Zack Greinke fell one out shy of a shutout Monday night, instead settling for a pretty impressive 6-2 Dodgers win over the Cubs that included an RBI single from the right-hander.

Even the best player on a team makes mistakes. In Monday night’s 8-6 loss to the Cardinals, Reds first baseman Joey Votto lost track of how many outs there were.

Derek Jeter may still not be 100 percent as he returns from a strained right calf — just the latest injury in what he has called a “nightmare” season that featured three stints on the DL — but the Yankees will gladly accept whatever percentage he is.

St. Louis crawled out of an early four-run hole behind a three-run homer from Matt Holliday and blasted in front with Allen Craig’s first career grand slam to grab a series-opening, 8-6 win at Busch Stadium.

Why are teams still pitching to Miguel Cabrera when he is having a season that is somewhere between great and unbelievable? The answer to that question might be as straightforward as these two words: Prince Fielder.

R.A. Dickey pitched 6 1/3 quality innings and Edwin Encarnacion had a pair of RBIs in the Blue Jays’ 5-2 victory over the Yankees at Rogers Centre on Monday night.

Cliff Lee outlasted Zack Wheeler and stymied New York’s lineup to lead the Phillies to a 2-1 win over New York on Monday night at Citi Field. Cody Asche drove in both Philadelphia runs with a triple.

The Royals came out swinging and didn’t let up en route to an 11-1 win over the Rays in Monday’s makeup game at Kauffman Stadium.

David Lawrence is running out of motivational techniques. Lawrence, coach of the SY Titans, found himself bursting at the seams with pride and emotion on Monday, when his team was crowned the champion of the National Youth Baseball Championships.

Astros owner Jim Crane clarified his ballclub’s financial situation in the wake of Monday’s Forbes.com article that he said was “not even close to being accurate.”

Commissioner Bud Selig’s profound legacy includes 18 years of labor peace, record-setting attendance and revenues and a host of sweeping changes related to technology and the fan experience. Yet none of those accomplishments has had a more meaningful impact than the memo he sent to teams on April 14, 1999.

This one hurts. It hurts Matt Harvey, quite obviously, and it undoubtedly hurts the Mets, who have so much of their future riding on that electric right arm. But Harvey’s shutdown with a partial tear of a right elbow ligament — an injury that could lead to surgical intervention — also hurts all of us baseball fans who love the next wave, the irresistible pull of dominance in development and in bloom.

The National Youth Baseball Championships staged a highly compelling All-Star Game on Monday, and the all-tourney team managed to outlast the MLB.com US All-Stars in a 10-9 thriller.

For the first time since he made his third trip to the disabled list in June, Reds ace Johnny Cueto accompanied the team on the road trip to continue his throwing program.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Mets right-hander Matt Harvey learned Monday that he has a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. He is expected to be placed on the disabled list and will likely miss the remainder of the season. Harvey will not undergo Tommy John reconstructive surgery at this time, but it has not been ruled out.

Rookie sensation Jose Fernandez earned yet another honor on Monday, as the Marlins right-hander was named Co-National League Player of the Week.