Kingham perfect through 6 innings for Pirates in MLB debut  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nick Kingham is pitching a perfect game through six innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the St. Louis Cardinals in his major league debut.  —  The 26-year-old right-hander has struck out eight and thrown 79 pitches, 60 for strikes.

Cordero, Villanueva, Hedges power Padres past Mets 12-2  —  SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres rookie Franchy Cordero is putting on quite the power display.  —  The 23-year-old from the Dominican Republic hit a three-run homer estimated at 453 feet and Christian Villanueva added a two-run shot …

Next Slide  —  BALTIMORE — The injury bug has bitten the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.  —  One inning after starting pitcher Daniel Norris left the game against the Orioles with left groin tightness, so, too, did first baseman Miguel Cabrera.  —  Cabrera left the game with a left biceps spasm, according to the team.

Dodgers break out in first game but lose nightcap to split doubleheader with Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO -Thirteen hours after the players reported to the ballpark to play seven hours' worth of baseball, a light rain briefly fell on AT&T Park Saturday night.  —  No doubt Dave Roberts could have found a silver lining even in those clouds.

Blue Jays' Grichuk makes no-look diving catch vs. Rangers … Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Randal Grichuk made an unbelievable diving catch, before converting a double play against the Texas Rangers Sunday at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.  —  The Blue Jays and Rangers were tied …

Royals' Salvador Perez to White Sox's Tim Anderson: Don't curse after a home run  —  Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has too much fun playing baseball, and many of his opponents don't like it.  —  A week after breaking up Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander's no-hit bid in the fifth inning …

Ramos homers as Rays beat Red Sox 12-6 for 8th straight win  —  BOSTON (AP) — Wilson Ramos went deep again and scored on Denard Span's inside-the-park homer, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 12-6 on Saturday for their eighth consecutive victory.

Caleb Smith earns first win as Marlins beat Rockies  —  Fish win 3-0  —  MIAMI - Left-hander Caleb Smith allowed two hits in seven innings for his first career victory, and the Miami Marlins took the rubber game of their low-scoring series against Colorado, winning 3-0 Sunday.

Phillies Place J.P. Crawford On DL  —  The Phillies have placed shortstop J.P. Crawford on the 10-day disabled list with a right forearm strain, per a team announcement.  The club recalled infielder/outfielder Jesmuel Valentin from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Daily Dose: From Head To Toe  —  Byron Buxton's headaches have subsided.  —  His latest injury has given the Twins a headache instead.  —  Playing in an extended spring training game last Sunday, an assignment necessitated by the migraines that sidelined him for a few days in mid-April, Buxton fouled a ball off his left foot.

Mieses' single leads Palm Beach to 8-6 win over St. Lucie  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Johan Mieses hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Palm Beach Cardinals to an 8-6 win over the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday.  —  Austin Sexton got Michael Paez to hit into a double play …

McCullers, Altuve lead Astros over Athletics 11-0  —  Houston got to Daniel Mengden (2-3) early, with three runs in the first on sacrifice flies by Yuli Gurriel and Josh Reddick followed by an RBI double by Alex Bregman.  —  HOUSTON - Lance McCullers threw seven sharp innings …

Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman sits the struggling Billy Hamilton, goes with offense over defense  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Reds manager Jim Riggleman planned to use all four outfielders from his outfield rotation for the interleague series here.  —  He changed his mind Sunday and had Billy Hamilton out of the lineup.