Cincinnati Reds' Yaisel Puig standing out on the bases - and with his blond Mohawk  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Yasiel Puig had a new look when he entered the clubhouse Sunday, sporting a platinum blond Mohawk.  He joined Eugenio Suárez and José Peraza as players to dye their hair platinum blond …

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 …

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.

Brewers recall Jacob Barnes, option Burch Smith to Class AAA San Antonio  —  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ORG XMIT: MOJR118 (Photo: Jeff Roberson, Associated Press)  —  CHICAGO - To no one's surprise, the Class AAA San Antonio shuttle fired up again on Sunday.

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.

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.

Giolito wins 2nd straight start, White Sox top Blue Jays 5-1  —  TORONTO — Lucas Giolito allowed one run in seven innings to win his second straight start, Tim Anderson and Yonder Alonso homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday.

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,

Astros cap sweep with 15-5 rout of Rangers  —  Corbin Martin excelled in his major league debut while Alex Bregman and George Springer each hit two homers for the Houston Astros, who completed their first-ever four-game home sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 15-5 victory Sunday.

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 …

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.