Yankees takeaways: David Bednar isn't himself, and there's no quick fix  —  NEW YORK — New York Yankees closer David Bednar, who has spent much of this season walking a tightrope, fell off Sunday — and it put in bold print another problem in manager Aaron Boone's already wobbly bullpen.

Diamondbacks build big lead, hold off Rockies in road trip finale  —  DENVER — Corbin Carroll's two home runs led the Diamondbacks to an 8-6 win over the Rockies in a weather-delayed series finale between the two teams on Sunday, May 17, at Coors Field.  —  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also homered …

Jose Altuve Placed On IL With Oblique Strain  —  Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is headed to the injured list with a Grade 2 oblique strain, the team announced.  The veteran infielder homered off Jacob deGrom on Saturday, but was removed from the game in the ninth inning.

How Salvador Perez helped Royals snap 6-game skid in I-70 finale vs. Cardinals  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Salvador Perez hit a sacrifice fly and his seventh homer to lead Royals to a 2-0 win.  — Stephen Kolek pitched six innings, induced 13 ground balls and allowed four hits.

Blue Jays' Yohendrick Pinango shaped by father's loss, fuelled by his memory  —  TORONTO — There isn't much to the unusual tattoo on the left side of Yohendrick Pinango's neck - a very noticeable set of red lips - that was essentially a fit of fancy when he was 18.

Eight thoughts on the resurgent Phillies, starting with Zack Wheeler and Kyle Schwarber  —  It took the Phillies 23 days to go from 10 games under .500 to a winning record, and it is not a coincidence that it all began with Zack Wheeler's return.  The Phillies are 16-5 since Wheeler …

Struggling Reds trounced in Cleveland, face red-hot Phillies next … CLEVELAND - Think it's been a rough month of May for the Cincinnati Reds?  —  Wait till they get a load of what's coming the rest of the month, starting with the steamrolling Philadelphia Phillies, who can't seem …

Despite a little bit of drama, the Steelers still got Aaron Rodgers in the door before OTAs  —  Aaron Rodgers has been in town for nearly 10 days.  In that time, he never met with the Steelers, not even to agree to a new contract.  —  While there was no hard-and-fast deadline for him to tell …

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Ridiculous Aaron Ashby Run Needs to Have MLB's Attention  —  The Milwaukee Brewers are getting one of the most ridiculous runs in baseball by Aaron Ashby. … Aaron Ashby has been ridiculous so far this season for the Milwaukee Brewers.  There's no other around it.