Mets launch Military Monday at Citi Field  —  NEW YORK — The Mets wore camouflage jerseys and caps for their series-opening game against the Cardinals to commemorate Military Monday, a new initiative honoring U.S. servicemen and -women at Citi Field.  The club is saluting military members each home Monday …

Pedroia scores on Lough's throwing error; Sox beat O's  —  BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia scored from third on left fielder David Lough's throwing error with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 comback win over Baltimore Orioles on Sunday night.

MLB must evolve to let players express themselves without rebuke  —  Sorry, everyone.  I must have been busy waiting for Stephen Drew and Kendrys Morales to sign when this transaction came across the wire:  —  NATIONAL LEAGUE — Named Gerrit Cole as Special Baseball Ethics Instructor to Carlos Gomez, succeeding Brian McCann.

Figaro joins bullpen; Kintzler getting close  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers needed a fresh bullpen arm after battling the Pirates for 14 innings on Sunday, so they swapped Rob Wooten for Alfredo Figaro before Monday's series opener against San Diego.  Wooten was optioned to Triple-A Nashville, and Figaro recalled.

Gattis's two-run walk-off homer leads Braves past Marlins in 10th  —  ATLANTA — Evan Gattis hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Miami Marlins 4-2 Monday night.  —  Dan Uggla led off with a single up the middle off Arquimedes Caminero (0-1) …

Tigers release Gonzalez, call up Worth  —  Veteran shortstop replaced on roster with versatile 28-year-old infielder  —  DETROIT — Alex Gonzalez's tenure as Tigers shortstop is over after three weeks.  The Tigers released the 37-year-old on Sunday morning and called up infielder Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo.

Davis' grand slam leads Pirates over Reds  —  PITTSBURGH — Ike Davis became the first player to hit grand slams for different teams in the same April, and Neil Walker had a winning run single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates twice overcame deficits to beat the Reds 6-5 Monday night.

Kipnis hits two-run homer, Indians edge Royals  —  CLEVELAND — The squirrel was fearless.  —  Zach McAllister wasn't nervous, either.  —  Jason Kipnis and Michael Brantley hit two-run homers to back McAllister, powering the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Monday night …

Aroldis Chapman “likely” to face hitters Wednesday  —  PITTSBURGH — Aroldis Chapman is about to take the last major step before going out on the rehab assignment.  —  Chapman is tentatively scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday.  Chapman threw 45 pitches in a bullpen session Sunday.

Tyler Flowers hopes hot bat keeps him in White Sox' lineup  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — If Tyler Flowers keeps this up, manager Robin Ventura won't even want to take him out of the lineup.  That would be a good thing for Flowers, because the White Sox catcher wants the work.