Milestone night for Reyes, Collins as Mets hold off Angels … NEW YORK — A milestone night for the New York Mets nearly turned into a miserable one.  —  Jose Reyes had three instrumental hits, including the 2,000th of his career, and manager Terry Collins made just the right moves …

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.

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.

Royals' Alex Gordon headed for paternity leave, Raul Mondesi returns to big leagues  —  MINNEAPOLIS  —  Infielder Raul Mondesi arrived at Target Field on Sunday morning as left fielder Alex Gordon prepared to go on a three-day paternity leave.  —  Gordon was in the lineup on Sunday afternoon …

Masahiro Tanaka needs to turn it around or Yankees are in trouble  —  MORE FROM: … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If only Masahiro Tanaka could cover the plate as well as raging Joe Girardi.  —  Three times during Girardi's pregame press conference at Tropicana Field, a loud alarm went off signaling the dugout phones.

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.

Rangers' 10-game win streak crushed by Tigers, but there were helpful lessons learned along the way  —  DETROIT — The great Earl Weaver is credited with the saying, “Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher,” and that axiom played out Saturday at Comerica Park.

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 …

Padres Claim Chase d'Arnaud  —  The Padres have claimed infielder Chase d'Arnaud off waivers from the Red Sox, tweets Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe.  D'Arnaud had been in limbo since the Red Sox designated him for assignment Thursday.  —  This marks the second time a team has claimed d'Arnaud this season.

Calvin Johnson content in retirement, not ‘treated the way I should have been’ by Lions  —  Calvin Johnson and Marshawn Lynch left college a decade ago and went 10 picks apart in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft.  —  They worked out together as they prepared for the NFL combine …

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 …

Orioles add Paul Janish as Ryan Flaherty heads to disabled list with shoulder tendinitis  —  Baltimore Orioles third baseman Ryan Flaherty charges the single hit by Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Detroit.

Reds notes: Wrist still bothering Zack Cozart  —  Sunday was a planned off day for Cincinnati Reds shortstop Zack Cozart, but not for general rest.  The Reds are being proactive about resting the sore left wrist that has bugged the 31-year-old for more than a month.

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.