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.

Detroit Tigers' Ron Gardenhire: ‘Everybody is going to play’ vs. Indians  —  CLEVELAND — Victor Reyes and JaCoby Jones weren't in the starting lineup on Monday for the Detroit Tigers as they started a four-game series against the Indians, but should get playing time later this week.

Baseball roundup: Scherzer steals base, throws 5th shutout  —  Scherzer steals base, throws 5th shutout  —  Max Scherzer stole the first base of his professional career and allowed only two singles in his fifth big league shutout, and the Nationals ended a five-game losing skid while getting …

Giants' offense struggles again, wastes solid outing from Holland in loss  —  SAN FRANCISCO-During the first weekend of the season, the Giants could point to Joe Panik as their catalyst as he single-handedly willed the offense in a pair of 1-0 victories over the Dodgers.

Cardinals notebook: Holland assumes late-game duties  —  Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, explaining before the season how he planned to deploy his bullpen, said any number of his pitchers could turn up as closers.  “We didn't have an idea of who was going to close out games,” admitted Matheny on Monday night.

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 …

Snow pushes back Cubs' home opener against Pirates  —  When Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon woke up Monday morning to snow-covered streets and sidewalks, he knew the April blast of winter wasn't ideal for a home opener at Wrigley Field.  —  After Monday's scheduled game against the Pittsburgh Pirates …

Angels starter Ramirez will miss rest of year with torn UCL  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Angels starter JC Ramirez will miss the rest of this season because of a torn ulnar collateral ligament, and Tommy John surgery has been recommended for the right-hander.

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.

Daily Dose: My Name is Junis  —  Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.  —  The Royals seemingly won't have a whole lot to offer fantasy owners this season, but we might be seeing an under-the-radar hurler emerge.  —  Jake Junis carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning …

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.

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.