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.

Giants beat Diamondbacks 10-3 to get back to .500  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Andrew McCutchen and Brandon Crawford opened a seven-run fourth inning with back-to-back home runs, and the San Francisco Giants got back to .500 on the season by beating the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 on Monday night.

Aaron Judge becomes first player to strike out 8 times in a doubleheader  —  DETROIT — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge became the first player ever to record eight strikeouts in a doubleheader, including five punchouts in the nightcap, on Monday against the Tigers.

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 …

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.

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 …

‘This is a pure all-around baseball player:’ White Sox take infielder Nick Madrigal at No. 4  —  Oregon State's Nick Madrigal lays down a bunt against Yale during an NCAA regional tournament game in Corvallis, Ore., on June 4, 2018.  (Mark Ylen / AP) Chicago Tribune

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 …

Trout helps lift Angels to 9-6 win over Royals  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Give the Los Angeles Angels enough opportunities and they find ways to score runs.  —  It's a lesson they have taught the Kansas City Royals plenty of times this season.  —  Mike Trout had three hits …

Molina's return brings much more than his bat  —  The way Bengie Molina recalled it, his father, Benjamin, didn't want the youngest of the three brothers to miss valuable innings behind the plate so he put Yadier, just 15, in a Puerto Rican amateur league with adults, some of whom were twice his age.

Teheran gives up 3 homers, exits early  —  SAN DIEGO — Braves pitcher Julio Teheran left Monday night's game against the Padres after allowing three home runs in the first four innings and issuing a four-pitch walk to Jose Pirela to start the fifth inning.  —  There was no immediate …

Series preview: Cardinals vs. Marlins  —  Scouting Report  —  After trading away standouts Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, Christian Yelich and Dee Gordon in the offseason, the Marlins are off to as poor a start as you would expect.  They have the worst record in the National League …

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.

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.

First round MLB draft picks from Arizona … Glendale Mountain Ridge pitcher Matthew Liberatore waited it out in his home with family, teammates and friends nearby Monday.  —  A few miles away, Phoenix Sandra Day O'Connor third baseman Nolan Gorman did the same.

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 …