Two National League Cy Young award candidates, Madison Bumgarner and Jacob deGrom, will share the mound today when the Giants host the Mets in the opener of a four-game series at AT&T Park.

Rick Porcello is enjoying the best season of his eight-year Major League career, and he’s looking forward to enjoying a trip back to where his career started. Well, not until after he takes care of business Friday in his first start at Comerica Park not in a Tigers uniform.

As Tigers general manager, Dave Dombrowski watched plenty of former Tigers walk down the tunnel at Comerica Park and make the unfamiliar right turn for the visiting clubhouse. On Thursday, it was his turn.

When Tigers manager Brad Ausmus sat Justin Upton out of Wednesday’s game, he was asked if he thought about sitting Upton for a few days, like the Pirates did with Andrew McCutchen. They considered it, Ausmus said at the time.

It all started with a bunt.

The Yankees are getting younger. But none of this is new to Starlin Castro, who saw the same kind of moves happen when he was still with the Cubs.

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

Zach Britton is having a wonderful season that may end up being one for the record books, but can he win the AL Cy Young Award? A scattered AL pitching leaderboard helps, but recent history has shown that voters rarely elevate relievers on their ballots.

Everything is going right when Stephen Gonsalves takes the ball these days. The Twins’ No. 4 prospect extended his scoreless streak to 21 innings with six near-perfect frames for Double-A Chattanooga on Wednesday.

It hasn’t taken Jonathan Lucroy long to make an impact offensively for the Rangers since being acquired from the Brewers on the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline. In 15 games, he’s hit seven home runs with 14 RBIs.

Relaxin’.

The Angels scored twice in the first and then didn’t make any noise until the ninth when Yunel Escobar’s fifth hit brought them to within a run. But Seattle rookie closer Edwin Diaz got the final out, on a nice play by Kyle Seager at third, to end the game.

Rickie Weeks Jr. and Yasmany Tomas each hit a pair of homers, combining for 11 RBIs in support of Zack Godley as the D-backs routed the Mets, 13-5, on Wednesday night at Chase Field for their fifth win against New York in eight days.

Eric Hosmer, not satisfied with breaking up Anibal Sanchez’s bids for a perfect game and later a no-hitter, dealt Detroit a decisive blow with a tiebreaking two-run home run in the ninth, sending Kansas City to a 4-1 win on Wednesday night at Comerica Park. The win handed the Royals their first sweep of the Tigers in Detroit since 2008.

Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish has continually made strides in his endurance this season as he returns from 2015 Tommy John surgery. He checked off another step in his recovery on Wednesday night, throwing a season-high seven-plus innings as the Rangers finished a three-game sweep of the A’s with a 6-2 victory at Globe Life Park.

Chase Utley had no home runs, grand slams or curtain calls on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. But the Dodgers still rolled to a 7-2 win over the Phillies.

Though there would certainly be a benefit to gaining the first overall pick in next year’s MLB Draft, the Twins weren’t complaining as they took advantage of Mike Foltynewicz’s early exit and frustrated the Braves’ bullpen on the way to completing a two-game series victory with a 10-3 win on Wednesday night at Turner Field.