Taking a look at the Nationals' next series, at the Colorado Rockies  —  Dusty Baker and his players worried about this three-city road trip.  More accurately, they dreaded it, in large part due to the cross-country flight looming after an 8 p.m. game in New York Sunday night that ended in a 6-3 win.

John Lackey frustrated after mistakes cost Cubs in 7-5 loss to Reds  —  Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey discusses his performance during a 7-5 loss to the Reds on Sunday, April 23, 2017.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  John Lackey's long looks around Great …

Struggling offenses collide as White Sox host Royals  —  CHICAGO — Both the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox will be trying to get back on track when they open a three-game series Monday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  The Royals have lost four straight and five of their past six …

Matt Barnes gets four-game ban for throwing at Manny Machado  —  NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes has been suspended four games and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing a fastball past the head of Baltimore Orioles star Manny Machado.  —  The commissioner's office issued the penalty Monday.

Steve Delabar Suspended 80 Games For Failed PED Test  —  Right-handed reliever Steve Delabar, who signed a minor league deal with the Indians this winter, has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for the banned substance Ostarine, the league announced Monday.

Rays do all their damage in the first, fall to Astros in extras  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brian McCann and Yuli Gurriel both had RBI singles in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Sunday.

The New Generation of Ballparks Is Pushing Us Away  —  On several occasions in my youth, in the early 1990s, my dad took me to the chain-link perimeter of the construction site of what was then called the Gateway Project.  There, we monitored the progress of what was to become Progressive Field.

Clutch hitting in 10th inning lifts Philadelphia Phillies past Atlanta Braves  —  PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco said jokingly Saturday night that his body was hurting.  He had his teammates to blame.  —  Down to their final out and trailing the Atlanta Braves …

The similarities are striking.  —  The Rockies and Diamondbacks not only are perennial NL West doormats, but they're also teams with new managers and position players in their primes.  —  Both are off to excellent starts, the Rockies at 13-6, the DBacks at 12-8.

Phillies place Aaron Nola on DL with lower-back strain  —  Aaron Nola was placed on the disabled list on Monday afternoon because of a lower-back strain, but the Phillies expect the righthander to miss just one or two starts.  —  General manager Matt Klentak said Nola felt soreness …

Could tanking this season be wisest course for Giants?  —  The Giants have the worst record in the NL.  They are seven games back in the NL West already, and it's just April 23.  Madison Bumgarner might not throw another pitch this year.  —  So should they try to tank this season?

Angels Acquire David Hernandez  —  12:55pm: Hernandez is expected to be added directly to the Angels' active roster, tweets SB Nation's Chris Cotillo.  There's a vacant 40-man spot on the club's roster already, so the Angels will only need to make a 25-man roster move to accommodate him.

Harper, Souza Named Week's Best  —  Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was named National League Player of the Week and Rays outfielder Steven Souza was chosen as American League Player of the Week for the week of April 17-23, Major League Baseball said Monday.

Monday's game  —  Padres at Diamondbacks  —  Where: Chase Field.  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Zack Greinke (1-2, 3.28) vs. Padres RHP Jhoulys Chacin (2-2, 4.70).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ, MLB Network/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1).  —  One mistake, a breaking ball down the middle …

Doc: Bronson Arroyo shows no fear while breezing past Cubs  —  There are distinct lines in sports between heroes, dreamers and fools.  Bronson Arroyo is too realistic to be the latter and too grounded to be the former.  Is he a dreamer?  He wouldn't be pitching if he weren't.