Gonzalez strong as Orioles beat Red Sox, extend AL East lead  —  BOSTON — Nelson Cruz had a pair of hits and Miguel Gonzalez took a shutout into the seventh inning as the Baltimore Orioles opened a double-digit lead in the AL East with a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

Looking ahead: Next season's schedule revealed  —  Traditional Opening Day games to be played on Monday, April 6  —  Major League Baseball on Monday revealed the 2015 regular-season schedule, which will begin with the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball opener on April 5 and then, by the following day …

Kershaw stifles Padres for MLB-best 18th win  —  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Conversation  —  Clayton Kershaw breezes to 18th win as Dodgers dump Padres  —  LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw became the major leagues' first 18-game winner …

Locke keeps Pirates in wild-card hunt with win over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Starling Marte hit a two-run homer and fell a triple short of the cycle to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Monday night.  —  Jeff Locke (7-4) struck out nine over seven strong innings …

Sides close on collision rule clarity  —  Major League Baseball and the Players Association are nearing an agreement designed to “clarify” confusion over the new home-plate collision rules, sources told ESPN on Monday, with an announcement possible as soon as late Monday afternoon.

Stanton ties career mark in homers, Marlins top Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — Giancarlo Stanton hit his NL-leading 37th home run of the season, tying the Marlins record for career homers, and Miami beat the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night.  —  Stanton, who also leads the league with 105 RBIs …

Game recap: Mets 3 - Rockies 2  —  Recap: The Mets rallied for a walk-off win, 3-2, over the Rockies on Monday at Citi Field.  —  Need to Know: The Mets nearly wasted a strong outing from starter Jon Niese, who scattered eight hits, walked just one and only allowed one earned run in 6 2/3 innings.

Nationals Beat Braves 2-1 Behind Fister  —  WASHINGTON — Doug Fister pitched seven shutout innings, leading the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between the top teams in the NL East.

Anibal takes step forward with throwing session  —  8/8/14: Anibal Sanchez exits the game early with an apparent injury in the bottom of the 5th inning  —  DETROIT — While the Tigers readied for pregame batting practice Sunday in their quest to make the postseason, Anibal Sanchez retook …

With Murphy returning, Herrera likely moving to bench  —  9/6/14: Dilson Herrera lines a single to center, scoring Travis d'Arnaud to give the Mets a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning  —  NEW YORK — The Mets expect second baseman Daniel Murphy to return from the disabled list on Tuesday …