Yankees overcome outage, leave Rays' bats powerless  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays probably should have left the lights off.  After a power outage delayed the ninth inning of what was a close game, the Yankees' hitters powered the Bombers to a 6-1 win at Tropicana Field Sunday afternoon.

Pirates' Bell's fourth hit is three-run homer as Cards fall behind  —  Pittsburgh first baseman Josh Bell greeted Cardinals reliever John Brebbia with a three-run homer, his fourth hit of the day, as the Pirates caught the Cardinals and then passed them with a five-run seventh inning …

Giants lose; Holland chides front office after being moved to bullpen  —  When a season is going bad, changes occur, more so under new management.  The players are hired help.  If they have any complaints, they usually keep them in house.  —  That changed after the Giants lost …

Austin Riley starts in left field for fourth time in five days  —  When the Braves decided to give Austin Riley more time in Triple-A Gwinnett's outfield, big-league manager Brian Snitker said it'd only be twice a week.  —  And yet, the Braves' third-base prospect started in left field for the fourth time in five days Sunday.

The new Greg Maddux?  A healthy Hyun-Jin Ryu comes close  —  LOS ANGELES — It took Hyun-Jin Ryu 93 pitches to complete a shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  —  On 58 of those pitches, his catcher, Russell Martin, barely moved his glove.  —  Martin is a veteran of 14 major league seasons.

Mariners Place Felix Hernandez On IL, Select Parker Markel  —  As part of a series of roster moves, the Mariners announced that they've placed right-hander Felix Hernandez on the 10-day injured list with a strained pitching shoulder and selected the contract of righty Parker Markel from Triple-A Tacoma.

Finding the silver lining in Gregory Soto's struggles in Detroit Tigers' debut  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Shortly after Gregory Soto arrived in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse on Friday afternoon, his jacket still hanging on a pink-tagged suitcase, he was approached by a familiar face.

Dayton Moore says early season adversity has put Royals in position to win more  —  The Royals reached the first benchmark of the season, and the results thus far haven't been awe-inspiring or even overly encouraging.  Depending on your point of view, how the Royals arrived at their current circumstances …

‘You owe it to the game’: Yelich driven to show last year was anything but luck  —  CHICAGO — By winning the National League MVP Award last season, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich set expectations for what's next for him on their collective head.

Contreras homers in 15th, Cubs beat Brewers 2-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras homered in the 15th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.  —  Contreras turned on a 1-2 pitch from Burch Smith (0-1), sending a long shot to left field that gave Chicago its 11th win in 13 games.

Lifeless bats doom Cardinals in another loss to Pirates  —  The good news, after Saturday's repeat 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium, was that the Cardinals somehow still were leading the National League in team batting average,

Athletics give Matt Chapman the day off as Khris Davis returns  —  OAKLAND — There was something missing from the Athletics starting lineup Sunday, but it's no cause for alarm.  —  Third baseman Matt Chapman, the major league leader in games played with 41, sat down in favor of Chad Pinder.

Dodgers News: Rich Hill Pushed Back To Start Against Reds, Aligning Kenta Maeda To Face Padres  —  Sunday marked a 43rd game played for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, which is most in the Majors.  Their heavy workload early included a stretch of opening the year with 24 games in 25 days.

Tigers-Twins Preview  —  After getting shut out in back-to-back games, the  —  Detroit Tigers broke loose for five home runs while splitting Saturday's doubleheader with the  —  Minnesota Twins.  —  Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire is hoping that offense will carry over into Sunday's finale …