Matz strikes out career-high 9 as Mets beat Indians 6-0 … CLEVELAND — Steven Matz made his first regular-season loss seem like a distant memory.  —  Matz struck out a career-high nine and allowed three hits over seven innings, bouncing back from a terrible opening start and leading …

Rangers Reaction from a newsy, winning Saturday  —  Beltre contract extension a done, $36 million deal  —  Lewis allows four runs, but kept team in game Offense scores in bunches without the long ball  —  ARLINGTON  —  Rain, for those who haven't heard, is coming Sunday …

Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke's misses more frequent than in 2015 … SAN DIEGO — With two strikes on San Diego's Wil Myers on Friday night, Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke gave catcher Welington Castillo a quick nod and began his delivery.  Castillo had called for a slider, setting his target low and away.

Cueto retires first 13, pitches Giants past Dodgers, 4-3 (Yahoo Sports)  —  Johnny Cueto pitched 7 1/3 sharp innings, and the San Francisco Giants got run-scoring hits from Joe Panik, Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt in a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Clutch Hitting Remains Elusive as Yankees Fall to the Mariners  —  For the first four innings against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, the Yankees were handed some of the necessary ingredients to break a three-game losing streak.  C. C. Sabathia had a shut out brewing, while the Mariners' ace …

Here's why you'll see history at Yankee Stadium on Sunday  —  Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka reacts returning to the dugout after allowing a run to the Houston Astros in the fourth inning of an opening day baseball game in New York, Tuesday, April 5, 2016.  (Kathy Willens |  AP)

Dan Straily may get a shot in Reds' rotation  —  ST. LOUIS - Jon Moscot is in the Reds' rotation and Tim Melville may be coming out, but those won't be the only changes for the Reds' pitching rotation.  —  With Moscot coming off the disabled list for Sunday's start, Reds manager Bryan Price …

McCutchen homers, Pirates pound 17 hits, beat Brewers 9-3 (Yahoo Sports)  —  Andrew McCutchen homered for the second straight day, Matt Joyce and Gregory Polanco each had three of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 17 hits in their 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

Mets place Jacob deGrom on family medical emergency list, team says it's related to newborn son  —  Jacob deGrom has been placed on the MLB bereavement/family medical emergency list.  The Mets confirmed it is related to deGrom's son who was born Monday.  —  Mets manager Terry Collins …

Dodgers Pitcher Takes a Big Step Up  —  As Ross Stripling prepared for this season, his goal was not to make the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation and allow no hits in his first major league start.  —  “I was honestly hoping just not to go back to Tulsa,” Stripling said last week before opening …

Dodgers Sign Joe Thatcher To Minor-League Deal  —  The Dodgers have signed lefty Joe Thatcher to a minor-league deal, SB Nation's Chris Cotillo tweets.  Thatcher is a client of Platinum Sports.  —  The Indians released Thatcher near the end of Spring Training.