Why the Red Sox are the best team in baseball - and may retain that status  —  OAKLAND - It took more than three weeks and a masterful performance by one of the game's up-and-coming pitchers for the Red Sox to come to grips with a baseball reality: You don't play .900 baseball and average 6.5 runs …

Yankees add talent and depth to lower part of lineup with Gleyber Torres debut and ‘real deal’ Miguel Andujar  —  Just as Tim Naehring was headed to see Gleyber Torres — a prized Cubs prospect the Yankees were thinking of acquiring as the centerpiece of a blockbuster deal for Aroldis Chapman …

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 …

Red Sox lose consecutive games for 1st time this year  —  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 Boston 4-1 on Sunday, to deal the Red Sox consecutive losses for the first time under new manager Alex Cora.

White Sox place Danny Farquhar on 60-day disabled list; Carson Fulmer replaces Miguel Gonzalez as Monday starter  —  Photos of White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox have placed reliever Danny Farquhar on the 60-day disabled list.  That was expected.

Alex Cobb and Logan Morrison have ex-Ray vision.  Here's what they see.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Absolutely, Alex Cobb was saying over the phone, it's going to be weird pitching Tuesday against the Rays.  —  The organization that he owes so much for rearing him since high school …

Cubs' return to Cleveland brings back fond memories of 2016 World Series win  —  Photos from Game 7 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Nov. 2, 2016.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Mike Montgomery uses the same glove he wore two years ago when he induced Michael Martinez …

Motivated, refined Indians' Mike Clevinger holding his own in starting rotation  —  BALTIMORE  —  When Mike Clevinger was awarded the No. 4 spot in the Indians starting rotation this spring, he knew he'd have his work cut out for him to carry his weight in one of the best rotations in baseball.

Brewers television analyst Davey Nelson dies at age 73  —  Davey Nelson, a former All-Star infielder for the Rangers and television analyst with the Brewers, has died at the age of 73.  —  The Brewers announced that Nelson, who was a coach in the organization for five years before moving …

Power Rankings: Blue Jays crowd into more than just the AL East picture  —  Just three weeks into the season, there's some consensus among our voters for the Power Rankings: The Red Sox and Astros are the two best teams in baseball.  And the Reds and Marlins are the two worst.  But everything in between?

No-hitters like Sean Manaea's will become rarer and rarer  —  When Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea completed a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night, you might have thought, “About time!”  This has been the April of the no-hit bid, as Buster Olney relayed this weekend:

Giants' Brandon Belt works a record-breaking 21-pitch at-bat against Angels  —  An irresistible force met an immovable object Sunday in Angel Stadium, where Angels starter Jaime Barria refused to give in to Brandon Belt, and the San Francisco first baseman refused to yield to the 21-year-old right-hander.

Red Sox Trade Roenis Elias To Mariners  —  The Red Sox announced that they've traded left-hander Roenis Elias to the Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.  Boston had originally acquired Elias alongside right-handed reliever Carson Smith in a trade that sent Wade Miley and Jonathan Aro to Seattle.

Iowa Cubs outfielder Mark Zagunis: ‘I know I belong up there.’  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.  Mark Marturello and Michael Zamora/The Register

Who's signed to baseball's worst contracts?  —  If you're one of the remaining fans wondering why analytics-friendly teams — now nearly every team in baseball — are stingy in the free-agent market, this is the list for you.  Drop an easy popup?  Leave a hanging curve in the strike zone?

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … Follow our updates as the Diamondbacks take on the Phillies in the first game of a three-game series in Philadelphia on Tuesday.Tuesday's game  —  Diamondbacks at Phillies  —  Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia.