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.

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.

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.

Braves Keep Rallying, Garcia HR in 12th Beats Giants 9-8  —  ATLANTA — Adonis Garcia hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning off Ryan Vogelsong and the Atlanta Braves completed their final comeback of the game, beating the San Francisco Giants 9-8 Monday night.

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.

Hessman Sets Minor League HR Record With No. 433  —  TOLEDO, Ohio — Call him the real-life Crash Davis.  —  Mike Hessman, an infielder for Triple-A Toledo in the Detroit Tigers' system, became the career home run leader for U.S.-based minor leagues Monday night, hitting his 433rd in the seventh inning of a game against Lehigh Valley.

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 …

Mets win, 12-1, alone in first as Cespedes leads rout in Miami  —  Yoenis Cespedes tied a franchise record with three doubles, and Michael Conforto hit his first major-league home run as the Mets pounded the Marlins, 12-1, Monday in Miami.  —  The Mets reclaimed sole possession of first place …

Third base coach McEwing takes blame after Rays tip White Sox 5-4  —  The White Sox have lost 54 games in all sorts of ways this season.  —  Bad defense.  —  Poor baserunning.  —  Inept hitting.  —  Even the admitted failure to challenge an umpire's call.