Last-place Brewers fire Roenicke; Sources: Replaced by Counsell  —  Ron Roenicke leaves the Brewers with a 342-331 record in four-plus seasons.  —  MILWAUKEE —  The Milwaukee Brewers fired manager Ron Roenicke on Sunday night, hours after their 5-3 victory over the Cubs in Chicago.

Yankees' Alex Rodriguez ties Willie Mays, but cloud of suspicion won't go away  —  Time to get out the asterisks again.  —  Alex Rodriguez has done it — done what nobody, even himself, thought he could do, and that is to rise like Lazarus from the steroids dungeon of baseball and perform like this was 10 years ago.

Logan Verrett returned to Mets  —  RHP Logan Verrett was returned to the Mets from the Rangers and later outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas, the team announced Monday afternoon.  —  Verrett was selected from the Mets by the Orioles in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft before being claimed off waivers by the Rangers in April.

Mets hope break helps struggling Wilmer Flores … Mets  —  Nats blank Mets for second straight game … Mets  —  Mets vs. Nationals

5 things that matter most about Houston Astros' 10-game win streak  —  At 17-8, the Houston Astros have the best record in the American League.  And their early-season success is starting to look more sustainable, rather than a random hot streak.  —  Five things to know about the rampaging Astros …

Padres To Promote Austin Hedges  —  The Padres will promote top catching prospect Austin Hedges, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets.  It's uncertain how much he'll play with the Padres, however, since their current starting backstop, Derek Norris, is in the midst of a strong season …

ROCKIES CAN TURN TO BOLD BRONCOS FOR GUIDANCE IN MOVES  —  CENTENNIAL, CO - MAY 01: Denver Broncos first round draft pick Shane Ray during a press conference at Dove Valley May 01, 2015.  (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) (THE DENVER POST |  Andy Cross)  —  SAN DIEGO —  Apples and oranges.

Giants beat Angels 5-0 behind Lincecum for 3-game sweep (Yahoo Sports)  —  Tim Lincecum's fastball averages about 89 mph this season, down from 93-95 mph when he won consecutive NL Cy Young Awards in 2008 and '09.  Lincecum pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, and the San Francisco Giants beat …

Cardinals Win in Extras Again, Beat Pirates 3-2 in 14  —  ST. LOUIS — Kolten Wong homered in the 14th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in extra innings for the third straight time, 3-2 on Sunday.  —  The Cardinals posted three extra-inning wins in a row …

Ailing White Sox Adam Eaton misses third straight game  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The White Sox will be without ailing center fielder and leadoff man Adam Eaton for a third consecutive day when they close out a four-game series Sunday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.