Next Slide  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, on Monday night at Comerica Park.  The win snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Indians, dating back to last season.  Mike Fiers turned in his best performance of the season, allowing one run on three hits over six innings.

Flaherty has a good chance for longer stay with Cards  —  MINNEAPOLIS  • The day after Jack Flaherty struck out 13 batters and did not walk one in what could end up being his last Class AAA start for a while, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny referenced how Flaherty seemed to have “a little more juice” on his best pitch, the slider.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers … A.J. Pollock made the slow walk from center field toward the home dugout on Monday night, a trainer by his side.  It was a sight the Diamondbacks have become conditioned to fear.  —  As if their current skid wasn't bad enough …

Parra's 3-run homer lifts Rockies to 6-4 win over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — After hitting a go-ahead, three-run homer, Gerardo Parra was just as happy that rookie Noel Cuevas went deep for the first time.  —  “It's good having new talent like that and for him to hit his first homer in the big leagues …

Reyes rocks in rehab start: 5 innings, 12 K's, 100-mph fastballs  —  • Some things never change.  —  Alex Reyes made his return to Dozer Park and the Peoria Chiefs on Monday, four years, a major-league stint and a Tommy John surgery later, and still flashed that triple-digit fastball he showed here in 2014.

A Bryce Harper-Yankees marriage seems to be a longshot, but it could come down to Stanton  —  On June 9, 2015, Bryce Harper was leading off the seventh inning of a 1-1 game, his first in the Bronx, when he took his Mickey Mantle obsession to such an extreme that he convinced a person working …

Color war: Zobrist defies MLB again with black spikes  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Zobrist was joined by Chicago Cubs teammates Kyle Schwarber and Steve Cishek in wearing black spikes on Monday despite a warning from Major League Baseball that he was in violation of the sport's uniform regulations.

A Slippery Rock firm gets down and dirty with the Phillies, other MLB teams  —  SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — It was 10 years ago, on a famously miserable October night in Philadelphia, that this oddly named borough in an opposite corner of Pennsylvania began to acquire another strange appellation: the Capital of Baseball Dirt.

Alex Rodriguez to host, produce special ESPN interview series, ‘Pivot’  —  Alex Rodriguez's image rehabilitation tour added another stop on Tuesday.  —  Rodriguez, whose stellar major-league career was marred by various controversies, will host a four-part series on ESPN and ESPN Deportes that will run in the coming weeks.

Baseball notebook: Seattle's Cano, Texas' Beltre being evaluated  —  Seattle's Cano, Texas' Beltre to be evaluated  —  The Seattle Mariners said Monday that they'll have a better idea on the projected length of Robinson Cano's recovery time after the second baseman is examined by a hand specialist Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Pirates' Jameson Taillon Willing to Have Teammates Pee on Him to Help With Cut  —  A true team player.  —  Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon didn't make it past three innings of his start against the Giants on Friday because of a serious cut on his middle finger.

Will the Chicago Cubs call up Adbert Alzolay?  Iowa Cubs pitcher says he's ready to make MLB debut  —  Chicago Cubs pitching prospect makes Triple-A debut Friday  —  Iowa Cubs pitcher Adbert Alzolay, the top prospect in the organization according to MLB.com, is ready to go if Chicago needs him in the big leagues for his next start.

Angels reliever Keynan Middleton has damaged UCL in right elbow  —  An MRI performed on Los Angeles Angels reliever Keynan Middleton revealed damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team announced Monday.  —  Middleton is seeking a second opinion, the team said.

Magnitude 3.5 earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay Area, centered near Oakland  —  An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 3.8 rattled the San Francisco Bay Area Monday night.  The quake was later downgraded to a 3.5.  —  The rolling quake was centered about 2 miles east of Oakland …

Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 2: Five late runs against Arizona's top-ranked bullpen do the job  —  PHOENIX - The Milwaukee Brewers knew they had their work cut out for them on this daunting three-city trip, and thus far have been up to the task.  —  The Brewers made it four victories …

Braves haven't been fazed by unexpected early success  —  CHICAGO — If the Chicago Cubs are paying attention, the breakthrough season the young Atlanta Braves are enjoying must be looking very familiar.  —  The Braves made the best of a one-day pit stop in Chicago on Monday …

Glove love: Why MLB players are so superstitious and meticulous about them  —  Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre has officially retired his first glove.  It'll be framed and on display in his home in the near future.  —  Beltre used the same Rawlings glove for the first 11 years of his career …