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.

Rays aim for series sweep against Yankees (May 21, 2017)  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays will continue to look for big things from their bats as they aim for a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field.  —  The Rays (23-22) hit three home runs …

Terry Collins: Mets ‘absolutely’ considered intentional BB for Mike Trout with bases loaded  —  The New York Mets, facing the prospect of another late-inning bullpen meltdown, actually considered giving Mike Trout the Barry Bonds treatment.  —  Mets manager Terry Collins acknowledged that he …

Perdomo allows eight runs, Padres score one  —  Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings (right) and right fielder David Peralta (center) celebrate after scoring on an RBI single by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Royals Designate Al Alburquerque For Assignment  —  The Royals have designated right-hander Al Alburquerque for assignment, tweets Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com.  —  Alburquerque, whom the Royals signed to a minor league deal over the winter, debuted with the big club earlier this month …

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 …

Mike Clevinger masterful as Cleveland Indians blank Houston Astros  —  HOUSTON — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona spoke to expectations and how they don't change regarding personnel, whether stars or stop-gaps.  —  Still, what right-hander Mike Clevinger delivered Saturday was unexpected and enticing.

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.