Commissioner Manfred: Once outbreak halts, Cardinals can still be a ‘credible competitor’ without complete season  —  Although a substantial slice of the Cardinals' season has been postponed and their return to play is still unknown due to the novel coronavirus' spread through their roster …

A's outfielder Ramon Laureano says vile remark by Astros hitting coach spurred brawl  —  Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron made a vile comment to Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano regarding his mother, prompting Laureano to charge the Astros' bench Sunday and leading …

Jacob deGrom gets win despite shaky start; Mets bullpen gets four scoreless innings  —  Jacob deGrom was certainly not the best version of himself in his fourth outing of the year, but the Mets offense rallied for enough runs to give him the win anyway.  —  The Mets ace pitched his way through …

Rosario's slam helps Twins beat Brewers 4-2 to end skid  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Randy Dobnak pitched five strong innings and the  —  Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Monday night to snap a four-game skid.  —  Rosario's slam in the third inning erased an early 1- deficit …

Indians send Zach Plesac home for violating health and safety protocols  —  The Indians' decision to send right-hander Zach Plesac back to Cleveland on Sunday is the most vivid example yet of how major-league teams are growing increasingly vigilant about self-policing their rosters.

Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman opts out of remainder of 2020 MLB season  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Marcus Stroman has opted out of the remainder of the 2020 Major League Baseball season.  He took to Twitter to share his statement.

Diamondbacks' Madison Bumgarner serves up four homers, departs after two innings in loss to Padres  —  The Associated Press contributed to this report  —  Dinelson Lamet was brilliant in taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Fernando Tatis Jr. continued his remarkable power surge …

Dodgers' AJ Pollock overcomes din of fake crowd to deliver decisive home run  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  AJ Pollock was already a few steps down the first-base line before hearing a human voice amid the clamor of a fake crowd.  —  With two on and two outs …

Spencer Howard gives up homers to Freddie Freeman, Ronald Acuña Jr. in Phillies debut  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Spencer Howard's first major-league start is in the books.  The  —  Braves didn't make it easy on him.  —  In 4⅔ innings …

Angels Recall Patrick Sandoval For Start, Option Luke Bard  —  The Los Angeles Angels optioned Luke Bard to their alternate site today, recalling Patrick Sandoval in his place, per Jason Martinez of Roster Resource over at Fangraphs.  —  Sandoval made his major-league debut last season going 0-4 across 10 appearances (9 starts).