High fastballs haunting Diamondbacks' Christian Walker in latest slump  —  On multiple occasions on Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves attacked an area of the strike zone that is becoming increasingly popular against Diamondbacks slugger Christian Walker.  —  Armed with fastballs in the mid-90s …

Real or Not?  This Astros offense could be the best in MLB history  —  There is something remarkable going on in the early weeks of 2019.  Here is a list of best offenses in the past 100 years, ranked by the weighted runs created formula at FanGraphs (wRC+ adjusts for the league run environment and home park with 100 being average):

Boone: Andujar likely headed back to 10-day IL  —  New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar is likely headed back to the 10-day injured list so that the team can “get a better handle” on his nagging right shoulder injury, according to manager Aaron Boone.

Boston's Pedroia has setback during rehab stint  —  The road back for Boston's Dustin Pedroia hit another obstacle Monday, with the Red Sox announcing that the second baseman has returned from his rehab assignment because of left knee soreness.  —  The team had been hoping Pedroia …

Hey, ESPN, ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ viewers actually want to watch the game — so focus on that  —  Photos from the Cubs' 4-1 win over the Brewers on May 12, 2019, at Wrigley Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  When baseball fans tune in to ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball” coverage of the Cubs …

Flaherty trying to straighten ‘crooked numbers’  —  ATLANTA — With all his weapons, including an arsenal of well above-average pitches and a competitive ferocity, young Cardinals righthander Jack Flaherty is only 11-14 in his major-league career.  And the Cardinals are but 18-23 …

Watch Cody Bellinger throw out Stephen Strasburg at first  —  The Dodgers' Cody Bellinger robbed Washington's Stephen Strasburg of a sixth-inning single Sunday at Dodger Stadium.  (Getty Images)  —  When Gerardo Parra's eighth-inning drive one-hopped the wall in left-center field for a double …

Hernandez, Phillies rally past Brewers  —  Cesar Hernandez homered and had two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Monday.  —  Andrew McCutchen, J.T. Realmuto and Maikel Franco each added two hits for the Phillies, who won their third in a row.

On Deck: Blue Jays at Giants  —  Donald Duench, Toronto SunMore from Donald Duench, Toronto Sun  —  TORONTO BLUE JAYS at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS  —  STARTING PITCHERS  —  RHP Trent Thornton (0-4, 5.06 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Vincent (0-1, 2.25 ERA)  —  The Giants are going to the “opener” …

What we've learned about Clayton Kershaw so far in 2019  —  LOS ANGELES — It was the fall of 2010, and Derek Jeter — 36 years old, by that point far more valuable to his old team than any new one — was a free agent for the first time.  He had no intentions of leaving the New York Yankees …

Indians minor-leaguer Bobby Bradley named to MLB Pipeline's Prospect Team of the Week  —  Cleveland Indians minor-league first baseman Bobby Bradley was named to MLB Pipeline's Prospect Team of the Week Monday.  —  CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians minor-league first baseman Bobby Bradley …

'He's going to be a big-league player in Chicago for a long time': Why there are still high hopes for Ian Happ  —  The hope is that although Ian Happ is in the minors, he can get back on track at the plate and return to the major leagues.  —  He needs to become the player the Chicago Cubs have always hoped he could be.

Reynaldo Lopez calls it his best outing of the season as he allows just 2 hits in White Sox's 5-2 win over the Indians  —  Photos from the White Sox's 5-2 win over the Indians on May 13, 2019, at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  Post-Tribune  —  Reynaldo Lopez just wanted to turn the page.

Angels set to wrap up long trip against Twins  —  After knocking off Minnesota ace Jose Berrios on Monday night in the opener, the Los Angeles Angels will try to win their fourth consecutive road series and reach .500 on Tuesday night when they face the Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis.