Braves at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 9  —  It's Monday, June 9 and the Braves (27-37) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (35-31).  Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Aaron Civale for Milwaukee.

Red Sox rookie says he'd rather retire than play for Yankees  —  'If the Yankees were the last team to give me a contract, I'd retire'  —  NEW YORK - “This is one that I've had circled for a long time,” Hunter Dobbins told the Herald as he stood in the visitors dugout watching passing showers soak Yankee Stadium.

Rockies chase MLB record that predecessors in pain 'don't wish on anyone'  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox lived a full season through the despair, embarrassment and stigma that comes with being the worst team in the history of baseball.  —  Now, less than a year later …

Used to playing through pain, even Harper knew it was time to sit down  —  PITTSBURGH — Bryce Harper has played 57 of the Phillies' 63 games, feeling pain in his right wrist with nearly every swing he's taken.  —  Harper was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with right wrist inflammation.

Yandy Díaz powers Rays past Marlins 3-2; Rasmussen's streak of 23 scoreless innings halted in 1st  —  Yandy Díaz hit a tying two-run homer in the fifth inning and his double in the eighth led to the eventual winning run as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Sunday.

Jac Caglianone posts his first multihit game with Royals  —  CHICAGO — So much for that slow start for Jac Caglianone.  —  The sweet-swinging slugger went 4-for-4 on Sunday, helping the Kansas City Royals to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.  The perfect afternoon at the plate arrived …

Red Sox top prospect Roman Anthony comes up grand in the shot heard round Worcester  —  WORCESTER — Call it the shot heard round Worcester.  —  On June 7, Roman Anthony hammered a grand slam over the right-center field wall at Polar Park to put an exclamation point on Triple-A Worcester's 10-4 win over the Rochester Red Wings.

Braves' all-time saves leader Craig Kimbrel designated for assignment one day after getting promoted  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Craig Kimbrel's stay with the Atlanta Braves lasted just one day as the team designated the franchise's career saves leader for assignment Saturday and recalled left-handed pitcher Austin Cox.

Former Orioles All-Star Corbin Burnes Gets Grim News About Elbow Injury  —  The Baltimore Orioles chased and lost Corbin Burnes in free agency.  Now, the All-Star pitcher is going to miss considerable time.  —  Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes will miss at least a year due …