Column: Snow job?  Cubs postpone while White Sox play — and both teams made right call  —  Chicago Tribune  —  You know what they say about the weather in Chicago.  —  If you don't like it, wait 15 minutes.  —  Or is it, if you don't like the weather, go eight miles south?

Seth Lugo flourishing in new role, as the Mets' bullpen continues to dominate  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seth Lugo does not like change.  Like every other pitcher, he is a creature of habit.  He has his days he lifts and runs.  The 28-year old righthander has the days he throws.

Why the loss of Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez hurts off the field too  —  Reds manager Bryan Price discusses his third baseman Eugenio Suarez and his broken right thumb suffered in Sunday's 5-0 loss at Pittsburgh The Enquirer/Adam Baum  —  PHILADELPHIA - What happens on a baseball field …

Red Sox-Yankees: Why MLB players say Boston is ‘the roughest’  —  BOSTON - It's a charming town, filled with rich colonial history, the intellectual might of Harvard, MIT and Tufts, and the home of a famed symphony orchestra, all packed within just 48 square miles of land.

Shohei Ohtani gives up 1 hit in 7 shutout innings in home debut  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  After a solid first start on the mound and an impressive first week at the plate, the two-way wonder dominated the A's in a dazzling first start in Anaheim.  —  But when Ohtani finally yielded a hit …

Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks open series on road vs. San Francisco Giants  —  Follow our updates as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Giants in San Francisco.  —  The first game of the series is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m.  —  Zack Godley is set to start for Arizona, while Derek Holland is set to start for San Francisco.

Phillies give struggling J.P. Crawford the night off  —  J.P. Crawford was left out of Monday night's lineup to give the struggling shortstop “some additional time to work on some things that he's thinking about,” manager Gabe Kapler said.  —  It was the second respite in three days for Crawford …

Orioles give top pitching prospect Hunter Harvey his first big league call-up  —  The Orioles' bullpen carousel took another turn before the team's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday as top pitching prospect Hunter Harvey received his first big league call-up.

Mark McGwire: Didn't need PEDs to hit 70 home runs  —  Mark McGwire insists he didn't need to use performance-enhancing drugs to hit 70 home runs, telling The Athletic in an interview published Monday that he would have accomplished that feat without help.  —  “Absolutely,” McGwire said.

Cardinals leaning right as retooling of bullpen begins, Holland's arrival nears  —  The Cardinals began Sunday what should be a week of turnover and retooling in the bullpen, but as telling as any arm they'll add was the two feet locked in walking boots that morning.

Morton, Stassi lead Astros over Padres 4-1 for series win  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Charlie Morton often marvels at the nameplates above the lockers in the corner of the clubhouse where his fellow starters sit.  —  Morton, the No. 5 starter on a pitching staff …

Angels' JC Ramirez has torn UCL; Tommy John surgery may be next  —  Los Angeles Angels right-handed starting pitcher JC Ramirez has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament and Tommy John surgery is recommended, the team announced Monday.  —  He was diagnosed with a partially torn UCL …

Baseball's got talent, but how much, at which positions and how far into the future?  —  One bit of conventional wisdom in baseball is that talent tends to be evenly distributed among the different positions.  This is more myth than rule because shortstops and first basemen aren't born …

Cubs prospect Duane Underwood Jr. to make long-awaited Triple-A debut on mound  —  Since he was selected in the second round of the 2012 draft, it may seem like it has taken Duane Underwood Jr., a long time to finally get to Triple-A.  —  But from the perspective of the Chicago Cubs …

Cleveland Indians OF Michael Brantley still has ‘clutch gene’ at the plate  —  Despite more than 220 games on the sideline over the last two seasons, Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley still has an ability to come through in the clutch at the plate.  —  Author: Matthew Florjancic