Daily Dose: Working the Count  —  Working the Count  —  It isn't often that a routine fly out to right field is noteworthy, and most certainly have no business in the all-time record books.  Brandon Belt's at-bat against Jaime Barria in the first inning on Sunday was no ordinary plate appearance though.

As Danny Farquhar fights for life, friends from a decade in baseball balance hope, heartbreak  —  This isn't supposed to happen, not to a professional athlete, not to one of the nicest guys and kindest souls you'll ever want to meet, not to a 31-year-old husband with three young children.

Dodgers come from behind against Nationals to get back to .500  —  LOS ANGELES  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers slumbered through half the game, awakening with a bolt of energy that revitalized the fans and players within the grand old ballpark.  —  The Dodgers were three outs from winning …

Mets hoping Matt Harvey can benefit from bullpen stint like Carlos Carrasco, Danny Duffy  —  Matt Harvey discusses being sent to the bullpen  —  ATLANTA — Rooted in the Mets' decision to send Matt Harvey to the bullpen is a trust in manager Mickey Callaway and pitching coach Dave Eiland.

Yankees' youth movement in full swing as Gleyber Torres finally arrives  —  On a day when the 23-year-old third baseman stole the spotlight from the 21-year-old second baseman making his major league debut, catcher Austin Romine noticed a semi-related text a friend sent him an hour or so before game time.

Corbin stays hot as D-backs top Padres, 4-2  —  Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed hit a two-run homer in a four-run fourth inning and left-hander Patrick Corbin became the fourth four-game winner in the majors with the Diamondbacks' 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres at Chase Field on Sunday.

Javier Baez plays role of enforcer in Cubs' win  —  Joe Maddon on Kris Bryant's beaning, umps and Albert Almora Jr.'s ‘day for the ages’ in center field.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Javier Baez strengthened his credentials for National League Player …

Carloz Gomez homers in 9th to lift Rays past Twins 8-6 for series sweep  —  It seemed unlikely that slumping Carlos Gomez would follow through on hitting a home run for his son.  —  He had struck out three times in his first four hitless at-bats.  His last trip to the plate, however, produced something special.

Davis homers off Price in 8th, A's top Red Sox 4-1  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off David Price with two outs in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday.  —  A day after getting no-hit by Sean Manaea …

Mariners can't complete sweep against Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Nomar Mazara and Joey Gallo hit impressive home runs in the same inning, and the Texas Rangers avoided a series sweep with a 7-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.  —  Mazara pulled a shot into the right-center seats beyond …

Top 10 Prospects: April 23  —  Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Crawford_Milb on Twitter.  —  A reminder that this is strictly a list for 2018.  Several of these prospects are among the best in baseball, but for the purpose of this series, it's just measuring potential impact for the coming season.

Detroit Tigers squander lead, fall to Royals, 8-5  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers had a chance to reach .500, but fell to 9-11 with an 8-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  —  Lefty Francisco Liriano's no-hit bid ended in the sixth inning on a solo home run to left …

Altherr's RBI hit gives Phils 3-2 win and sweep over Pirates  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aaron Altherr's RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Phillies to a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday, giving Philadelphia its first four-game sweep over the Pirates in 24 years.

Houston Astros look to keep rolling vs. Los Angeles Angels  —  Last Sunday night, after Texas Rangers veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon carried a perfect game into the eighth inning at Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros closed that three-game series having scored a total of nine runs …

Cardinals' Holland shows lots of progress  —  It's the situation that closers, and the managers of closers, hope for: taking the mound in the ninth inning and getting a 1-2-3 inning.  A minimal amount of drama, a maximum amount of satisfaction.  —  That's what the Cardinals got from Greg Holland …

Hummel's MLB Insider: Pujols on verge of hitting milestone  —  Albert Pujols has been gone seven years now, but as he closes in on 3,000 hits, a plateau he should reach in the next week, it is proper to offer some perspective on the former Cardinals star's career.

Mikolas is in control for win over Reds  —  The first two starts of Miles Mikolas' sojourn to Japan did not give the impression he had hoped because the jumpy command and jerky delivery he had in the majors had tagged along as unwelcome stowaways, even halfway around the world.