Shear Power!  Bryce Harper breaks bat in two on long home run  —  NEW YORK (AP) This was shear power by Bryce Harper.  —  In a startling display, the Washington Nationals slugger shattered his bat into two pieces, yet still hit a long home run Monday night in an 8-6 win over the New York Mets.

Grandal's slam, Kemp's 3-run HR send Dodgers past Pads 10-3  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yasmani Grandal hit a grand slam, Matt Kemp had a three-run homer and Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out nine in six strong innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 10-3 Monday night.

Paxton, Mariners win 2-1, snap six-game skid vs Houston  —  SEATTLE  —  James Paxton delivered six strong innings, Nelson Cruz took Dallas Keuchel deep and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Monday night to end a six-game skid against the defending World Series champions.

Daily Dose: Blackmon Bashing  —  Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.  —  Charlie Blackmon missed four games last week with right quad tightness.  He's trying to make up for lost time.  —  The two-time All-Star has now homered in each of his three contests since returning to action after going deep Monday in Pittsburgh.

Wrigley looms as huge roadblock on Cards' path to contention  —  CHICAGO  • With the rain pouring Sunday morning in Cincinnati, a delay imminent, and a postponement possible, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny sat in his office and juggled interviews.  In between radio shows he explained …

Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … The Diamondbacks encountered two significant injuries before the season was even a week old.  Neither has slowed them down.  They don't see why the latest injury, this one to right-hander Taijuan Walker, should be any different.

Odubel Herrera's blunders prove costly for Phillies |  Extra Innings  —  Half of the Phillies' six losses this season have come at SunTrust Park, and the latest one was just as disturbing as the previous two during the season-opening series against the Atlanta Braves.

Yankees pounce on Derek Jeter's Marlins from all sides  —  No wonder Derek Jeter didn't want to come back to The Bronx for this one.  —  The Yankee great missed his former team's 12-1 victory over the Marlins on Monday night at the Stadium, as the Yankees took advantage of a Miami team deep into a teardown under its new CEO, Jeter.

White Sox excited to wear throwback uniforms for free game against Athletics on Tuesday  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The A's are trying something that is unusual, to say the least, for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.  All tickets are free.  —  Parking also is free, but the concessions aren't.

Kansas City Royals team bus hit by chunk of flying ice, relief pitcher takes wheel  —  The Kansas City Royals just can't seem to escape this spring's crazy winter-like weather.  —  After having Sunday's marquee matchup against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels postponed at home …

Baseball notebook: Indians,Twins to open series in Puerto Rico  —  Cleveland star Francisco Lindor held a baseball in his hand, ready to pitch, and asked the young boy standing at home plate if he knew how to swing a bat.  —  The kid said no. The kid might have been fibbing.

Story blast boosts Rockies past Pirates … PITTSBURGH — Trevor Story drilled a three-run home run, German Marquez pitched six effective innings and the Colorado Rockies kept their road surge going with a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

Monday's minor league report: Walding, Cozens homer in Lehigh Valley win, Suarez dominant for Reading  —  The IronPigs, Fightin Phils, and BlueClaws were all in action Monday night.  Here's how the Phillies' minor league affiliates held up...  International League (AAA)

Guerrero leads Pensacola to 8-3 win over Mississippi  —  PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Gabriel Guerrero had four hits and two RBI, as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos exploded for a season-high eight extra-base hits in an 8-3 win over the Mississippi Braves on Monday.  —  Pensacola took the lead …

MLBRank roundtable: Answering the biggest questions for Nos. 100-51  —  We're starting out 2018 MLBRank with Nos. 100-51.  Which young stars will rocket up the rankings?  Who deserved a spot in the top 100?  We asked our experts to give their thoughts on some of the biggest questions that came out of the bottom 50.

Astros' Verlander named AL Player of the Week  —  It's the seventh-career weekly award for the Astros ace and his first since 2012.  —  Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander was named American League Player of the Week for April 9 to April 15, Major League Baseball announced Monday.

It's Yonny Chirinos day for Rays  —  Despite starting his major-league career with a Rays record 14-1/3 scoreless innings over three outings, RHP Yonny Chirnos has not officially earned his way into the rotation.  —  Yet.  —  Instead, Chirinos is still considered part of the “Bullpen Day” assortment of long relievers.