Injuries to Chirinos, Choo overshadow Rangers' victory  —  Broken right forearm to sideline top catcher Right fielder could land on DL with calf strain Hamels, Beltre deliver in second straight win  —  ANAHEIM, CALIF.  —  Plenty of good happened Saturday at Angel Stadium for the Texas Rangers.

Panik's big hit caps Giants' 9-6 comeback win over Dodgers (Yahoo Sports)  —  Joe Panik hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants homered three times to overcome an early five-run deficit and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Sunday.

Felix Doubront To Undergo Tommy John Surgery  —  Athletics left-hander Felix Doubront will undergo Tommy John surgery tomorrow and will miss the 2016 season, the club announced (h/t: MLB.com's Jane Lee, on Twitter).  The 28-year-old Doubront was recently reported to have been diagnosed with …

Bartolo Colon Adds to Highlight Reel, but Hitters Offer Little to Celebrate  —  The lone highlight for the Mets on Saturday night occurred when the Phillies' Freddy Galvis tried to surprise the infield with a drag bunt on Bartolo Colon's first pitch of the sixth inning.

Role reversal: Have the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers swapped identities? … The pair of blockbuster deals pulled off by the Diamondbacks in a span of just 24 hours in December caught every corner of Major League Baseball by surprise, especially in Los Angeles …

Cubs Acquire LHP Giovanni Soto From Indians  —  The Cubs announced today that they have acquired left-handed reliever Giovanni Soto from the Indians in exchange for cash considerations.  Cleveland had designated the 24-year-old southpaw for assignment last week.

Students hospitalized after eating drug-laced candy at Tampa Bay area school  —  PINELLAS COUNTY, FL - Four students from a local high school are at the All Children's Hospital after eating drug-laced candy, Pinellas school officials confirmed Monday.  —  The incident happened at the Boca Ciega High School.

Christian Vazquez could be back in majors by end of April  —  TORONTO — Christian Vazquez could very well be back in the major leagues by the end of the month.  —  Vazquez is on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Pawtucket that can last until April 28.  At that point, the Sox would either have to call him up or option him to the PawSox.

Bring the heat: Major League Baseball off to chilly start  —  CHICAGO (AP) Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona was making a cup of tea in the clubhouse this weekend when he spilled hot water on his hand.  —  Painful, but at least he was finally warm.  —  “I'm on blood thinners to boot …

Braves To Designate Jose Ramirez For Assignment  —  The Braves will designate right-handed reliever Jose Ramirez for assignment, tweets MLB.com's Mark Bowman.  Ramirez's departure from the 40-man roster will allow the Braves to add left-hander Hunter Cervenka and right-hander Joel De La Cruz to the 40-man and 25-man rosters.

Starting pitching letting Rays down early in season  —  BALTIMORE — The new guys brought in to boost the Rays lineup have not yet been much help.  —  Even with Corey Dickerson's third home run of the season in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles, and with Steve Pearce's first RBI …

Yard Goats Have A Story To Hang Their Hopes On  —  The Hartford Yard Goats hosted a meet and greet with the media and season ticket holders Sunday at the Connecticut Science Center. … HARTFORD — If you sense an exceptionally motivated team when the Yard Goats finally begin playing in their new stadium …

David Peralta's ‘sneaky’ play key to Diamondbacks' win … Diamondbacks right fielder David Peralta saw the play unfolding in front of him and started to run.  Everything was happening on the infield, hundreds of feet from Peralta, but this is what he is like: He is not one to stand still.

C. C. Sabathia, on a Short Leash, Contains the Tigers  —  DETROIT — The first sign of just how long a leash the Yankees will give C. C. Sabathia arrived on Saturday in the fifth inning of his first start of the season.  —  That was when, with a six-run lead, a thin bullpen …