Cabrera hurt, Cespedes' rehab cut short after setback  —  Sidelined for nearly a month by a nagging hip injury, Cespedes had his minor league rehabilitation assignment cut short Sunday following a setback.  —  On the disabled list since May 14 because of a strained right hip flexor …

Detroit Tigers observations: Victor Martinez isn't hitting cleanup anymore  —  The Tigers went 10-8 over the past 17 days.  —  But their 3-5 record against the Yankees, Red Sox and Indians best represents the stretch they've been on.  In the wins — and stop me if you've heard this before — they showed resiliency.

Rays Trade Brad Miller To Brewers For Ji-Man Choi  —  The Rays have dealt infielder Brad Miller to the Brewers for first baseman Ji-Man Choi, as announced by both teams on Twitter.  Tampa will also send some cash to Milwaukee as part of the deal, and Choi will be optioned to the Rays' Triple-A affiliate.

Lopez, Palka help White Sox beat Red Sox 5-2  —  BOSTON (AP) - The Chicago White Sox had a tough time scoring runs during their weekend in Boston.  However, the pitching staff came through to deliver a big series victory over the Red Sox.  —  Reynaldo Lopez pitched into the seventh inning …

Baseball roundup: Brewers and Cubs fall before starting series against each other  —  Brewers, Cubs lose, next face each other  —  Zach Eflin had nine strikeouts, over six innings, to help Philadelphia end a skid at four games by beating the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Sunday.

Ross Stripling, Max Muncy, Matt Kemp give Dodgers unexpected lift  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Sunday and these three all contributed to the win:  —  • Ross Stripling allowed two runs over 6 innings, striking out six with no walks, improving to 5-1 with a 1.65 ERA.

Greg Auman's takeaways from Sunday's Rays-Mariners game  —  Props to Rays third-base coach Matt Quatraro, who met with reporters to answer questions and took full ownership of the decision to send Johnny Field home on the game's final play.  Accountability is

Giants' Brandon Crawford handed Nationals' Max Scherzer his first loss in over 2 months  —  WASHINGTON — For more than two months, Max Scherzer could not be beat, mowing through opponents and racking up National League Pitcher of the Month honors for April and May, an indomitable ace sure …

Balk gives Astros 8-7 win, first 4-game sweep of Rangers  —  Texas closer Keone Kela had already thrown a pitch to Evan Gattis with two outs when Astros manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout apparently to question whether Kela had balked.  After a brief conversation among the four umpires …

Power Rankings: Rivals stake their claims for Astros' throne  —  The voting is in, and what figures to be a season-long three-way wrestling match for top honors in our Power Rankings has a new champ.  After reclaiming the highest perch for just two weeks, the Astros, defending world champs …

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies … PREGAME READING  —  Up next  —  Pittsburgh Pirates  —  Pirates update: The Pirates traded OF Andrew McCutchen and RHP Gerrit Cole in the offseason, but they don't appear to have gone into a full-fledged rebuild.

Martinez is never in control as Cardinals lose to Reds  —  CINCINNATI  • The more that Cardinals ace Carlos Martinez struggles with his rhythm and his control, the more it seems that it might have been a good idea to take on one more minor-league start as he rehabilitated from the strained lat that put him on the disabled list.

Shohei Ohtani needs Tommy John surgery, could be out until 2020, per report  —  Shohei Ohtani's rookie season is likely over, and he may not be able to return to MLB until 2020.  —  ESPN's Pedro Gomez reported on SportsCenter early Monday morning that the Angels pitcher will need Tommy John surgery …

Cecil understands why Cards have used him sparingly  —  CINCINNATI  • Little-used lefthander Brett Cecil had a ready answer before Sunday's game as to why he thought he hadn't been called upon much.  “I stink,” he said.  —  “No, I'm just kidding,” he said, by amendment.

More challenges await Cubs' Brian Duensing  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon explains why he pulled Kyle Hendricks after 5 innings.  (Teddy Greenstein/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Perhaps Brian Duensing's early success masked the problems that have eventually caught up to him.