Gonzalez leads Mets' hit parade in 14-2 drubbing of Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — Adrian Gonzalez had a spectacular homecoming at Petco Park.  —  Facing the hometown team he once played for, Gonzalez homered, doubled and drove in five runs on Sunday to help the New York Mets overwhelm the San Diego Padres 14-2.

Surging Yankees sweep Angels  —  The Angels aren't hitting, aren't scoring, aren't winning.  —  There's one other thing they aren't doing, not even after another low-octane loss that gave the New York Yankees a three-game sweep at Angel Stadium.  —  “I'm not panicking,” infielder Zack Cozart said after Sunday's 2-1 loss.

Surging Pittsburgh Pirates begin series with Washington Nationals  —  The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates will be looking for their sixth straight win when they open a four-game series against the Washington Nationals on Monday.  —  Pittsburgh (17-11) completed a sweep of St. Louis on Sunday as Nick Kingham …

Biggest surprises — good or bad — one month into MLB season  —  We get it.  Rockets star Chris Paul and Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell are close.  But now that the teams are facing each other in the playoffs, James Harden would like you to stop asking about it.  USA TODAY Sports  —  CONNECT

Cardinals Notes: A curve in Memphis brings Gomber to Cardinals bullpen  —  PITTSBURGH  • If asked to describe the “ideal pitcher” he could be, lefty Austin Gomber said he would be able to provide a description, maybe a list.  —  Now, though, he just has to point to a box score.

Marc Topkin's takeaways from Rays 4-3 Sunday loss to Red Sox  —  Marc Topkin's takeaways from Rays 4-3 Sunday loss to Red Sox:* The Rays talked a good game Sunday about how the tough loss didn't take away from what they accomplished during their eight-game streak.

Last Slide  —  The Diamondbacks have won five of their six games against the Dodgers this year, including a home sweep in the second series of the season.  The Diamondbacks return to Chase Field from a 4-2 road trip to host the Dodgers in a four-game series.

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.

Nobody is grouchy when Blue Jays' Teoscar is on  —  When the Blue Jays start getting guys back from the disabled list (Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki), there will be some tough decisions that will have to be made.  —  But it's becoming pretty clear that one of those decisions …

Indians continue long homestand against Rangers  —  Halfway through Cleveland's longest homestand of the season that spans 11 games, the Indians are 2-4 and licking their wounds after losing three of four games to the Seattle Mariners, including a 10-4 loss on Sunday.

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.

Observations from the first month of the Iowa Cubs season  —  Chicago Cubs pitching prospect makes Triple-A debut Friday  —  That went by fast.  —  The first month of the Iowa Cubs season is complete.  And boy was it an interesting.  —  Fans are Principal Park got to see the Chicago …

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.

Which players' slow starts should scare you, and why  —  “It's still early!” is the motto of April baseball.  Everyone knows in their hearts that the guy on pace for 324 home runs after Opening Day and the slugger hitting .090 are not going to finish the season anywhere near those figures.

Yosh Kawano's old Chicago friends buy him a Cubs' World Series ring  —  Photos of the rings the Cubs received to commemorate their 2016 World Series championship.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  One of the best things I saw over the weekend at Wrigley Field was a photo of Yosh Kawano wearing a replica Cubs' championship ring.

Baseball roundup: Cubs blank Brewers again, sweep series  —  Cubs blank Brewers again to sweep series  —  Tyler Chatwood allowed two hits, struck out four and walked three over seven innings and had an RBI single, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory at home over Milwaukee on Sunday for a sweep of a four-game series.

Detroit Tigers: 10 players they should consider drafting No. 1 overall  —  Matthew Stevens, Montgomery Advertiser  —  Auburn right-handed pitcher Casey Mize emerged as the early favorite to be chosen No. 1 overall by the Detroit Tigers in the MLB draft in June.