More Detroit Tigers:  —  Detroit Tigers' Ron Gardenhire: ‘Everybody is going to play’ vs. Indians  —  Detroit Tigers get first series sweep of season in win over White Sox  —  As for the Tiger hats, I'm angrier now than I was when the new look first came out earlier this year.

Smith ties career high with 4 hits, Rays beat White Sox 5-4  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays finally pulled out a close game to win for the first time since their opener.  And they were more than a little relieved to stop the slide.  —  “You probably can't overstate it,” manager Kevin Cash said.

Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts put on DL with cracked bone in ankle  —  BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was put on the 10-day disabled list because of a cracked bone in his left ankle.  —  Boston says an MRI confirmed the injury on Monday, a day after he was hurt.

Mets match best start in franchise history even while Noah Syndergaard has yet to dominate  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway previews Noah Syndergaard's start  —  MIAMI — Through three starts, the Mets have yet to see Thor.  —  Noah Syndergaard has pitched well to start the year …

Brewers beat Holland, Cardinals 5-4 in 10th  —  Greg Holland, signed to pitch the ninth inning for the Cardinals, made his debut with the club on Monday night.  In the 10th inning.  —  There was no save at stake but Holland walked four men, one intentionally, the final one forcing in a run …

Max Scherzer steals base, tosses shutout against Braves  —  WASHINGTON - Max Scherzer's fifth big-league shutout was all well and good, of course.  His 10 strikeouts and zero walks Monday were terrific, too.  —  The most memorable part of the night for the two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner …

Victor Conte says Mark McGwire needed PEDs to break home run records  —  Victor Conte said he thinks Mark McGwire is “deluded” after the retired slugger said he would have hit 70 home runs in 1998 even if he hadn't been using performance-enhancing drugs.  —  “I don't think he would have …

Nick Williams' pinch homer lifts Phillies over Reds 6-5  —  Nick Williams hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the  —  Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 victory over the  —  Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.  —  Scott Kingery homered for the first time in his career and

White Sox's Sodfather raises his game a notch as the Snowfather  —  Chicago Tribune  —  As if Roger Bossard's legend needed another page.  —  Certainly White Sox fans will boast to their Cubs brethren that their team's groundskeeper was able to squeegee enough slush from Guaranteed Rate Field …

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 …

Junis flirts with no-hitter as Royals rout Mariners  —  Jakob Junis allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and Mike Moustakas homered as the Kansas City Royals rolled to a 10-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Swings and misses adding up for Blue Jays' Grichuk  —  BALTIMORE — Don't think Randal Grichuk hasn't pondered it himself — and possibly too much.  —  He knows who he is replacing in right field for the Blue Jays, and he knows that the team and its fans expect a major upgrade in production from what Jose Bautista offered last year.

Vizcaino, Quinn spur San Jose to 4-0 win over Lancaster  —  LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Heath Quinn hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Raffi Vizcaino allowed just one hit over five innings as the San Jose Giants topped the Lancaster JetHawks 4-0 on Monday.