Liriano pitches Tigers to 1st win of season, 6-1 over Royals  —  DETROIT (AP) — Ron Gardenhire's first win with the Detroit Tigers came courtesy of a couple other grizzled veterans.  —  Francisco Liriano pitched into the seventh inning in his Detroit debut and Victor Martinez drove …

Cubs strike out NL-record 58 times through their first 5 games  —  CINCINNATI — It's the kind of mark no offense wants to set, but nonetheless, after the Chicago Cubs struck out 11 times in a 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday afternoon, the 2016 World Series winners have now whiffed the most times …

Mets' series opener vs. Phillies postponed, rescheduled as single-admission doubleheader on July 9  —  The Mets' series opener against the Phillies Monday at Citi Field was postponed because of the snow storm that hit the New York area.  —  The game has been rescheduled as part …

Giancarlo Stanton, forced to delay pinstriped debut, not worried about swing at Yankee Stadium: ‘Think it fits nice’  —  During his Marlins playing days in South Beach, Giancarlo Stanton and his teammates rarely had to worry about home openers being postponed unless the Florida rain created a lake in the Marlins Park outfield.

Waino goes through his paces in bid for home opener  —  MILWAUKE  • Veteran Cardinals righhander Adam Wainwright, residing on the 10-day disabled list against his wishes, went through a plethora of drills Monday morning before the start of the Cardinals' game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Pirates' Moran hits grand slam in first at-bat at PNC Park  —  Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Colin Moran hit a grand slam Monday in his first at-bat at PNC Park.  —  Moran, 25, joined the Pirates in January, coming over in a trade from the Houston Astros.

OF Tomas, owed over $42M, demoted to minors by Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona outfielder Yasmany Tomas cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Reno by the Diamondbacks, who are responsible for the $42.5 million he is owed in the remaining three seasons of a $68.5 million, six-year contract.

Cubs have opening for ‘part-time mascot handler’ and we have translations  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs are in the market for a “part-time mascot handler.”  —  No, this is not a late April Fool's Day joke.  —  The Cubs posted the opening on their website.

Created with Sketch.  —  Rumors, factoids, league-meetings leftovers and draft niblets 24 days before the start of the NFL draft:  —  I know the first question I'd ask Josh Rosen in Cleveland this week.  The UCLA quarterback travels to Cleveland to meet with Browns brass this week.

Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks open three-game series  —  PHOENIX — Because of late spring training injuries, Arizona and the Dodgers are working through lineup challenges.  —  It has been a bit easier on the Diamondbacks than the five-time NL West champion Dodgers …

Los Angeles Angels hope to end 11-game skid vs. Cleveland Indians  —  The Los Angeles Angels are 3-1 to start the season for the first time in 10 years and they'll try to snap an 11-game losing streak against the Cleveland Indians when they open a three-game series Monday night at Angel Stadium.

White Sox veteran reliever Nate Jones ready to return to lockdown role  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Nate Jones didn't realize how much feeling he had lost in his right hand until he woke up from ulnar nerve repositioning surgery last summer.  —  The White Sox reliever realized he could feel the air on his fingertips again.

Pitcher Miles Mikolas homers in first game with Cardinals  —  Major League Baseball fans anxiously awaited this season's arrival of a pitcher coming over from Japan who can also hit homers.  —  And on Monday, he delivered with his first major league round-tripper.