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 …

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 …

Column: Memories of Cubs' World Series win in Cleveland will never fade  —  Photos from Game 7 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Nov. 2, 2016.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jon Lester didn't sound all that enthused last week when asked about the Cubs' return to Cleveland …

Danny Farquhar ‘progressing well’ after brain surgery  —  Chicago White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar showed signs of improvement Monday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and undergoing surgery this past weekend.  —  The White Sox announced that Farquhar remains in critical …

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 …

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?

Davey Nelson, a Brewers broadcaster and former All-Star, dies at 73  —  Davey Nelson, a Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster and former All-Star infielder who also coached in the majors, has died.  He was 73.  (Nam Y Huh / AP)  —  Davey Nelson, a Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster and former …

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … Trust.  —  It's a one-syllable word with one of the longer definitions you will find in the dictionary.  That's because it's complicated and it can take as much time to explain as it often does to earn it.  —  It's a word Diamondbacks manager …

Back for the next chapter in Phillies history |  Extra Innings  —  Good morning, Phillies fans.  Well, that was some weekend, wasn't it?  The Phillies accomplished something that hadn't been done in 24 years: They swept a four-game series from the Pirates, completing the brooming …

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:

Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday  —  Tuesday's slate is a mix of stars and duds on the mound.  Plus, there's a game at Coors so everyone's attention will be there with regards to DFS meaning you will have to get creative to veer from the herd. … Pitching  —  Pitchers to stream

Whalen leads Tacoma to 4-1 win over Sacramento  —  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Rob Whalen struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings, leading the Tacoma Rainiers over the Sacramento River Cats in a 4-1 win on Monday.  —  Erik Goeddel got Eury Perez to fly out with runners on first and second to end the game for his third save of the season.

Reds' interim manager Jim Riggleman: ‘We gotta go play better’  —  Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman reclined uneasily in a padded office chair for his first-ever media session as interim manager at Great American Ball Park on Monday afternoon.  —  Behind Riggleman were shelves left barren …