Astros prospect Alvarez hits HR in first game  —  Houston Astros prospect Yordan Alvarez, the minor leagues' home run leader, homered in the second at-bat of his major league debut against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.  —  Alvarez, who was promoted from Triple-A Round Rock …

Tigers' Ron Gardenhire looks for ways to rebuild confidence of Joe Jimenez  —  Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire sat upright in his swivel chair in his office Sunday morning surrounded by reporters.  It was silent.  —  Gardenhire looked left and right and waited for someone to break the ice.

Yankees overcome costly late errors, edge Indians 7-6 in 10  —  The New York Yankees keep taking hits — and keep hitting back.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — The bullpen broke down, Didi Gregorius misplayed an easy grounder and another player went on the injured list.  —  The New York Yankees keep taking hits — and keep hitting back.

Rangers' strong homestand ends with dud  —  The Texas Rangers finished off their homestand with an emphatic dud Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park.  —  The Oakland Athletics' 9-8 win shined a light on the biggest issue facing the Rangers at the moment.  What do they do about Drew Smyly and Shelby Miller?

Miami Marlins swept by Braves with extra-innings loss after ninth-inning collapse  —  Miami Marlins outfielder Austin Dean had three hits, backup catcher Bryan Holaday had two of his own, Pablo Lopez put together another quality start, and Austin Brice and Starlin Castro teamed up for a pivotal play …

Domingo German calls stint on the IL ‘a little frustrating’  —  CLEVELAND — Though he said he first felt the discomfort May 26 in Kansas City, and that he had pain Friday night in the Yankees loss to Cleveland, Domingo German did not tell the team until Saturday that he was experiencing pain.

MLB notes: Mets put Robinson Cano back on 10-day injured list  —  Robinson Cano is right back on the injured list.  Four days after returning to the lineup, the second baseman was placed on the 10-day IL again by the New York Mets with tightness in his left quadriceps.

Keuchel's 1st start in minors for Braves rained out  —  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Dallas Keuchel's first start in the minors for the Atlanta Braves was rained out, meaning he'll need to wait another day or two before taking the mound.  —  The 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner was supposed …

Cards fizzle after first inning in dropping another one to Cubs  —  CHICAGO - The sugar rush from their first at-bats happened so swiftly, so sweetly that for almost a full entire inning it didn't matter how inhospitable the surroundings have been this year because the Cardinals were finally where they wanted to be, ahead.

Jay Bruce visits with his former Cincinnati Reds teammates: ‘I wish those guys the best’  —  PHILADELPHIA - After the Reds arrived at their team hotel Thursday night in Philadelphia, several players and staff had a chance to catch up with Jay Bruce.  Bruce was staying in the same hotel …

Blake Snell gets the win, Brandon Lowe leads power show as Rays beat Red Sox again, 6-1  —  Snell gets his first win in a month for six solid inning, Lowe hits two long homers of four total on the day by Rays.  —  BOSTON — The Rays gave Blake Snell something somewhat uncommon on Sunday …

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday  —  It's another abbreviated Monday slate, with all nine contests under the lights.  The marquee matchup features a pair of southpaws squaring off as Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox welcome Mike Minor and the Texas Rangers into Fenway Park.

Ohtani homers off Kikuchi in first MLB matchup  —  Shohei Ohtani gave Yusei Kikuchi a rude welcome Saturday, hitting a home run and a single off of the Seattle Mariners rookie in the first MLB matchup between the Japanese stars.  —  With about 80 members of the Japanese media looking …