Cubs players feel for injured Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina  —  Photos from the Cubs-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sunday, May 6, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs players Javier Baez and Victor Caratini were supposed to be dinner guests of fellow Puerto Rico native Yadier Molina …

Marlins win fourth straight series  —  Fish beat Cincinnati 8-5  —  CINCINNATI - Don Mattingly isn't expecting his Miami Marlins to put together a startling streak of wins.  —  He's happy with the patient approach they've adopted.  —  Starlin Castro drove in three runs for the second straight game …

Domingo German spectacular in first career start, throws six no-hit innings in Yankees' win over Indians  —  Domingo German dreamt of this day as a young boy growing up in San Pedro de Marcoris in the Dominican Republic.  He visualized walking to the mound at a packed ballpark …

Clayton Kershaw's arm injury, trip to DL latest sign of mortality for Dodgers great  —  Sandy Koufax was 31 when he threw the last pitch of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The pitcher most often compared to him is starting to face his own baseball mortality one year younger.

Torres HR in 9th, Yanks top Indians 7-4; 15 wins in 16 games  —  NEW YORK — Move over, Mickey Mantle.  —  Gleyber Torres is the latest Yankees phenom earning his pinstripes right off the bat.  —  On a day when hits were hard to come by in the Bronx, the rookie second baseman became …

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros … When A.J. Pollock found himself tangled up with Astros third baseman Alex Bregman in the sixth inning on Sunday, he had a realization borne from equal parts instinct and education.  —  He knew deep down he had been obstructed as a baserunner.

Twins rally late for a 5-3 victory over Shields, White Sox  —  CHICAGO — Chicago's James Shields pitched a no-hitter into the seventh inning before the Minnesota Twins rallied late for a 5-3 victory over the White Sox on Sunday.  —  With the Twins trailing 2-, Eduardo Escobar broke …

Giants hold on in the 9th to sweep Braves  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Suarez outpitched Mike Soroka in a rookie matchup, and San Francisco survived Atlanta's ninth-inning rally for a 4-3 win on Sunday and the Giants' first series sweep of the Braves in four years.

Next Slide  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ron Gardenhire was yelling.  He was pointing at first base.  He was doing everything he could to draw John Hicks' attention.  —  And after it was all said and done on Sunday afternoon, the veteran manager was once again taking the blame for another Detroit Tigers loss.

The Mets' surprising feel-good start to the season seems like a distant memory as things continue to unravel  —  Some of us are old enough to remember when the Mets were salt-and-peppering their way to an 11-1 record, when injury confusion supposedly no longer would be the issue …

Blue Jays beat Rays 2-1 on wild pitch in 9th  —  Mallex Smith, right, and the Rays lost a chance at a run when he was tagged out by Blue Jays catcher Luke Maile while trying to steal home.  —  Kevin Pillar scored the tiebreaking run on Alex Colome's wild pitch in the ninth inning …

Kuhl, Rodriguez pitch 2-hitter as Brewers pummel Pirates 9-0  —  MILWAUKEE — Chad Kuhl and Richard Rodrguez combined on a two-hitter, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0 on Sunday.  —  Adam Frazier, Jordy Mercer and Josh Bell hit solo homers for the Pirates.

Bruce Bochy enjoys replies of Brandon McCarthy, wife to rare tweet  —  ATLANTA — San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has posted only six tweets since joining Twitter in November 2017.  —  He may start spending more time on social media after enjoying the reaction from Braves right …