"We need to start playing better baseball, get back to .500 and winning series to put ourselves in a position to add to this club at the deadline," Kennedy said in an appearance on WEEI.

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo made it clear that pitcher Ryne Nelson will spend the rest of the season in the starting rotation, given the long-term injuries among that group of pitchers.

Moments before Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw collected his 3,000th career strikeout, All-Star third baseman Max ...