Cardinals waste stellar outing by Martinez  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter reacts after being thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple in the bottom of the ninth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Sound the alarm, Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka is officially in crisis mode  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — The Yankees officially have a Masahiro Tanaka crisis on their hands.  —  It's gotten so dire that pitching coach Larry Rothschild said after the $155 million righty's latest implosion …

The Padres are hitting rock bottom, and that's a good thing  —  Jered Weaver is removed from a game May 19 at Petco Park against Arizona in the first inning, when he was charged with seven runs.  (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press)  —  I wandered into the team store at Petco Park the other day …

Mets avoid 9th-inning collapse and hold on to beat Angels, 7-5  —  Terry Collins and the Mets dodged a bullet.  —  Despite carrying a five-run lead into the ninth inning, the Mets only narrowly escaped with a 7-5 victory over the Angels Saturday night at Citi Field.

Braves Acquire Matt Adams  —  The Braves have acquired first baseman Matt Adams and cash considerations from the Cardinals for minor league infielder Juan Yepez, according to an announcement from Atlanta.  In a corresponding move, the Braves have designated catcher Anthony Recker for assignment.

Reds rally to beat Rockies 12-8, break 7-game slide (May 20, 2017)  —  CINCINNATI (AP) The Reds pulled off their biggest comeback in a year to finally end their pesky losing streak.  —  Scott Schebler's homer completed Cincinnati's comeback from a five-run deficit on Saturday …

A's hit 4 home runs in 3rd straight win, beat Red Sox 8-3 (May 20, 2017)  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Chad Pinder had never hit a ball that hard or that far - and only slugger Mark McGwire had done so previously for the Oakland Athletics.  —  Pinder hit a monster home run tracked at 460 feet …

Next Slide  —  Alex Avila is forcing Brad Ausmus' hand.  —  Ausmus would rather not play Avila every day.  With so many miles on his 30-year-old legs, a number of lingering injuries in the past and 119 games remaining, Ausmus would rather not risk overuse of the Detroit Tigers' veteran backup catcher.

Sunday's game  —  Diamondbacks at Padres  —  Where: Petco Park, San Diego.  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Zack Godley (1-0, 1.93) vs. Padres LHP Clayton Richard (2-5, 4.86).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1).  —  Godley threw well again on Monday night against the Mets, giving up just one run in 6 2/3 innings.

New York Yankees: Could Aaron Hicks Play First Base?  —  The New York Yankees first base position has been a bit of an anchor weighing down the team so far this season.  Could they turn to Aaron Hicks to help get more production out of the position?  —  Coming into this season …

The Phillies lose to the Pirates as Velasquez falters again  —  PITTSBURGH - Vince Velasquez stood powerless in a corner of the silent visitors clubhouse at PNC Park.  His start against the Pirates on Saturday afternoon had deteriorated like so many of Velasquez's have before, resulting in a 6-3 loss.

Cardinals notes: Cardinals miss out on Cuban outfielder  —  With most of the big spenders benched by past largesse and a rare chance to pursue young, elite talent, the Cardinals made their bid for Cuban teen Luis Robert early last week.  —  They had a few days to realize it wasn't good enough.

Fantasy Baseball: Two-Start Pitchers for the Week of May 22  —  It's that time of the week when we look to give you some fantasy baseball advice!  —  Last week I went over the top two-start pitchers to target with certain caveats, those being that each player mentioned was owned in no more than 50% of ESPN fantasy baseball leagues.

White Sox lead Mariners 10-0 behind Avisail Garcia's 6 RBIs  —  Photos from the White Sox-Mariners game on Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Seattle.  —  Avisail Garcia totaled two home runs, a double and a career-high six RBIs in the first four innings to help the White Sox to a 10- lead …

Scott Servais ‘really encouraged’ by Edwin Diaz's outing, says RHP close to regaining closer role  —  Edwin Diaz is close to regaining his status as the Seattle Mariners' closer after being removed from the role earlier this week.  —  Mariners manager Scott Servais said Diaz showed signs …