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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …