his batting... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday:KEEP IT COOLRoyals right-hander Glenn Sparkman pitches against the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium — in his last outing, he was ejected for hitting Chicago sparkplug Tim Anderson in the helmet with a pitch.Sparkman was tossed in the second inning on May 29 in Chicago. The Royals have mixed it up with the bat-flipping Anderson a few times.OUCH!Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will see how he's feeling, a day after his hard hit — but not the kind he hoped for.Fuming after his bid for extra bases was caught Saturday, Gardner fired his batting helmet against a dugout wall in Cleveland— only to have the protective gear ricochet back and smack him in the face.The result: A bloody lower lip that took six stitches to close. He said getting the stitches hurt more than being hit with the helmet."It was just frustration building up, we gave up the lead," Gardner said. "You hit a ball like that that's an out, it's just frustrating."Gardner was 0 for... [More]

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Dallas Keuchel's first start in the minors for the Atlanta Braves was rained out, meaning he'll need to wait another day or two before taking the mound.The 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner was supposed to pitch Saturday for Triple-A Gwinnett against Durham, but the game never began because of the weather. More rain was in the forecast Sunday.Instead, Keuchel is likely to pitch Monday for Class A Rome in the South Atlantic League. The 31-year-old lefty is expected to throw 75 to 90 pitches.Keuchel signed a one-year deal this week that pays him $13 million. The two-time All-Star went 12-11 with a 3.74 ERA in 34 starts last season for Houston.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrián Beltré got one more tap on the top of the head from Elvis Andrus, and a visit by the person who brought the four-time All-Star third baseman up to the major leagues as a teenager.The Rangers retired Beltré's No. 29 jersey on Saturday night after he spent the last eight of his 21 major league seasons in Texas.Among the special guests on the field was Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, who was the interim general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers when Beltré was first called up by them in 1998 for his big league debut at age 19 — and never went back down.Lasorda was still their manager when he first went to the Dominican Republic to see Beltré, who was only 15 when he first signed with the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in July 1994. Lasorda said he talked to Beltré many times over the years and told him he had "all of the ability in the world, just don't mess it up."Beltré went on to collect 3,166 career hits, the most ever by a foreign-born player, and... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — This was not the kind of hard hit Brett Gardner hoped for.Fuming after his bid for extra bases was caught Saturday, the New York Yankees' sparkplug fired his batting helmet against a dugout wall in Cleveland— only to have the protective gear ricochet back and smack him in the face.The result: A gashed, bloody lower lip that took six stitches to close."It was just frustration building up, we gave up the lead," Gardner said. "You hit a ball like that that's an out, it's just frustrating."Gardner was 0 for 4 in the 8-4 loss to Cleveland. He's hitless in his last 22 at-bats, dropping his batting average to .217.Indians right fielder Jordan Luplow made an outstanding catch to rob Gardner in the sixth inning.Gardner said getting the stitches hurt more than being hit with the helmet.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Brent Honeywell has fractured a bone in his right elbow throwing a pitch during a bullpen session and will miss another season.The Rays made the announcement Saturday between games of a doubleheader in Boston.The 24-year-old righty was at the team's spring training complex in Port Charlotte, Florida, working his way back from Tommy John surgery in the spring of 2018. He was sidelined for the entire year.Dr. James Andrews is scheduled to perform surgery on the bone Monday and make sure there are no complications from the elbow surgery.There is no timetable for his return.Honeywell was selected by the Rays in the second round of the 2014 draft.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports