Colon pitches eight scoreless, Mets hang on to beat Phillies  —  Bartolo Colon threw eight shutout innings and Michael Conforto and Curtis Granderson homered, as the New York Mets won the series-opener against the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, Monday at Citi Field.

Dodgers Beat Giants 5-4 in 14 Innings on Gonzalez's Single  —  LOS ANGELES — Adrian Gonzalez singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 14th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants 5-4 early Tuesday in the opener of a crucial series between the NL West's top two teams.

Major League Baseball reconsidering Shoeless Joe  —  Major League Baseball has issued a decision on the reinstatement of Shoeless Joe Jackson, according to Arlene Marcley, curator of the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum downtown.  —  Marcley said she has received a decision from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.

Reds Power Past Cubs as 4-Run 6th Leads to 13-6 Win  —  CHICAGO — Eugenio Suarez and Adam Duvall hit two-run homers in a four-run sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of two late Chicago errors in a 13-6 victory over the Cubs on Monday night.

Adams suffers setback; Grichuk resumes hitting  —  Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams, who was thought to be making progress in his rehabilitation from right quadriceps surgery, said he had a minor setback during drills in Jupiter, Fla., last week, and is back in St. Louis to be treated and to continue his rehabilitation.

Heyward's 2B Keys Rally as Cardinals Beat Nationals 8-5  —  ST. LOUIS — Jason Heyward hit a two-run, tie-breaking double in the seventh inning to key a five-run rally, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-5 on Monday night.  —  St. Louis won for the eighth …

Miller's Hard-Luck Streak Reaches 19 Starts Without a Win  —  ATLANTA — Martin Prado and Justin Bour each had an RBI double in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins extended Shelby Miller's winless streak to 19 starts with a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

Ross Shuts Down Rangers, Hits RBI Single in 7-0 Padres Win  —  SAN DIEGO — Tyson Ross held Texas to three hits in seven innings and hit an RBI single, and the San Diego Padres won 7-0 on Monday night, handing the Rangers just their third loss in 10 games.  —  The Rangers dropped four games behind …

Angels seek quick resolution for GM opening  —  OAKLAND - The Angels have already conducted multiple interviews for their general manager opening, including internal and external candidates, and are planning on hiring someone shortly after the end of the season, if not before, according to a source.

Cubs Acquire Austin Jackson  —  6:26pm: The deal is now official, with the Cubs making an announcement.  —  6:20pm: Chicago will cover $1MM of Jackson's remaining salary, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.  The Mariners will pay the $430K or so of obligations otherwise left on his deal.

Ortiz Hits Career No. 495; Red Sox Beat Yankees 4-3  —  BOSTON — David Ortiz hit his 495th home run and Jackie Bradley Jr. had three hits and threw out a runner at the plate to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night.  —  Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox.

Royals Acquire Jonny Gomes  —  8:42pm: The deal is official, with Atlanta announcing it.  —  7:41pm: The Royals have agreed to acquire outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Braves, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter.  Atlanta will send cash along with the veteran …

Is Reed the missing piece for Mets' bullpen?  —  OW  —  With the news this past weekend that (former) Diamondbacks reliever Addison Reed was headed to the Mets, New York may have finally secured the missing piece to their bullpen: a steady seventh-inning reliever to bridge the gap between …