Astros' Justin Verlander out for season with elbow injury  —  The Astros will announce that reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander is out for the season with an elbow injury, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Chronicle on Sunday.

Kiermaier's triple in 10th lifts Rays over Blue Jays, 6-5  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Kevin Kiermaier's first hit of the season, a two-run triple into the right field corner in the 10th inning, gave the  —  Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Ruiz, Santander homer, Orioles hold off Red Sox 7-4  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Rio Ruiz and Anthony Santander hit two-run home runs to help the  —  Boston Red Sox 7-4 Sunday.  —  José Iglesias added four hits for the Orioles, who took the final two games of the season-opening series.

Red Sox's Eduardo Rodriguez awaits heart test results  —  BOSTON — Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez said he is awaiting results of additional testing after doctors recently discovered an issue with his heart they believe is a result of his recent bout with the coronavirus.

Dodgers struggle to reach home again in series-splitting loss to Giants  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Dodgers spent the last three-plus weeks adjusting to the oddities Major League Baseball deemed necessary to stage a season during a global pandemic from the comfort of their home.

Games of the Day  —  The Rockies and Rangers finish their series with two pitchers trying to turn around disappointing 2019 season.  Kyle Freeland takes the ball for Colorado against Corey Kluber.  Freeland made a good case for a Cy Young award in 2018, but he fell off the map in 2019.

Shohei Ohtani Fails to Record an Out in First Start Since 2018  —  In his first start on the mound since returning from Tommy John surgery, Ohtani faced six batters without recording an out, allowing three singles and three walks.  —  A day before making his first start on a big-league mound since Sept. 2 …

Series MVP Strasburg misses 1st start with hand nerve issue  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg was scratched from what was supposed to be his first start of the season for the Washington Nationals on Saturday night because of a nerve issue with his right hand.

Multiple Marlins Players Reportedly Test Positive For COVID-19  —  12:30pm: First baseman Garrett Cooper and outfielder Harold Ramirez are also among the Marlins who have tested positive, according to Robert Murray and Jon Heyman of MLB Network.  And since these results were discovered on the road …

Lewis has 2 RBIs in 8th to lead Mariners over Astros 7-6  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Kyle Lewis hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the  —  Houston Astros 7-6 on Sunday, snapping a 15-game losing streak in the series.

Pirates manager Shelton argues through mask, gets 1st ML win  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pittsburgh's Derek Shelton staged baseball's first major, socially distanced umpire argument, then got his first victory as a big league manager as the Pirates beat the