Red Sox send plane to transport Ortiz to Boston  —  The Red Sox sent a plane to the Dominican Republic on Monday to transport David Ortiz to Boston, Ortiz's media assistant, Leo Lopez, told ESPN's Enrique Rojas.  —  “The level of stability that Big Papi is showing at this moment makes …

Busted lips, blown saves and a whole lotta blame: After rough road trip, Yankees ready to meet the Mets  —  NEW YORK — Drama, tension and scapegoating surrounded the New York Yankees and their fans last week, with a two-city road trip rife with disastrous outcomes.  —  The normally reliable bullpen was shoddy.

Zack Godley's hot streak in relief continues in win over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA - Zack Godley didn't want to hear it, didn't want to be jinxed by hearing or talking about his own success.  —  “Oh come on,” Godley said after tossing 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in a 13-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Morton remains unbeaten, Lowe homers as Rays top A's 6-2  —  Charlie Morton remained unbeaten with Tampa Bay, pitching seven shutout innings en route to a 6-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.  —  Brandon Lowe homered for the third time in two days, snapping a scoreless tie …

Real or not?  This home run thing has gotten out of hand  —  At the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway Park, I stood on a packed Lansdowne Street behind the Green Monster during the Home Run Derby and watched ball after ball fly not just over the wall, but over the street and onto the roof of the parking garage.

Detroit Tigers' Matt Manning plans to make majors with fellow prospects Mize, Faedo  —  Three of the Detroit Tigers top nine prospects make up quite the trio for Double-A as Matt Manning, Casey Mize and Alex Faedo make the Erie SeaWolves a must-see attraction in the Eastern League.

Marlins send Giants to 6th consecutive loss, 11-3  —  MIAMI - Runs were tough to come by for the Miami Marlins until their recent turnaround, and now they're scoring several at a time.  —  Jorge Alfaro and Garrett Cooper hit Miami's first three-run homers of the year Tuesday in an 11-3 win …

Wacha, rescued from bullpen, stifles Marlins for six innings in 4-1 Cards win  —  MIAMI  • Michael Wacha probably wouldn't call it redemption but on Monday night the veteran Cardinals righthander, rescued from a nearly three-week exile to the bullpen, showed that he still can be a viable rotation piece for the Cardinals.

Zack Greinke trade rumors: Arizona Diamondbacks ace ‘makes sense’ for St. Louis Cardinals  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks sit 11 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West entering their series against the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  The team is 2 1/2 games out of the final Wild Card playoff spot …

Carlos Gonzalez and David Bote in the Cubs' lineup for homecoming game against the Rockies  —  Carlos Gonzalez is expected to receive a rousing ovation and David Bote will get plenty of local support Monday night when the Cubs play the Rockies at Coors Field.

Acuña hits grand slam after early fracas, Braves top Pirates  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam, Ozzie Albies added two homers and the  —  Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh 13-7 on Monday night after  —  Joe Musgrove was ejected in a first-inning fracas.

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday  —  It's a studs and duds kind of slate on Tuesday with the likes of Luis Castillo, Patrick Corbin, Trevor Bauer, James Paxton, Zack Wheeler, Kenta Maeda, and Chris Paddack on the mound as well a host of backend arms like Tyler Beede …

Cincinnati Reds reliever Amir Garrett out to prove he's one of the best in baseball  —  PHILADELPHIA - In one of the most dominant stretches of his career, Reds lefty Amir Garrett matched up against Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper in the eighth inning Sunday.