BRAVES HURLER HAS AN EVENTFUL DAY

Atlanta lefty Sean Newcomb came within an out of throwing a no-hitter against the Dodgers. After the game, he was answering for his offensive tweets from years ago.

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TWEET TROUBLE: Atlanta pitcher Sean Newcomb will face the fallout from his tweets, a day after he apologized for racist, homophobic and sexist posts he put on social media as a teenager.

The 25-year-old came within one strike of a no-hitter Sunday at SunTrust Park against the Dodgers. Less than an hour later, after the old tweets came to light, he said he regretted his actions. Major League Baseball, which dealt with a similar situation involving Milwaukee reliever Josh Hader on the night he pitched in the All-Star Game, said it will determine a course of diversity training for Newcomb.

The Braves are home to open a series against Miami.

GROUNDED: The World Series champion Astros have lost a season-high four in a row, getting swept for the first time this year when Texas took three straight at Minute Maid Park over the weekend. Houston also is minus its star middle infielders — second baseman Jose Altuve has a sore knee and is on the disabled list for the first time in his career, and shortstop Carlos Correa has a back problem. Leading the AL West by four games over the Mariners, the Astros begin a threegame series at Seattle.

WHO’S NEXT? More deals could come as teams approach the Tuesday afternoon deadline for making trades without waivers. The Braves added an arm for their bullpen on Sunday, getting right-hander Brad Brach from Baltimore for $250,000 of international signing bonus allotment. Brach was the latest Orioles player to get traded after star third baseman Manny Machado went to the Dodgers and relief ace Zach Britton was sent to the Yankees.

FIRST THIRST: A pair of division leaders meet at Fenway Park when All-Star Aaron Nola (12-3) and Phillies visit David Price (116) and the Red Sox to start a twogame series.