In baseball, numbers are everything.  Why 10 matters most to MLB veterans.  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Throughout this summer, small but lively pregame celebrations will take place in several clubhouses across the baseball landscape.  —  The Tampa Bay Rays will likely fete Sergio Romo on Monday …

Daniel Poncedeleon called up by Cardinals 13 months after severe head injury  —  St. Louis Cardinals righthander Daniel Poncedeleon is preparing for his major league debut just 13 months after a line drive to the head threatened not only his baseeball career but his life.

Gomez: Ohtani ‘probably will need Tommy John surgery’  —  Pedro Gomez discusses Shohei Ohtani's Grade 2 UCL sprain and how the Angels are holding out hope that surgery won't be necessary.

Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday  —  A throng of fourth and fifth starters toe the bump Tuesday, with a couple teams likely running a bullpen game, too.  This offers plenty of streaming hitter opportunities and should also make for an interesting DFS day …

WATCH: Detroit Tigers' Kody Clemens a HR machine in super regionals  —  Perhaps the Detroit Tigers made a good third round pick in Kody Clemens.  —  The son of former star pitcher Roger Clemens has been outstanding for Texas this postseason.  Clemens — the No. 79 overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft …

Thumbs up: Brewers activate Eric Thames from disabled list  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers have reinstated first baseman Eric Thames from the 10-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Brandon Woodruff to Triple-A Colorado Springs.  —  Thames had been out since April 25 after tearing a ligament in his left thumb.

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 …

Seth Lugo, Todd Frazier lead Mets to 2-0 win over Yankees in Subway Series finale to snap eight-game skid  —  Perhaps the loud “Let's go Yankees” chants reverberating throughout Citi Field early Sunday night convinced the Mets they were no longer playing at home.

Albert Almora Jr. in, Ben Zobrist out of Cubs lineup against Brewers  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon explains why he pulled Kyle Hendricks after 5 innings.  (Teddy Greenstein/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Albert Almora Jr. will bat leadoff Monday night as the Cubs try to seize …

Indians call up top C/OF prospect Francisco Mejia  —  The Cleveland Indians called up top prospect Francisco Mejia on Monday.  —  Mejia, a catcher/outfielder, was ranked as the No. 7 overall prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law in January.  He has been hot of late, batting .350 with three doubles …

After another rocky outing, is Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo's roster spot in jeopardy?  —  The Orioles opened spring training with four Rule 5 draft selections in camp.  Now, there's only one — right-handed reliever Pedro Araujo — and his time on the active roster might be running out.

Bullpen Power Rankings: Who's best at locking down their leads?  —  If you asked fans of 30 teams how they feel about their team's bullpen, you'd probably get 25 or so responses indicating how much better their teams would be without those bums in the pen.  People instinctively remember …

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 …

A.J. Pollock lone D-back in first return of All-Star votes  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks do not have much representation in the first return on All-Star balloting.  —  Outfielder A.J. Pollock was ranked 13th among National League outfielders with 110,055 votes.

Yankees examining minor-league pitching options as injuries will test their depth  —  Mel Stottlemyre is the gold standard as far as Yankees' mid-season starting pitching call-ups are concerned.  In 1964, Stottlemyre went 9-3 after being promoted from Triple-A Richmond …