Freeman, Flowers lift Braves over Dodgers 5-3  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) The Atlanta Braves expected big contributions from Freddie Freeman and Tyler Flowers this season.  —  Charlie Culberson has been a little more of a surprise, although the Los Angeles Dodgers know all about his timely hitting.

New wave of Baby Bombers powering Yankees' sizzling pace  —  NEW YORK — The brighter the lights, the bigger the stage, the better rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar have been for the New York Yankees.  —  And the better they've been, the better the Yankees believe their team has been overall.

Rays lose another close one, 5-4 to Mariners  —  ST. PETERSBURG — One-run losses have doomed the Rays this season, and such a loss with the final out on a play at the plate, like Sunday's 5-4 loss to Seattle, is only that much more frustrating.  —  “Everything's magnified …

White Sox leaving their mark inside Fenway Park's Green Monster  —  The Tribune's Paul Sullivan looks a look inside the Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston on Sunday, June 10, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox left their mark this weekend on Fenway Park, literally speaking.

D-backs' Goldschmidt aims to stay hot vs. Rockies  —  DENVER — With his prolonged slump happily behind him, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will try to continue his slugging exploits Sunday when the Arizona Diamondbacks look to sweep their series with the Colorado Rockies.

Iowa Cubs reliever Shae Simmons trying to recapture his 2014 form  —  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

Travis Shaw returns after benching for not running out grounder  —  PHILADELPHIA — Third baseman Travis Shaw was back in the Milwaukee Brewers' starting lineup Sunday — a day after being benched by manager Craig Counsell for failing to run out a ground ball in a 12-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Zach Eflin strikes out nine as Phillies avoid sweep by Brewers  —  Zach Eflin's afternoon could have ended after he managed to record the third out in the top of fifth inning of the 4-3 win over Milwaukee.  He allowed two runs in the inning, hit two batters and took a 102 mph line-drive off his throwing hand.

Blue Jays set sights on sweep of Orioles  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will try to complete a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon at the Rogers Centre.  —  It has been rare enough for the Blue Jays to have won a series this season, especially at home, let alone a sweep.

Teheran plans to start Friday, hopes rest will restore velocity  —  Julio Teheran resumed throwing and said the plan is for the Braves veteran to start Friday against the Padres on the first day he's eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list.  —  Perhaps more significantly …

Albert Pujols ties Stan Musial on RBI list in 2-1 Angels victory over Twins … Albert Pujols hit his 623rd career homer and tied Stan Musial for seventh on the career RBI list with 1,951, helping the Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 after a four-hour rain delay Saturday.

Slumping Cincinnati Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton open to dropping switch hitting  —  Striking out with two runners on base in the second inning of Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton nearly slammed his bat on the ground in frustration.

Why Mets are mulling minor-league stint for Michael Conforto  —  Michael Conforto returned a month earlier than anticipated from shoulder surgery, immediately immersed himself into the Mets' early season success.  That combination was seen as symbolic of where the team and the player were heading this season.

Cardinals have how many wins?  It depends on who's counting  —  In the coming week or two, the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League will join a select group of the game's oldest and dearest clubs by winning their 10,000th game in team history.  —  Or, it already happened nine years ago.

Fowler out; Bader, Garcia in Cards' lineup  —  CINCINNATI  • Cardinals right fielder Dexter Fowler, three for his last 20 and down to .177, is taking a seat Sunday as Harrison Bader replaces him in right field for the series finale with the Cincinnati Reds.

Derek Jeter ‘very vocal’ during MLB Draft with Marlins  —  Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter wasn't afraid to speak up during the 2018 MLB Draft.  —  The future Hall of Famer was participating in the process for the first time as a member of a front office.  Miami selected outfielder Connor Scott with the No. 16 overall pick on June 4.