Houston Astros' Yuli Gurriel makes himself at home against Miami Marlins  —  MIAMI — Marlins Park is located in a Miami neighborhood known as “Little Havana,” which must have made Yuli Gurriel feel right at home.  —  Gurriel, a native Cuban, hit his first career grand slam …

The 10-day DL and the starting pitcher apocalypse  —  On Oct. 1, 2016, Clayton Kershaw didn't make history.  He left his final start of the 2016 season with a WHIP of 0.725, lower than Pedro Martinez's record of 0.737.  But Kershaw threw only 149 innings, so he didn't make history.

Mets' pen implodes for six-run eighth in 7-3 loss to Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — If Sunday was a meltdown, Monday night made the meltdown official for the Mets bullpen.  Hansel Robles gave up the three run homer to Yasmany Tomas and a two run shot to Jeff Mathis in the eighth as the Mets bullpen blew its second straight game.

Cleveland Indians hitters lift struggling pitching in 8-7 victory over Tampa Bay Rays  —  CLEVELAND — Three of the Cleveland Indians' best pitchers had uncharacteristically poor outings, but two home runs provided by their hitters led the way to an 8-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at Progressive Field.

Four hits was all it took for Seattle Mariners to end four-game losing streak  —  SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners made the most of their four hits Monday night.  —  Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager each hit two-run homers, and the Mariners held on to defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 at Safeco Field.

Cardinals will try to keep it going against Red Sox  —  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com  —  If, indeed, euphoria reigned supreme after the Cardinals won two of three last weekend from the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs, attention quickly was diverted to another daunting schedule task.

Changed tactics give Bartolo Colon, Atlanta Braves victory over Toronto Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Not much was going right for Bartolo Colon.  He had not won a game since April 16.  His ERA had swelled to 7.22.  —  So the 43-year-old decided to change some things for his start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.

Tigers' Brad Ausmus: 'I don't think we've come close to hitting our stride'  —  Brad Ausmus isn't sweating it.  —  He said as much halfway through the Tigers' just-completed nine-game trip, after they dropped the first of three offensive duds against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

Giants OF Hunter Pence put on disabled list with hamstring strain  —  The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Hunter Pence on the 10-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain.  —  Pence has missed the Giants' past two games with the injury.  The 34-year-old veteran is hitting .243 with three home runs and 16 RBIs this season.

Indians Promote Bradley Zimmer, Designate Carlos Frias  —  The Indians have purchased the contract of top outfield prospect Bradley Zimmer, per a club announcement.  To create 40-man roster space, the team designated righty Carlos Frias.

Steve Wilks delivers a progress report on his defense  —  CHARLOTTE - It's one of those good problems to have.  —  In the two seasons since the Panthers used a first-round pick on linebacker Shaq Thompson, he's played less than 50 percent of possible defensive snaps.

BAR: Catching up with former Reds  —  143 Shares … The Cincinnati Reds are rebuilding, which means there are a lot of former Reds kicking around in the majors on other teams.  You may have bought their jerseys at some point.  —  Let's check up on some former Cincinnati players …

Hunter Renfroe's walk-off HR in 10th lifts San Diego Padres past Milwaukee Brewers  —  SAN DIEGO — Hunter Renfroe ruined a good story with an even better one Monday night at Petco Park.  —  The Padres' rookie right fielder hit a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning …

Moose watch: Can Mike Moustakas break Royals' home-run record?  —  It's a record that — somehow — has held up through the years.  —  It survived the Steroid Era, the expansion years that saw an influx of less-experienced pitchers and numerous challenges.

Mets To Sign Neil Ramirez  —  The Mets have agreed to a deal with free-agent righty Neil Ramirez, per Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter).  Ramirez, who just hit the open market after rejecting an outright assignment, will receive a major league pact.

Browns' DeShone Kizer ‘at step one’ in bid to beat out Cody Kessler  —  BEREA, Ohio — DeShone Kizer, who's aiming to start as fast as he can, discovered during rookie camp that he must learn to talk before he can run and has a long ways to go to beat out Cody Kessler for the job.