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 …

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.

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 …

Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed working to shed ‘light-hitting’ label  —  For as long as he's been on the radar of professional baseball, Nick Ahmed has worn the label of the light-hitting shortstop.  He has never liked it nor has he been able to shake it.  —  “It's not who I want to be,” Ahmed said.

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.

WIP's Angelo Cataldi missed Larry Andersen on the Phillies broadcast this weekend  —  If you hadn't heard, Gabe Kapler's tenure in Philadelphia is off to a rough start.  —  In his first three games with the Phillies, the eccentric new manager has caused fans to lose confidence less than a week …

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.

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 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.