Conforto homers, Matz strong as Mets beat D'backs 5-1  —  PHOENIX (AP) Michael Conforto homered and drove in four runs, Steven Matz pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night.  —  Conforto lined a three-run homer …

Next Slide  —  CHICAGO — Lefty Blaine Hardy has arguably been the Detroit Tigers' second-best starting pitcher this season. behind only Matthew Boyd.  Give credit to the Tigers for contemplating the idea of keeping Hardy in the rotation until the All-Star break, on July 16, as part of a six-man starting rotation.

Pedro Strop says 2018 Cubs bullpen is the best he has been a part of  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Pedro Strop paused before smiling when asked if this was the best bullpen he has been a part of during his six seasons with the Cubs.  —  “Numbers-wise, yeah,” Strop said.  “It's got to be the best so far.”

Smoak can see the Blue Jays going on a run  —  Justin Smoak is in a good place these days.  —  His wife Kristin, three-year-old daughter Sutton and baby girl Berkleigh recently joined him in Toronto from his home state of South Carolina.  Berkleigh was born earlier this spring and the family couldn't travel for a few weeks.

Hernandez, Kemp homer again as Dodgers beat Giants 3-1  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) Enrique Hernandez has helped the Los Angeles Dodgers solve a problem they've had for years - Giants ace Madison Bumgarner.  —  Hernandez and Matt Kemp each homered for the second consecutive game …

CC Sabathia gets no help from his offense as Yankees fall to Rays, 3-1  —  CC Sabathia received one of the loudest ovations of anyone at Yankee Stadium on Old-Timers' Day Sunday.  He also received the loss.  —  Sabathia pitched 7.2 innings and struck out a season-high 10 batters as he left …

Bieber gets first major league win as Indians beat Twins 4-1  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched one-run ball into the sixth inning in his first major league win, helping the  —  Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Sunday.  —  Bieber scattered 10 hits and struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings in his second career start.

Brewers RHP Adrian Houser vomits twice on mound, finishes frame  —  Milwaukee Brewers reliever Adrian Houser made it through the top of the eighth inning of a 10-9 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday despite vomiting twice during the inning.  —  The right-hander, who was called …

Julio Teheran throws 6 no-hit innings, Braves top Padres 4-1  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran pitched six no-hit innings before being pulled from his first start since coming off the disabled list, and Atlanta relievers gave up six hits Sunday while the Braves finished off a 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres.

M's fall, split 4-game set with Bosox  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Xander Bogaerts all homered and the Boston Red Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Sunday.  —  Devers' 11th homer of the season capped a five-run, two-out rally in the third against Seattle starter Mike Leake (7-4).

Russell and Heyward homer, Cubs rally past Cardinals 6-3  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) The Chicago Cubs got some key hits and effective pitching to get a big win.  —  Jason Heyward and Addison Russell homered, and Ian Happ had a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning as the Cubs rallied to beat …

Lucroy's RBI single in 11th send Athletics past Angels 6-5  —  Jonathan Lucroy hit an RBI single off the center-field wall in the 11th inning and the  —  Oakland Athletics capped their comeback Sunday with a 6-5 win over the  —  Los Angeles Angels.  —  The A's rallied for two runs …

Ump John Tumpane ejects Mike Moustakas ... again  —  For the third time in his eight-year major league career, Mike Moustakas was ejected from a game on Sunday.  —  For the second time, umpire John Tumpane issued the thumb.  —  In the third inning of the series finale against the Astros …

Braves Sign Luke Jackson, Option Luiz Gohara To Triple-A  —  The Braves have signed right-hander Luke Jackson to a Major League contract, the team announced via Twitter.  Jackson will return to Atlanta's roster in place of Luiz Gohara, who was optioned to Triple-A.

Cubs' Brandon Morrow relishes 10 years of major league service time  —  Chicago Tribune  —  An array of injuries and even a two-month stint in the minor leagues last season prevented Brandon Morrow from thinking about reaching the necessary 10 years of service time to be fully vested in Major League Baseball Players' pension plan.

Reds notebook: Nick Senzel makes start at shortstop; Brandon Dixon hits 1st home run  —  PITTSBURGH - Nick Senzel, the Reds' top prospect, played his first professional game at shortstop Saturday at Class-AAA Louisville.  —  Typically a second and third baseman, the Reds had Senzel play shortstop during Spring Training.