Ohtani sparkles for Angels; Romo starts again for Rays  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out nine while throwing 7 2/3 innings of excellent six-hit ball in his seventh career start, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their five-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

Chicago baseball saw four exciting starts this weekend, but Yu Darvish's meant the most  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Debate which weekend pitching performance meant the most for Chicago's baseball teams until Steve Stone runs out of wisdom, but everyone can agree that back-to-back starts …

Rosario hits 2 HRs, leads Syndergaard, Mets over Arizona 4-1  —  New York Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera (13) follows through on a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, May 20, 2018, in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Martinez's 2 vastly different HRs lead Red Sox past O's 5-0  —  BOSTON — J.D. Martinez took plenty of ribbing in the dugout after slicing a short home run inside the Pesky Pole at Fenway Park.  —  A few innings later, he showed his teammates some serious power.

Yankees' loaded roster may lead to some tough decisions for Bombers in near future  —  It's a testament to the Yankees' depth that they can put up 10 runs on 14 hits with Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius both on the bench and Aaron Judge putting up an 0-fer at the plate.

Cleveland's bullpen blues keeping the AL Central in play  —  Two years ago, the Cleveland bullpen led the way when the Indians overcame significant injuries in their starting rotation and won the American League pennant.  —  Now, the fickle nature of relief pitching is holding the AL Central favorites back.

Tim Tebow timeline: Has he dispelled doubt on the diamond?  —  From the outset, Tim Tebow's pro baseball journey was going to follow its own unique path.  Making the move to baseball as a 29-year-old in 2016 was a bold step.  Tebow had not played the game competitively since his junior year of high school.

Phillies minor league report: Dylan Cozens leads IronPigs to sweep, JoJo Romero picks up first win for Reading  —  A handful of Phillies minor-league affliates were in play Sunday.  Here's how they fared:  —  INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)  —  Lehigh Valley 5, Syracuse 2 …

Phillies welcome ‘Baby Braves’ for showdown at Citizens Bank Park |  Extra Innings  —  Eventually, Odubel Herrera was going to go an entire game without reaching base safely.  And at some point, Aaron Nola would give up more than three earned runs in a start.  Unfortunately for the Phillies, those oddities happened simultaneously.

Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks throws MLB's fastest pitch at 105 mph  —  St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks has matched Aroldis Chapman's mark for the fastest pitch in recorded baseball history.  —  The St. Louis Cardinals reliever — who before this season had never appeared …

Another no-hit bid for Francisco Liriano ends in another Detroit Tigers loss  —  SEATTLE — The Detroit Tigers have twice lost games this season in which left-handed pitcher Francisco Liriano flirted with a no-hitter.  —  With one out in the seventh on Sunday at Safeco Field …

Liddi's homer leads NW Arkansas to 4-1 win over Springfield  —  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Alex Liddi hit a three-run home run in the first inning, leading the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to a 4-1 win over the Springfield Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday.