Wainwright's season probably is finished  —  MILWAUKEE  • As Cardinals staff ace Adam Wainwright heads for a diagnosis of his injured left ankle and Achilles tendon on Monday, which almost certainly will end his season, general manager John Mozeliak said the first move in replacing Wainwright would be to look internally.

Max Scherzer: No one wants to see pitchers bat  —  3h - MLB MAX SCHERZER ADAM WAINWRIGHT WASHINGTON NATIONALS + more  —  ESPN baseball analyst and former St. Louis Cardinal Mark Mulder reacts to the news that pitcher Adam Wainwright will miss the remainder of the season with an Achilles injury.

Mets in unfamiliar territory  —  NEW YORK — In these heady days with the Mets atop the standings, it is worth remembering that the last time the franchise found itself finishing with a record above .500 was 2008, when Willie Randolph was fired in midseason and Carlos Beltran was playing in 161 games in the outfield.

Source: Matt Harvey to get at least 30 starts but no more than 32 … DATABASE  —  Matt Harvey's career starts

Rays' Longoria has hits in career-best seven straight at-bats  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Rays 3B Evan Longoria followed up Saturday's 4-for-4 night with another perfect stat line Sunday.  —  Longoria singled in his first three at-bats, extending his career high to seven consecutive hits.

Plenty of room for improvement on Red Sox roster  —  BALTIMORE — The 2015 Red Sox are capable of a lot of things, including getting absolutely demolished as they were Sunday, 18-7, by the Orioles, losing two out of three at Camden Yards.  —  They have won close games, lost close games.

Marlins owner Loria endorses Mike Redmond: 'He's the manager.  Period'  —  MIAMI — With the Marlins on a five-game winning streak a week after stories surfaced indicating manager Mike Redmond may be on the hot seat, team owner Jeffrey Loria gave Redmond his first public endorsement Sunday.

Gonzalez is making $16 million this season, ranking second on the team behind Tulowitzki  —  The Denver Post  —  Carlos Gonzalez has been fielding questions about his deep April slump on a daily basis.  For the most part, the Rockies outfielder has handled the queries with good humor.

Alex Rodriguez delivers zinger as Yankees' slugger inches closer to Willie Mays  —  The question hung in front of Alex Rodriguez, much like the 74-mph curveball from Jon Niese that he had hit over the right field wall in the first inning.  —  Now that he was one home run from tying Willie Mays …

Pirates Complete 1st Desert Sweep With 8-0 Win Over D-Backs  —  PHOENIX — Francisco Liriano pitched effectively into the seventh inning in a combined three-hitter and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed their first sweep in Arizona with an 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Gattis, Astros Rally in 9th, Sweep 3-Game Set From Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Evan Gattis hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Houston Astros completed their first sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 7-6 win Sunday.  —  Gattis matched a career high with four RBIs.