Severino wins 7th straight as Yanks top Tigers 7-4 in opener  —  DETROIT (AP) — Aaron Boone's pitching strategy for the first game of Monday's doubleheader was simple.  —  “We sent our ace out there for the first game and counted on him giving us a big performance,” the New York Yankees manager said.

Watts scores winning run in 11th, DSL Giants beats DSL Royals2 8-7 in walk-off finish  —  , (AP) — Omar Medina hit a sacrifice to drive in Enoc Watts with the winning run in the 11th inning, as the DSL Giants beat the DSL Royals2 8-7 on Monday.  The DSL Giants swept the short two-game series with the win.

Keith Law's 2018 Mock Draft 4.1  —  It is draft day, the most wonderful time of the year, so here is my final — ahem, “final” — projection of first-round selections, but one I present with the caveat that multiple general managers told me Sunday that nothing would really be final until …

Two-time World Series champion Bruce Kison dies at 68  —  Bruce Kison, the lanky right-hander who was part of two Pittsburgh Pirates World Series-winning teams in 1971 and 1979, died Saturday at the age of 68.  —  Kison was the winning pitcher in the first night game in World Series history …

Report: Rays' Anthony Banda to undergo Tommy John surgery  —  Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Anthony Banda will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the left-hander's pitching elbow, according to the Tampa Bay Times.  —  Banda, who joined the Rays in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February …

Column: Yankees echo Joe Maddon's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ schedule gripe, weigh ESPN boycott  —  Cubs' Joe Maddon on short rest, and on Mike Montgomery batting 8th.  (Mark Gonales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  It was one thing when Cubs manager Joe Maddon complained about traveling …

Next Slide  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers (28-32) lost, 7-4, to the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon. ...  The Yankees scored six runs on six consecutive hits in the fourth inning off Drew VerHagen to take a 7-1 lead.

Veteran pitcher Oliver Perez's deal with Indians is for $1.75 million  —  CLEVELAND — Pitcher Oliver Perez has a $1.75 million salary while in the major leagues under his deal with the Cleveland Indians.  —  The 36-year-old left-hander signed with the Indians on Saturday and pitched …

Diamondbacks select SS Matt McLain with No. 25 pick in MLB draft  —  The Diamondbacks selected California high school infielder Matt McLain with the 25th overall pick in the MLB draft on Monday.  —  McLain, who just finished his senior season at Beckman High in Irvine, Calif., is committed to UCLA.

Mets, Orioles open brief interleague series  —  After a rough weekend in which they committed plenty of self-inflicted mistakes against pennant contenders, the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles will hope a brief interleague series against each other provides the cure — or at least a temporary respite …

Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds meet after lost weekends  —  Kyle Freeland can only hope June resembles May. Anthony DeSclafani can only hope the rest of this season resembles 2016.  —  The Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds, both coming off disappointing weekends …

Corey Kluber aims to pick off where he left off as Indians host Brewers  —  After a historic month of May, two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber will make his first start in the month of June on Tuesday night as the Cleveland Indians host the Milwaukee Brewers in a brief two-game interleague series.

Soroka likely to make two more rehab starts  —  Mike Soroka is likely to make two more minor-league rehab starts, which would make three in all, before rejoining the Braves rotation.  —  The 20-year-old pitcher has been on the 10-day disabled list with a strained pitching shoulder since May 17 …

Power Rankings: Make way for new contenders in NL shakeup  —  Another week into the season, the same three American League power houses rule the roost — and in the same order for the time being — but things are getting interesting in the Senior Circuit as the National League's top teams sort out their own pecking order.

Cabrera, Lowe carry Montgomery to 3-0 win over Mississippi  —  PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Brandon Lowe doubled and singled, and Genesis Cabrera struck out 12 hitters over seven innings as the Montgomery Biscuits topped the Mississippi Braves 3-0 on Monday.  —  Cabrera (5-3) picked up the win after he allowed five hits.