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Lucas Giolito carried a shutout into the eighth inning and closer Alex Colome pitched out of an eventful jam as the White Sox recorded their first shutout of 2019.

Akron RubberDucks left-hander Tanner Tully (2-3) pitched six strong innings, allowing only one run, but four Erie SeaWolves combined to pitch a six-hit shutout in a 2-0 series-opening at UPMC Park Tuesday night.

CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer tweeted a playful message to Tim Anderson earlier in the day. Anderson replied in kind, then chased the All-Star pitcher after his worst start this season.

Anderson hit a two-run single in the sixth inning that ended Bauer's evening as the Chicago White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 9-1 Monday night and stopped a three-game losing streak.

CLEVELAND -- Erik Swanson didn't run into any trouble until after his first major league win.

Seattle's rookie right-hander was grabbed by teammates, thrown into a laundry cart and pushed into the showers after allowing just one hit in six innings as the Mariners snapped a six-game losing streak with a 10-0 blowout of the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

The Reading Fightin' Phils (15-11) swept the doubleheader against the Akron RubberDucks (13-17) in a pair of extra-inning games on Sunday at Canal Park, winning Game 1 3-2 in eight innings and winning Game 2 6-4 in nine innings.

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (12-8) scored seven runs in the fifth inning on the way to an 8-0 win and series victory in the finale of a three-game series with the Akron RubberDucks (12-14) at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton Wednesday night. The RubberDucks finished 4-3 on their seven-game road trip ahead of a four-game homestand beginning Thursday.

MIAMI -- Corey Kluber got hit hard again, and the last line drive really hurt.

The struggling Cleveland Indians right-hander broke his right forearm when he was hit by a comebacker during a 4-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.

Akron RubberDucks right-hander Zach Plesac (1-1) struck out a season-high nine batters in 6 2/3 innings, but Binghamton Rumble Ponies right-handed knuckleballer Mickey Jannis (1-0) pitched the first seven innings of a combined 1-0 shutout of the Akron RubberDucks in the second game of a three-game series at NYSEG Stadium Tuesday night.

Bauer fell behind early, but Gonzalez put the Indians ahead to stay with a tiebreaking three-run homer, only his second extra-base hit of the season, and they beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Tuesday night.

With Brock Lesnar informing UFC president Dana White that he doesn't intend to fight again, the UFC is close to finalizing a heavyweight title matchup between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic for a pay-per-view event on Aug. 17, in Anaheim, California.