Texas Rangers close May with woeful road record and one budding star in Adolis Garcia  —  The Texas Rangers were in need of some good Monday, and as luck would have it they received some on two fronts.  —  The Rangers did not lose Monday because they did not play.

Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna posts $20,000 bond on domestic violence charges, released from jail  —  ATLANTA — Marcell Ozuna of the Atlanta Braves was released from jail after posting $20,000 bond Monday on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery against his wife.

NY Mets: Francisco Lindor on ‘lonely’ boos; Seth Lugo set to return  —  NEW YORK — As Francisco Lindor has continued to struggle, the home fans have continued to boo more.  It has become clear that a portion of the fanbase will not give him a pass because of his stardom or past performance.

The Chicago Cubs keep getting injured — and keep winning  —  CHICAGO — Thompson, Stewart, Wisdom & Nance.  —  They sound like a law firm, but they were the driving force for the Chicago Cubs in edging out the San Diego Padres for the best record in the National League in the month of May.

Jacob deGrom dominates, Pete Alonso homers as Mets start to look like themselves in fifth straight win  —  PHOENIX — Jacob deGrom took a perfect game into the fifth inning.  Pete Alonso mashed a missile his first day back from the injured list.  Kevin Pillar collected a single in his first at-bat since getting hit in the face.

Baltimore Orioles ‘trying to keep our head up’ as losing skid hits 14 in loss to Minnesota Twins  —  BALTIMORE — Rob Refsnyder bounced back from a run-in with the center-field fence to score the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on a wild pitch and the Minnesota Twins handed the Baltimore Orioles their 14th straight loss, 3-2 on Monday.

Pirates GM: Chad Kuhl expected to start at Royals, Ke'Bryan Hayes almost ready to return  —  Chad Kuhl is expected to return from his rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis and start for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at Kansas City, general manager Ben Cherington said.

Harris to have thoracic outlet surgery, Robles rehabs in Bowie  —  For 2 1/2 months, the Nationals and Will Harris hoped they could find a reason for the swelling that would occur in his hand sometimes when he pitched, and hoped there was a way to continue to pitch while treating the mysterious ailment.