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 …

Matt Davidson sits, waits for chance to become a regular  —  Photos from the game on April 23, 2017, at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Finally living up to the hype that accompanied him from the Diamondbacks in the Addison Reed trade in 2013, third baseman/designated hitter Matt Davidson …

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.

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 …

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 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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Astros-Indians is the series you won't want to miss in Week 4  —  Series and matchups have gotten interesting early, but the one that might be the most exciting is Houston's trip to Cleveland as the Astros send their best starters up against the Indians.  Between rumors, recoveries …

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.

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.

2017 NFL Draft: What Will Cleveland Do With Top Pick?  —  Here are the latest first-round notes from Mike Mayock, a mock draft tease, a reality check reminder and more  —  Falling in the NFL Draft could cost a player big  —  What falling in the draft means for a player's contract value.

Andrelton Simmons' grand slam overshadowed by great defense by Los Angeles Angels  —  ANAHEIM — On an evening when shortstop Andrelton Simmons hit a grand slam and Tyler Skaggs had another impressive seven-inning outing, the conversation in the Los Angeles Angels locker room was all about defense.