The Phillies are eyeing Angels slugger Taylor Ward ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, and a deal could give Philadelphia the right-handed power boost they need.

Jose Soriano limited Philadelphia to two runs in seven innings as the Angels beat the Phillies 8-2 on Sunday for a series victory.

Rich Hill will play for his record-tying 14th MLB team when he pitches for Royals vs. Cubs on Tuesday. He played four seasons with the Dodgers and two games with the Angels.

Rich Hill claimed a piece of history on Tuesday night when he started for the Kansas City Royals against the Chicago Cubs (GameTracker). Hill, the oldest active player in the league at age 45, thereby tied Edwin Jackson's major-league record by suiting up for his 14th different team.

Kansas City's Rich Hill became the oldest player in the majors after making his season debut Tuesday against the Cubs.

The Mets were trailing, 2-0, with two outs in the fifth when Alvarez launched his game-tying blast against Angels starter Kyle Hendricks into the left-field stands at Citi Field. An elated Alvarez raised his first as he rounded first base, breaking into his first home-run trot since returning to the majors.

Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio – hitting seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively – came through with clutch two-out hits in a three-run fifth where the Mets took the lead and never looked back en route to a 3-2 win in front of an announced sell-out crowd of 43,055 at Citi Field.

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