Mets bounce back, beat Braves 8-5 to split rain-delayed DH  —  ATLANTA (AP) Mets manager Mickey Callaway had a reason to smile at 1:40 a.m. after his team showed enough fortitude to avoid getting swept.  —  “They came out with some energy, which was huge in this game, and you've got to give them credit,” he said.

Mookie Betts out of Boston lineup with pain in side for 3rd straight game  —  Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts will miss his third straight game Tuesday with tightness in his left side.  —  Betts is leading the league with a .359 average, with 17 home runs and 37 RBIs.

Sizing up the standings at Memorial Day checkpoint  —  The old saying in baseball is that you shouldn't check the standings until Memorial Day.  Well, with Memorial Day behind us, we figured it was time to assess how the divisions stack up and what stands out at the first unofficial checkpoint of the season.

Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: ‘I want to finish my career here’  —  Albert Pujols picked up his 3,000th hit on May 4.  Which active player will be the next one to reach the milestone?  Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  Miguel Cabrera wanted to set the record straight …

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds … More than a week ago, as the Diamondbacks were preparing for their final game in a series in New York, manager Torey Lovullo gushed about John Ryan Murphy and intimated that the young catcher was likely to find himself in the starting lineup more often in the coming games.

MLB trade targets: Top 20 players who could move by the deadline  —  Two shopping months remain before the non-waiver trading deadline, but with one-third of the teams already out of playoff contention, Major League Baseball is about to unleash its own Black Friday sale.

What's going wrong for Cubs pitching prospect Jen-Ho Tseng this season?  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.

As Carlos Rodon nears a return to White Sox, who will make way for him in the rotation?  —  White Sox manager Rick Renteria discusses the team's defensive mistakes against the Indians on Monday, May 28, 2018.  (Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Is it time for the Cincinnati Reds to take a look at the outfield?  —  PHOENIX - Reds interim manager Jim Riggelman's comment seemed to take direct aim at the outfield.  —  “Our club is 19-36, so we're open to... We have to be thinking about a lot of things,” Riggleman said.

Silviano leads Jupiter to 3-2 win over St. Lucie  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — John Silviano hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads to a 3-2 win over the St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday.  —  Lukas Schiraldi got Gene Cone to ground out with a runner on first to end …

Devin Mesoraco credits adjustment Mets hitting coach Roessler suggested for newfound power  —  NY Mets catcher Devin Mesoraco discusses the trade that sent him to the Mets Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  Devin Mesoraco has hit five home runs in his first 46 at-bats with the New York Mets since …

How big-league reliever J.P. Howell wound up with independent San Rafael Pacifics  —  Here's a story of a big-leaguer returning to his roots.  Not just the region where he played ball.  But the reason why he played ball.  —  All kids who begin hitting, fielding and throwing do it for all the pure and principled reasons.

Gabe Kapler 'can't wait' to have Pat Neshek back in Phillies bullpen  —  LOS ANGELES — Gabe Kapler studies opposing lineups before each game, searching for the optimal matchups for his relief pitchers.  Each time, Kapler imagines where he would use Pat Neshek and what situation would best suit …

Next Slide  —  One rough inning wound up being more than enough to sink Zach Davies and the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on Tuesday night.  —  The right-hander gave up four runs to the St. Louis Cardinals in the decisive second, and the Brewers had no luck in solving Michael Wacha en route to a 6-1 loss.

Andrew Miller visits specialist to have left knee examined  —  CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Andrew Miller visited a specialist in New York on Tuesday to have his injured left knee examined.  —  Miller, a dominant presence in Cleveland's bullpen since being acquired in 2016 …

101. 102. 103. 104. 105.  Cardinals rookie Jordan Hicks is lighting up radar guns  —  Jordan Hicks can't explain where the gas comes from.  If he's being honest, the St. Louis Cardinals rookie flamethrower doesn't really want to.  Best not to overthink it.

Haley, Lin lead Pawtucket to 5-1 win over Norfolk  —  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Tzu-Wei Lin homered and had two hits, and Justin Haley allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Pawtucket Red Sox defeated the Norfolk Tides 5-1 on Tuesday.  —  Haley (2-6) picked up the win after he struck out six while allowing one run.