AROUND THE HORN
■ Mets: The Mets released second baseman Robinson Canó prior to Sunday’s doubleheader against the Phillies. The move comes a week after the slumping Cano was designated for assignment despite nearly $45 million remaining on his contract. The 39-yearold Canó sat out last season while serving his second suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. He batted .195 (8 for 41) with one home run, three RBIs and a paltry .501 OPS in 43 plate appearances for the NL East-leading Mets. Canó has a .302 career batting average with 335 home runs, 1,305 RBIs and an .842 OPS in 17 seasons. He has 2,632 hits, including 571 doubles. Canó is owed $44,703,297 by the Mets from the remainder of the 10-year, $240 million contract he signed with the Mariners. He has lost $35,741,935 because of the two drug suspensions. Now that he has been released by the Mets, a team could sign him for a prorated share of the $700,000 minimum salary this season and also pay the $710,000 minimum salary in 2023.
■ White Sox: Dallas Keuchel halted his threestart losing streak with six solid innings, José Abreu hit a two-run double and the White Sox beat the Red Sox 3-2 for their season-high sixth straight victory. Leury García added an RBI single for the White Sox (14-13), who moved over .500 for the first time since April 20 and completed a 5-0 road trip, including three wins at Fenway Park. Christian Vázquez had an RBI single for the Red Sox (10-19), who have lost a season-most five straight and 14 of 18. Keuchel (2-3) allowed two runs on eight hits, fanning five and walking one after posting a 9.90 ERA in his previous three starts.
■ Braves: Adam Duvall and William Contreras homered to help Charlie Morton win for the first time in five starts as the host Braves cranked up their bats in a 9-2 victory over the Brewers. Matt Olson hit a two-run double during a four-run second. Duvall homered in the third off starter Aaron Ashby, and Contreras added a three-run drive in the fifth off Jandel Gustave to pad the lead. The Braves were winless over Morton’s previous four starts, a stretch that included a 7.85 ERA. But the 38-yearold right-hander pitched around three walks and allowed just two hits with five strikeouts in five scoreless innings. The Braves went up 6-0 in the fourth when Dansby Swanson scored on a wild pitch from Ashby (0-3). He was charged with six hits, six runs and four walks in four innings. Morton (2-3) escaped trouble with the bases loaded in the second when Lorenzo Cain struck out and Jace Peterson flied out.
■ Twins: Jorge Polanco delivered another key hit and the Twins bullpen combined for 6 ⅔ innings of shutout work as the host beat the A’s 4-3. It was the ninth straight loss for the A’s. The Twins have swept three of their last five series and won 14 of 17 since beginning the season 4-8. Twins OF Byron Buxton didn’t play for the AL Central leaders a day after an early exit. He is day to day with a very low-level right hip strain.
■ Astros: Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam, Jake Odorizzi threw five innings of one-hit ball and the Astros beat the Tigers 5-0 for a four-game sweep and their seventh straight win. The Astros finished a red-hot homestand against the Mariners and Tigers 7-0. When the homestand began, the Astros 11-11.