Martinez, Carpenter Help Cardinals Shut Down Brewers 6-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 5:21 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MILWAUKEE — Matt Carpenter had four hits and scored three times, Carlos Martinez pitched eight innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 on Monday.

Harvey Rediscovers Form, Leads Mets Over White Sox 1-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 3:57 P.M. E.D.T.  —  NEW YORK — Matt Harvey rediscovered his form with seven dominant innings of two-hit ball, Neil Walker homered off Jose Quintana, and the New York Mets beat Chicago 1- Monday …

Graveman Ends Long Skid in A's 3-2 Win Over Twins  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 6:48 P.M. E.D.T.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Coco Crisp homered leading off the game, Khris Davis hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Monday.

Mallex Smith's 3-Run Triple Powers Braves Past Giants, 5-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 4:09 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ATLANTA — Mallex Smith hit a three-run triple in the second inning, Mike Foltynewicz continued his recent upswing by allowing only three hits and one run in six-plus innings …

Pregame notes: ‘In the long run, this should make him better’  —  187 Shares  —  A little more than two weeks ago, when Luis Severino went on the disabled list, the Yankees made no attempt to blame his brutal season on a mildly strained triceps.  Making Severino a viable big league starter …

Mazara, Desmond Homer as Rangers Rout Indians 9-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 9:03 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CLEVELAND — Nomar Mazara hit a three-run homer, Ian Desmond had a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-2 on Monday night.

Seattle Uses 2 Big Innings to Rout San Diego 9-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 7:15 P.M. E.D.T.  —  SEATTLE — Kyle Seager's two-run homer in the sixth inning snapped a 2-all tie and Dae-Ho Lee's three-run shot capped a five-run eighth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 9-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday.

Bogaerts Hit Streak at 23 as Red Sox Beat Orioles 7-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 4:48 P.M. E.D.T.  —  BALTIMORE — Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 23 games and drove in two runs, Jackie Bradley put Boston ahead for good with a sixth-inning homer and the Red Sox beat …

Locke Tosses Three-Hit Shutout Against Marlins  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 30, 2016, 10:00 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MIAMI — Jeff Locke tossed a three-hitter and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 10-0 on Monday night.  —  Gregory Polanco's grand slam, Sean Rodriguez's two-run homer …

Syndergaard ejection exposes MLB's lack of consistency  —  Just tell me why a ruling on Syndergaard in New York was the complete opposite of the ruling on Bush in Texas.  —  The problem is the lack of consistency.  —  I could live with a sport in which pitchers no longer threw at hitters out of vengeance …

Buxton Named IL Batter of the Week  —  Outfielder led the league in several offensive categories  —  ROCHESTER, NY - Rochester Red Wings outfielder Byron Buxton has been named International League Batter of the Week, the league office announced Monday.  —  Buxton led the league …