Francisco Liriano, in his best impersonation of his 2013 self, strong-armed the Giants for seven innings for a 3-1 victory Tuesday, giving the Bucs their eighth win in 11 games coming out of the All-Star break

Rangers first baseman J.P. Arencibia had a night to remember Tuesday. But afterward, he said it was not enough. He finished the night 4-for-5 with two doubles and two home runs. The second home run was a grand slam, and he drove in a career-high seven RBIs in the 12-11 Rangers loss to the Yankees.

After early homers by Adam Jones and Nick Markakis, Manny Machado went deep in the 12th inning to lift the Orioles to a 7-6 walk-off win over the Angels on Tuesday night.

The Nationals have not announced the seriousness of Ryan Zimmerman’s right hamstring injury, only indicating that the third baseman is not doing any activities to strengthen the hamstring. However, according to two baseball sources, Zimmerman has a Grade 3 hamstring strain, which means he could be out awhile.

The White Sox erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning to pull away for an 11-4 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night at Comerica Park. Alexei Ramirez had a three-run double and Jose Abreu and Adam Dunn homered in the decisive outburst to help left-hander Jose Quintana pick up the win.

If Jon Lester does get dealt by the Red Sox before Thursday’s 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, he won’t get to make a dramatic final start at Fenway Park. Following Tuesday’s 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays, Boston manager John Farrell announced that Lester was scratched from tonight’s start in the finale, and Brandon Workman will be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to pitch.

Marcus Stroman continued to impress Tuesday night as he tossed seven strong innings, while Colby Rasmus homered as the Blue Jays won their fourth consecutive game with a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

On the eve of his 80th birthday, Commissioner Bud Selig sounded like a man content to turn a page on his remarkable life. He sees this next chapter as a time to think and reflect, a time to share some of what he has learned and to attempt to tell his incredible story.

A couple of All-Stars lifted the Marlins back to the break-even point on Tuesday night. Henderson Alvarez threw seven scoreless innings, and Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs as Miami defeated Washington, 3-0, at Marlins Park.

After struggling to score runs in their last homestand, the Mariners broke out the bats Tuesday to open a six-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the Indians at Progressive Field.

Alex Cobb allowed one run on three hits while striking out 12 in eight innings to claim his seventh win of the season, leading the Rays to a 5-1 win over the Brewers on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels is exactly the type of pitcher a contending team wants in a postseason race. The Phillies know that better than anybody. Hamels, who led the Phillies to the 2008 World Series championship, dominated Tuesday night in a 6-0 victory over the Mets at Citi Field. He allowed six hits, no walks and struck out eight in eight innings to improve to 6-5 with a 2.55 ERA.

Whether the Marlins complete a deal or two by Thursday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline remains to be seen. What is evident is the front office is aiming high in its search to bring in a proven winner. According to Jim Bowden of ESPN and MLB Network Radio, Miami is one of seven teams who have reached out to the Red Sox regarding Jon Lester.

In this game of musical left-handers, Jon Lester becomes the biggest trading chip on the market, followed — albeit not that closely — by the Phillies’ Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee.

The Trade Deadline is fast approaching, but for David Price — this year’s biggest prize — it was business as usual on Tuesday.

As we wait to see whether a blockbuster will blindside us between now and Thursday’s 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, MLB.com’s analysts attempt to brace you for some big barters by each making one bold prediction for what remains in this segment of the swapping season.

After two errors and some other loose defense helped the Pirates to a four-run first inning at AT&T Park on Monday, Vance Worley protected the instant lead with a masterful complete-game four-hitter to upend the Giants, 5-0.