Moreland homer sends Red Sox home with 1-0 win over D-Backs  —  PHOENIX (AP) — An awful opening trip ended with a win for the Boston Red Sox.  —  Mitch Moreland homered off Merrill Kelly on the first pitch of the seventh inning, and the World Series champions beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Sunday.

Cubs and White Sox winners and losers: Theo Epstein, Daniel Palka — and a shoutout for Zion Williamson?  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Both the Cubs and White Sox wrapped up 1-2 stands on Sunday, yet the Cubs are 5½ games out of first place in their division and the White Sox are only three games behind in theirs.

Dodgers' offense makes up for bullpen and mental lapses in victory over Rockies  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night whipped up some ingredients usually found in losses.  Their starting pitching didn't get out of the fourth inning.  Their second baseman lost track of the number of outs in the third, costing the team a run.

Sanchez rips three HRs, Yankees steamroll O's for series sweep  —  BALTIMORE — The day began with Gary Sanchez needing a talking to.  The Yankees catcher had been picked off the bases in the two previous games and Yankee manager Aaron Boone said that he would use this as a “teachable moment.”

Five Remarkable Features of the Reds-Pirates Brawl  — From Derek Dietrich's stare of admiration to Yasiel Puig taking matters into his own hands, an inside basebrawl look at Sunday's Reds-Pirates throwdown.  —  A baseball brawl almost always originates in something sinful—pride, jealousy, mishandled anger.

Mike Trout's record homer streak continues, bullpen delivers in Angels win  —  Angels slugger Mike Trout (27) congratulates teammate Brian Goodwin after he hit a solo home run Sunday.  (Michael Owen Baker / Associated Press)  —  Mike Trout hit another home run Sunday …

Davis now 0-for-44, closing in on futility mark  —  BALTIMORE — Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is nearing a record streak for futility.  —  Davis was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Sunday's 15-3 loss to the New York Yankees.  He is -for-23 with 13 strikeouts this season and is hitless …

Punchless Giants lose to Rays, fall to 3-7  —  Click here if you're unable to view the gallery on your mobile device.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants are out to mix in a few line drives with their new culture.  —  After managing five singles, striking out 12 times and only occasionally putting barrel …

Astros top A's 9-8 on Altuve's bases-loaded walk in 9th  —  HOUSTON (AP) — The Astros are a deep, veteran team, making it tough for bench players like Tony Kemp and Aledmys Diaz to get onto the field.  —  That pair was ready Sunday, sparking Houston to a comeback win.

After getting a whiff of Hicks' slider, Machado ends ‘epic’ duel with a nod to Cards closer  —  By the time Cardinals closer-in-training Jordan Hicks readied to throw the ninth pitch of the at-bat, Manny Machado had his timing against the young, heat-seeking reliever.

Baseball notebook: Diamondbacks' Avila is injured  —  Arizona placed catcher Alex Avila on the injured list with a strained left quadriceps, an injury sustained while circling the bases on a home run.  —  Avila was hurt when he homered off Boston infielder Eduardo Nunez during the eighth inning …

Mets pitchers walk 12 in blowout loss to Nationals  —  An avalanche of walks and a rally-killing baserunning mistake added up to a game the Mets will want to forget.  —  Mets pitchers issued 12 walks on Sunday afternoon, fueling a 12-9 loss to the Nationals in the series finale at Citi Field.

Detroit Tigers podcast: Looking at the hot start, and farm system  —  Are you subscribed to our “Talkin' Tigers” podcast?  If not, you should be: Subscribe via iTunes or Google Play now  —  Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech looks at the Tigers' 7-3 start to the season …

Clevinger strikes out 10 as Indians top Jays 3-1 for sweep  —  Mike Clevinger struck out 10 and allowed one hit over five scoreless innings, then left with upper back tightness as the Cleveland Indians beat the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 to complete a four-game sweep

Braves end homestand with walk-off victory  —  The Braves completed their first homestand of the season Sunday with a dramatic 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins.  —  A line-drive single into left field by Dansby Swanson with the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth inning gave …

MLB power rankings: Are the Mariners for real?  —  Heading into the second full week of the regular season, it's still probably too early to draw any real conclusions about how things will shake out this summer, but some teams have certainly have not played to our expectations - for better or worse.

Justin Verlander wants to be the Tom Brady of baseball  —  It's Justin Verlander's 36th birthday.  —  The day he officially moves closer to 40 years old than 30.  The day he creeps nearer to middle age and further away from the best physical version of himself.  Not that you'd ever know it.

'It's just a battle for me': Kyle Hendricks hurt by more 1st-inning troubles  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Kyle Hendricks hopes a change in his pregame work will eventually help him avoid the rough first innings that have hurt him in his first two starts.  —  Hendricks recently has had a coach …

Cardinals' run of 6:45 p.m. home starts begins Monday  —  Most clocks move forward in the spring.  The Cardinals are turning theirs backward.  —  Starting Monday, the Redbirds are beginning most home games on Mondays through Thursdays during the school year at 6:45 p.m.. That's a half hour sooner …

Hoskins' 2-run homer leads Eflin, Phillies over Twins 2-1  —  Minnesota Twins' Jose Berrios pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Philadelphia.  —  Philadelphia Phillies' Zach Eflin pitches during the first inning …