Gomber succumbs to homers again as Mets rip Cards 9-1  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.  • _ Austin Gomber never has been what you'd call a gopher baller, i.e., someone who surrenders home runs with regularity.  —  The Cardinals' lefthander gave up 17 homers in 143 innings at Class AA Springfield in 2017.

Brewers players consider Bob Uecker one of their own, including divvying up playoff money  —  SportsPulse: Now that Bryce Harper and Manny Machado have signed we can finally look ahead to actual baseball.  Here are the storylines that will define the MLB in 2019.  —  CONNECT

Left-hander Cody Reed embracing role as Cincinnati Reds reliever  —  Tanner Roark says his first 3 innings against the D-Backs were his best of the spring, striking out 6.  Roark gave up a three-run homer in the 4th.  —  CONNECT  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. - After bouncing between starter …

Julio Urías exercises impressive restraint, while Dodgers attempt to restrain his usage  —  SCOTTSDALE - A decade ago, Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was catching a rookie left-hander named Clayton Kershaw.  Sunday he caught another young left-hander, Julio Urías, who is effectively restarting his young career at age 22.

Struggling Yankees' reliever Dellin Betances: When the lights come on I'll be ready to go  —  Yankees' Dellin Betances gives up a triple in exhibition game vs. Pirates at Tampa, during another rocky spring training outing  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Dellin Betances has a ready explanation for Sunday's rough outing …

King Felix upset he won't start Opening Day  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Felix Hernandez doesn't think he could have changed the mind of Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais about Opening Day even by pitching well this spring.  —  With his ERA approaching 16, it's a moot point.  —  King Felix is royally agitated anyway.

Detroit Tigers observations: Matt Moore pitches well, Miguel Cabrera homers  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Matt Moore pitched well, Miguel Cabrera hit a home run, but the Detroit Tigers tied with the Yankees, 2-2, on Sunday afternoon in Lakeland, Fla.  —  In the two teams' fourth and final match …

Masahiro Tanaka shuts down Yankees Opening Day doubts  —  TAMPA — Masahiro Tanaka thinks his playoff experience will help this time.  —  The Yankee right-hander has started three Opening Days without much success.  With him on the mound for the opening game in 2015, '16 and '17 …

Aaron Nola, who struck out 6 in Sunday's win over the O's, looking forward to ‘crazy’ opening day  —  Aaron Nola pitches in the first inning of a Grapefruit League spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium on Sunday in Sarasota, Fla. Nola is looking forward …

Decisions, decisions: Cubs must weigh many factors when finalizing their opening-day roster  —  Chicago Tribune  —  It came as a minor surprise last spring when Cubs cut ties with reliever Justin Grimm, handing him nearly $540,000 in termination pay.  —  But this is the time in spring training …

Blue Jays prospect Guerrero out 3 weeks with oblique strain  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Highly touted Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will miss the next three weeks because of a strained left oblique.

Angels score six runs in the ninth against Mariners bullpen for a 9-9 tie  —  Right-handers Wyatt Mills and Jack Anderson couldn't hold a 9-3 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning.  —  Mariners 9, Angels 9 at Tempe Diablo Stadium  —  Notable  —  Up 9-2 going into the eighth inning …

Sources: D-backs to sign OF Jones to 1-year deal  —  Free-agent outfielder Adam Jones has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.  —  A first-round pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2003, Jones was one of five players traded …