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.

Cuthbert homers twice in Royals' 5-4 win over White Sox  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert homered twice and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals won consecutive games for the first time this season, defeating the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Sunday.

Shohei Ohtani has next start pushed back for Angels  —  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have been riding some hot hitting and stingy pitching.  Can they actually dethrone the Houston Astros in the AL West?  Time  —  CONNECT  —  The Los Angeles Angels are being cautious with Shohei Ohtani …

Mets pushing back Steven Matz's scheduled start due to soreness, will go with Noah Syndergaard vs. Braves on Tuesday  —  SAN DIEGO — Steven Matz is having his scheduled start on Tuesday pushed back after he felt soreness in his back.  The Mets, who have an off day on Monday …

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 …

Cubs' pitching could be challenging for Rockies  —  The way the Chicago Cubs' starting pitching has been rolling, any shortage of offense has not caused negative results.  —  That may be bad news for the Colorado Rockies, who Monday at Wrigley Field struggling to score runs.

Extra-base hit machine Miguel Andujar cementing his status as the Yankees' third baseman  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Brandon Drury continues to progress, getting past the migraine headaches that contributed to blurred vision - a problem he'd dealt silently with since his Arizona Diamondbacks days.

Miguel Cabrera ‘much better’ after spasm knocks him out of Tigers game  —  BALTIMORE — On Saturday evening, Miguel Cabrera powered the Detroit Tigers to victory.  He hit a home run, drove in five runs and fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.  —  But on Sunday afternoon …

Cole strikes out 12, Astros capitalize on errors to beat A's  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole worked into the seventh inning and struck out 12, George Springer and Jose Altuve each drove in two runs and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Sunday.

Healy hits 2 homers in Mariners' win over Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Ryon Healy hit two home runs and had four RBIs, Robinson Cano and Mitch Haniger also homered, and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-4 on Sunday.  —  Healy had an RBI double in the second inning …

Dodgers' Cody Bellinger surprised by benching: 'I'm always hustling'  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers' lackluster start to the 2018 campaign is starting to show visible leakage, with the latest example coming during Los Angeles' 4-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

Red Sox's Joe Kelly heads to Fenway's bleachers in search of rally  —  Boston Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly could have spent his six-game suspension any way he wanted.  —  On Sunday, that meant roaming around Fenway Park as a fan, hoping to change his team's luck as it was getting blanked by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray leaves start with oblique injury  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray left Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the second with a strained right oblique muscle.  —  Ray waved to the dugout after throwing …

Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays: How to watch tonight at Comerica Park  —  7:10 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit, WXYT-FM (97.1): Detroit Tigers (11-15) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (12-14) at Comerica Park.  —  CONNECT  —  Detroit Tigers (11-15) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (12-14)  —  Where: Comerica Park.

Galindo's double leads Myrtle Beach to 5-3 win over Salem  —  SALEM, Va. (AP) — Wladimir Galindo hit a run-scoring double in the fourth inning, leading the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to a 5-3 win over the Salem Red Sox on Sunday.  —  Salem had a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth, but Bobby Dalbec struck out to end the game.