The Rangers, looking for an impact starting pitcher through the trade market, have White Sox left-hander Chris Sale and Rays right-hander Chris Archer at the top of their wish list before Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline.

Opposing ballparks have been a home away from home for Tyler Chatwood this season, and on Friday night at Citi Field that trend continued as the right-hander dominated the Mets to lead the Rockies to a 6-1 victory.

Matt Klentak made Vince Velasquez the centerpiece to his first major trade as Phillies general manager in December. Could Velasquez really be traded again, fewer than eight months later?

On a day in which they finalized a seven-player trade designed to boost their chances at ending a 12-year playoff drought, the Marlins watched the Cardinals elbow past them in the National League Wild Card race by battering starter Jose Urena. Buoyed by a six-run fifth that chased Urena from the game, the Cardinals captured their ninth win in 12 games on Friday with an 11-6 victory at Marlins Park.

Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain is back, and eager to help turn his team around. He started in right field and went 0-for-2 with a walk in an 8-3 loss to the Rangers on Friday night at Globe Life Park.

The Braves will continue to look at ways to enrich their future before Monday’s Trade Deadline.

Fans may have wanted to see Ichiro Suzuki make history with his bat Friday night against the Cardinals, but he instead showed off his arm at Marlins Park.

Here’s a look at top prospects to watch in Saturday’s Minor League action.

As the baseball world waits to see if the White Sox will trade Chris Sale, it’s worth looking back to see if trading aces in-season actually works. Going back to 1998, we found 14 qualified deals, and the results for both sides are interesting.

Are any of these trade rumors true?

Jon Lester got plenty of offensive support and didn’t need Aroldis Chapman’s 100-mph help on Friday. Jason Heyward smacked a much-needed two-run homer, David Ross added a solo shot and Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run double to power a 14-hit onslaught and lead the Cubs to a 12-1 Interleague victory over the Mariners at Wrigley Field.

We wish we could do this when tall people stand in front of us at concerts.

If the Dodgers are on the verge of trading outfielder Yasiel Puig, chairman and controlling owner Mark Walter said it’s news to him.

The non-waiver Trade Deadline is Monday at 4 p.m. ET and the Nationals are still looking for bullpen help. Their closer, Jonathan Papelbon, has been in a serious slump. In his last three games, Papelbon has allowed seven earned runs in a total of one inning, while his ERA has climbed from 2.56 to 4.41.

Presented with an opportunity last offseason to trade one of the game’s most effective closers, the Pirates elected to keep Mark Melancon. Will they make the same decision this weekend?

If you’re reading this sentence, you know as much about the trade rumors swirling around Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy as Lucroy himself.

A’s left-hander Rich Hill is making progress with the blister on his left middle finger, just not enough to pitch Sunday in Cleveland. Instead, Sonny Gray will take his regular turn to close out a three-game road series with the Indians, while Oakland mulls whether to place Hill on the disabled list.