Drew's Pinch-Hit Slam Carries Yankees Past Orioles 6-5  —  BALTIMORE — Stephen Drew delivered a pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning, and New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Monday night for their first winning streak of the season.  —  Down 4-2, the Yankees loaded the bases …

Odorizzi Pitches Rays Past Blue Jays, 2-1  —  TORONTO — Jake Odorizzi pitched eight impressive innings and the Tampa Bay Rays scored on two bases-loaded walks by R.A. Dickey to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Monday night.  —  The Rays improved to 3-10 all-time in opponent's home openers …

Butler's 3-Run Homer Helps A's Beat Astros 8-1  —  HOUSTON — Billy Butler hit a three-run homer and Marcus Semien and Brett Lawrie connected to back a solid start by Scott Kazmir and give the Oakland Athletics a 8-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  ROCKIES TAKE LATROY HAWKINS OUT OF CLOSER ROLE FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE  —  The Denver Post  —  LaTroy Hawkins has struggled as a closer early this season for the Rockies.  (Mike McGinnis, Getty Images)  —  SAN FRANCISCO — LaTroy Hawkins …

Royals Remain Unbeaten With 12-3 Romp Over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Kansas City Royals became the only unbeaten team in the majors as Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning and Kendrys Morales homered in a 12-3 romp over Minnesota, spoiling the Twins' home opener Monday.

Cole, Pirates Hand Tigers First Loss of Season, 5-4  —  PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole shut down baseball's top-hitting team, allowing just one run in six-plus innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Detroit Tigers their first loss of the season, 5-4 on Monday.

Mets shutout Phillies, win 2-0 in home opener  —  Jacob deGrom and the Mets (4-3) bullpen combined to shutout the Phillies (3-4) and win their home opener 2-0.  —  DeGrom threw 6 1/3 shutout innings, allowing seven hits, walking one and striking out three.  He needed 99 pitches, with 64 landing for strikes.

Rangers notes: Small heel fracture will keep Rua out at least a month  —  Rangers outfielder Ryan Rua has a small fracture in his right heel to go along with the ankle sprain that took him out of Friday's game.  —  He was evaluated by foot specialist Dr. John Crates.

Rockies Beat Giants to Spoil San Francisco's Home Opener  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Eddie Butler outdueled fellow rookie Chris Heston and shut down the Giants, and the Colorado Rockies spoiled San Francisco's latest World Series championship celebration at their home opener with a 2-0 win Monday.

Betts, Ortiz Homer as Red Sox Win Home Opener 9-4 Over Nats  —  BOSTON — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, took a two-run shot away from Bryce Harper with a flashy catch and stole two bases on the same pitch, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday in their home opener.

Celebrate the Cream City with Milwaukee Day Sale  —  MILWAUKEE - The Brewers are proud to represent the great city of Milwaukee, and to help celebrate their hometown, the team is offering a special one-day “4/14 Milwaukee Day Sale,” sponsored by U.S. Cellular.

Reds' manager calls Heyward slide ‘dirty’  —  CINCINNATI  • In the Cardinals' victory Sunday, there were two contentious plays at third base involving Cincinnati third baseman Todd Frazier — one that his manager called “dirty” — that could have reverberated through the game and beyond.