Carl Crawford designated for assignment by Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Veteran outfielder Carl Crawford was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday with approximately $35 million remaining on a contract that runs through 2017.  —  The Dodgers are responsible for the remainder of the guaranteed deal.

Phillies looking for balance in draft, Mike Schmidt remembers Muhammad Ali  —  (MATT ROURKE / AP) … With less than a week until the 2016 MLB Draft in Secaucus, N.J., the Phillies are running out of time to make their decision on who they will choose with the top overall pick.

Pujols Homer Lifts Angels to 5-4 Win Over Pirates  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 5, 2016, 5:01 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Tony Watson in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 win Sunday.

The Rangers Signed a Shortstop But Got One of the Best Center Fielders in Baseball  —  The Texas Rangers can declare victory.  Not over the AL West, but at least on this past offseason's most interesting free-agent signing.  —  Over the winter, the Rangers spent $8 million …

Monday's game  —  Rays at Diamondbacks  —  Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262).  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (2-4, 4.74) vs. Rays RHP Chris Archer (3-7, 4.75).  —  TV/radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KSUN-AM (1400).  —  Ray gave up three runs in five innings …

Arrieta's Win Streak Ends at 20, Diamondbacks Beat Cubs 3-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 5, 2016, 5:42 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta's winning streak ended at 20 games when Patrick Corbin and the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday.

Nola Fans 9 in 6 Shutout Innings, Phillies Beat Brewers  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 5, 2016, 5:01 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola pitched six scoreless innings and matched his career high with nine strikeouts and the Philadelphia Phillies backed him with three home runs Sunday in an 8-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Fernandez Outpitches Harvey, Marlins Beat Mets 1-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 5, 2016, 3:43 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MIAMI — Jose Fernandez tied a career high with 14 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings to outpitch a resurgent Matt Harvey, and the Miami Marlins averted a series sweep by beating the shorthanded New York Mets 1-0 Sunday.

A fan threw a beer bottle at Ryan Howard on Saturday  —  Ryan Howard's difficult season took an ugly turn on Saturday afternoon when a fan threw a beer bottle at the Phillies first baseman following the team's 6-3 loss to Milwaukee.  —  The bottle landed near Howard's feet as he walked …

Cardinals Rally to Beat Giants Again, 6-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 5, 2016, 11:27 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. LOUIS — Aledmys Diaz, Matt Adams and Yadier Molina each had an RBI during a four-run sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals came from behind for the second straight game to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Sunday night.

Gray Fans 12; CarGo Hits 2 2-Run HRs in Rockies' 10-3 Win  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 6, 2016, 12:15 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN DIEGO — Carlos Gonzalez hit two two-run homers and drove in five runs, Jon Gray struck out a career-high 12 and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 10-3 …

Trading James Shields turns an unfortunate page for the Padres  —  GM A.J. Preller's spending spree didn't work; maybe rebuilding the farm system will.  —  Here is my question about the James Shields trade: How exactly did the Padres make the White Sox hurt?  —  With the Pads, it seems, there always is a disturbing question.

JD Martinez, Pelfrey Beat Sale, Chisox; Coats Hurt  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 4, 2016, 9:30 P.M. E.D.T.  —  DETROIT — When manager Brad Ausmus told Mike Pelfrey that he was finished after six innings, the Detroit pitcher resigned himself to yet another winless outing.