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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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)

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.

Braves earn 1st win by rallying past Marlins, 6-3 (Yahoo Sports)  —  Adonis Garcia drove in three runs in the final three innings and the Atlanta Braves rallied for their first victory of the year after nine consecutive losses, beating the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night.