Miami Marlins postpone trip home amid fear of virus outbreak  —  MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins scratched right-hander Jose Urena from his scheduled start Sunday in Philadelphia and delayed their postgame trip home amid concerns about a possible coronavirus outbreak within the team.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Rick Porcello's ugly debut compounded by Mets' sleeping bats  —  Rick Porcello turned in a Mets debut that reminded fans of what they used to do on Sunday nights, before baseball returned.  The right-hander's ugly outing, combined with the lineup's sluggish performance, was enough for the cardboard cutouts to scamper for the exits.

Why did the Marlins play baseball on Sunday?  —  The schedule said Marlins versus Phillies.  So on Sunday, the Marlins and Phillies played a baseball game - their third game of this strange, complicated season.  But unlike most Sunday afternoon baseball games, the big question wasn't: What happened?

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.

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.

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.

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.