Bullpen backs Darvish as Rangers top Tigers  —  DETROIT  —  Mike Napoli and Pete Kozma connected for home runs Sunday night, and the Texas Rangers' bullpen tossed four scorless innings after a short outing by Yu Darvish in a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.  —  Napoli's blast in the fifth traveled 446 feet.

Yankees try to get back on track vs. Royals (May 22, 2017)  —  NEW YORK — Seven losses in 11 games may constitute a slump for the New York Yankees.  —  Meanwhile, Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge are hardly slumping as New York opens a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

Wong, Piscotty not in lineup  —  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com  —  Second baseman Kolten Wong (sore left elbow) and right fielder Stephen Piscotty (bruised left forearm) were out of the Cardinals' lineup Sunday, but apparently they won't be out terribly long, and Piscotty actually pinch hit a single in the eighth inning.

Braves look to avenge sweep by Pirates (May 22, 2017)  —  ATLANTA — At least it won't be snowing when the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates meet for the second time this season.  —  The clubs begin a four-game series on Monday in Atlanta, where temperatures are expected to be in the low 80s.

Brewers criticize Cubs for postponing game Saturday before rain stopped  —  CHICAGO - Just call it Weathergate.  —  Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns made it clear Sunday he was not happy that the Chicago Cubs postponed the game at Wrigley Field on Saturday around 11:30 a.m. …

Trout, Cron power Angels past Mets 12-5 to avoid sweep … NEW YORK — Mike Trout drew a no-pitch intentional walk his first time up, a decision by Mets manager Terry Collins that prompted scattered boos around the ballpark.  —  All those fans who hoped to see Trout hit, well, they didn't have to wait long.

Monday's game  —  White Sox at Diamondbacks  —  Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262).  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Zack Greinke (5-2, 3.09) vs. White Sox RHP Miguel Gonzalez (3-4, 4.29).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1).  —  Greinke gave up four runs …

Bronson Arroyo gives up four homers as Cincinnati Reds lose  —  In the immediacy of his team's 6-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price misunderstood a question from a television reporter.  He thought he'd been asked about Bronson Arroyo's job security.

Rangers not yet focused on future roster decisions  —  DETROIT  —  Adrian Beltre showed up at the ballpark Sunday afternoon with his right calf feeling fine some 24 hours after running the bases for the first time in six weeks.  —  That's exactly what the Texas Rangers needed to hear …

Dodgers' newest pitcher could be outfielder Brett Eibner  —  The Dodgers manage their roster with a short bench and a surplus of creativity.  The player who has pinch-run most often this season is pitcher Ross Stripling.  —  So it might come as little surprise that the Dodgers are experimenting …

A's denied what would have been historic sweep  —  Oakland winning streak grinds to a halt with Red Sox rolling, 12-3  —  OAKLAND - The A's fell short in their effort to pull off what would have been a once-in-almost-a-century feat with a 12-3 loss to the Red Sox Sunday.

Warriors' Zaza Pachulia, family threatened after Kawhi Leonard incident  —  SAN ANTONIO — Zaza Pachulia can handle being the villain of the Western Conference finals.  —  The Golden State Warriors big man would even understand if Kawhi Leonard were angry with him after the ill-fated meeting …

Pirates notebook: Huntington says he'll ‘gladly pour’ found money back into club  —  Over the offseason, the Pirates spent to their self-imposed budget for 2017 — but the club was given a financial reprieve via a variety of circumstances.  —  Given the chance, will they re-invest those savings back into the roster?

GM Mike Rizzo vows to fix long Nationals nightmare - their flailing bullpen  —  It's easy to forget that the Washington Nationals are in the most envious position in baseball, sitting with a fat seven-game lead in the National League East with no one else in the division even sniffing .500.

Charlotte Knights pitcher showing once more why he's a top Chicago White Sox prospect  —  Through his first three starts of the season, Charlotte Knights right-hander Reynaldo Lopez struggled to find the stuff that made him one of baseball's most promising pitching prospects.