MRI confirms partial lat tear for Mets' Noah Syndergaard  —  Noah Syndergaard is out indefinitely after an MRI on Monday showed the New York Mets pitcher suffered a partial tear of his right lat muscle, the team announced.  —  “Pitcher Noah Syndergaard underwent an MRI this morning at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Perhaps Saturday's ninth inning helped Detroit score seven runs Sunday, four in the fourth inning  —  It wasn't powerful, it wasn't pretty, but the Detroit Tigers peppered ball after ball into the outfield in the fourth inning after a soggy start at Comerica Park on Sunday.

Rangers' April record sinks to 11-14 after loss to Angels  —  ARLINGTON  —  April is over, and the Texas Rangers are 11-14 after the season's first month and grateful that the Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners are keeping them out of last place in the American League West.

Royals finish opening month with 9-game skid, look to bounce back  —  The Kansas City Royals hope May treats them better — because it can't get much worse than their April performance.  —  The Royals expected to bounce back after a subpar and injury-plagued 2016 season and return to the form …

Game blog: Cardinals fall to Reds after blowing four-run lead  —  The Cardinals and Reds played a tightly contested, back-and-forth affair Sunday afternoon, but ultimately the Cardinals ended up on the short end of the stick.  —  After blowing a 4- lead, the Cardinals could not rally …

Houston's Dallas Keuchel goes to 5-0 as Astros beat Oakland A's  —  HOUSTON — Left-hander Dallas Keuchel often sets the tone for the Houston rotation and the team, so when he scuffled last April, so too did the Astros.  The opening month of this season was significantly better for both parties.

John Bormann started day in Single A, then made his major-league debut for Pirates  —  MIAMI (AP) — It's a long way from the Florida State League to the majors, which is why catcher John Bormann was in such a rush on Interstate 75.  —  A catcher for the Class A Bradenton Marauders …

Extension?  Kris Bryant likes incentives, prefers to ‘play it out’  —  Sign-Up for our Sports Newsletter … BOSTON - Talk to Cubs star Kris Bryant about things like contract extensions, and he might bring up his long track record of thriving when he has incentives to chase.

‘Ready to Be a 49er?’  Inside San Francisco's Draft Room  —  Trades to move up, deals to slide down and the selection of a player not even on the board.  John Lynch's first draft had everything, including historical parallels that gave the rookie GM goose bumps.

Games of the Day  —  The AL East dominates the schedule early with the Blue Jays visiting the Yankees and the Orioles traveling to Boston to face the Red Sox.  Marco Estrada and Luis Severino take the mound in the Bronx.  Estrada pitched fine in April, but despite a 2.70 ERA did not get a win in five starts.

Freddie Freeman tweaks Miller Park as ‘bad-lit Little League field’  —  Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman will be looking forward to Sunday's series finale against Milwaukee, mostly because he is apparently tired of playing at the Brewers' Miller Park.