White Sox rookie Eloy Jimenez to miss Orioles series after being placed on bereavement list  —  Photos of Eloy Jimenez, the White Sox outfielder and No. 4-ranked prospect by Baseball America.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez will return to his hometown of Santo Domingo …

NY Mets hoping Noah Syndergaard and slumping pitchers will ‘snap out of it’ soon  —  ST. LOUIS — A few years ago, a young New York Mets' rotation was the talk of baseball.  The club boasted five big fireballers in Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler and Matt Harvey.

Red Sox, Tigers PPD; doubleheader on Tuesday  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Monday.  —  Boston said the game will be rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday.  The rescheduled game will start at 1:05 p.m. and the original game at 7:05 p.m.

Donaldson homers twice, Braves rout Indians 11-5  —  Josh Donaldson had two homers and four RBIs, Freddie Freeman added three hits and the Atlanta Braves pounded Cleveland's pitching for the second straight night, beating the Indians 11-5 Sunday.  —  Donaldson belted a solo homer …

‘He was going nuts’: Mets rookie Pete Alonso calls manager, pleads to be in lineup  —  ST. LOUIS — Mickey Callaway was heading to dinner with his parents in St. Louis on Saturday night when he received a phone call from his rookie first baseman, Pete Alonso.  —  It sounded some alarms in the mind of the manager.

Dustin Peterson almost got ‘decapitated’ in minors.  How it brought him to Detroit Tigers  —  Dustin Peterson, the Tigers' new outfielder, was sitting by his locker in Comerica Park.  —  “I know a little bit about your background,” I said.  “I know you were a high draft pick.  Big bonus.”

Brewers interested in Gio Gonzalez, will be competition for Mets: sources  —  Gonzalez was released by Yankees on Monday  —  The market for Gio Gonzalez will be more robust than it was in the winter, with the Milwaukee Brewers now interested in bringing the lefty back, according to major league sources.

Dodgers' arrival at Wrigley Field provides surging Cubs a measuring stick: ‘Right now it can go either way’  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With the Dodgers in town for a three-game series beginning Tuesday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs get an opportunity to show their recent surge is not a mirage.

Rangers hold on to beat Astros 11-10 after carrying nine-run lead  —  The Astros hit five solo home runs after falling behind 10-1, including a pair from Carlos Correa and Josh Reddick in the eighth inning to get within three.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Joey Gallo had the first sacrifice fly …

A's Ramon Laureano robs home run, unleashes rocket throw to start double play  —  When it comes to spectacular plays on the diamond, Oakland A's outfielder Ramon Laureano already has a season's worth of highlights in less than a month.  —  Laureano, 24, first showed off his incredible throwing arm …

Dayton Moore still believes in Royals' talent, even in the bullpen  —  Almost a month into the regular season, the Royals are 7-15 with several tough-to-swallow losses having been the distinguishing characteristic of their first 22 games.  —  The absence of a finishing kick has been too often their undoing.

Here's how Bryce Harper is doing with the Phillies so far  —  Bryce Harper has played the first 21 games of his Phillies career — out of a possible 2,106 regular-season games, assuming the length of the schedule doesn't change between now and 2031.  That's 1 percent of the potential games he might play …

Chicago Cubs walk-off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1  —  CHICAGO — David Bote hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs used a terrific performance by Tyler Chatwood to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Sunday.  —  Led by Chatwood's six sparkling innings, Chicago carried a 1-0 lead into the ninth.

How patient will the Marlins be with Lewis Brinson as his offensive struggles continue?  —  All Lewis Brinson could do was shake his head.  —  The pitch from Washington Nationals All-Star Stephen Strasburg sailed right past him into the bottom-right corner of the strike zone.  —  Strike 3.

MLB power rankings: Can Yankees stay above water as injuries mount?  —  Win a game, lose a player: It's no way for any team to get through a season.  —  Unfortunately for the New York Yankees, that's been their reality of late.  —  The Yankees won five of six games last week …

Former MLB All-Star helps key Knights' big start  —  The Charlotte Knights open a nine-game home stand Tuesday night as the International League's South Division leader and top-scoring team.  —  A big part of that has been the play of shortstop Alcides Escobar.