He proves worthy with hot delivery, cool demeanor  —  BALTIMORE - Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann saw it before they did.  —  He saw the way Daniel Norris carried himself.  The way he conducted his pregame bullpen.  The plan he executed with each pitch.  —  “To see that for the first time,” McCann said, “it's exciting.”

Zack Godley's pitching, 4 homers carry Arizona Diamondbacks past Washington Nationals  —  Recap: RHP Zack Godley turned in six scoreless innings and the Diamondbacks drilled four home runs, then withstood a late rally from the Washington Nationals to come away with a 6-4 victory on Monday night …

Former No. 3 overall pick to make debut against Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night  —  The Denver Post  —  Glenallen Hill called Jon Gray into the cramped visiting manager's office in Fresno on Sunday evening.  The Albuquerque Isotopes skipper delivered the news, but without saying a word.

Simmons fields ground balls, could return by end of week  —  Andrelton Simmons remained out of the lineup Tuesday with a bone bruise in his right thumb.  He was able to get some pregame work in, throwing and fielding ground balls.  —  “(Trainer Jeff Porter) says if you see a bat in his hands …

Beltre Has 3rd Career Cycle for Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre had his third career cycle Monday night, becoming the first major league player since the 1930s to accomplish that feat.  —  Beltre homered in the fifth inning for the Texas Rangers to complete the cycle, doing so against three different Houston pitchers.

Melvin Gordon's mom on wearing her son's No. 28 jersey: 'He's got to earn it'  —  Michael Smith and Kate Fagan discuss Melvin Gordon's mom saying she won't wear his jersey until he “shows her something” with the Chargers.

First-Place Mets Have Baseball's Easiest Schedule From Here Out  —  Including seven against the Tulowitzki-less Rockies and 10 against the league-worst Phillies  —  MIAMI—About a month ago, the Mets reached a crossroad in their season.  Their record stood at 40-37, 2 1/2 games behind …

Bottom line: Cards can bank on Lackey  —  A victory for Cardinals righthander John Lackey on Tuesday night in Cincinnati would be a milestone triumph.  It would be 10 wins for the 36-year-old, marking the 12th season in succession he has won 10 or more games — excluding 2012, when he was unable to play after having elbow surgery.

Columbia Fireflies is the name of new professional baseball team  —  Columbia officials announced the Columbia Fireflies as the new baseball team  —  The Fireflies are a Single-A affiliate of the New York Mets  —  Fireflies come to Columbia from Savannah where they were the Sand Gnats

Chris Davis, Caleb Joseph Homer as Orioles Beat A's 9-2  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Baltimore rookie Tyler Wilson is accustomed to bouncing between the big leagues and the minors by now.  —  He is determined to make a case to stay put — and Monday night's outing certainly didn't hurt.

Price Dominant in Toronto Debut, Jays Beat Twins 5-1  —  TORONTO — David Price struck out 11 over eight innings to win his Blue Jays debut, Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking home run and Toronto beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 in the opener of a four-game series between AL wild-card contenders.