Magic dominate Pistons to keep play-in hopes alive  —  Through all the weirdness and stoppages that Sunday's 128-102 home win over the Detroit Pistons brought, the Orlando Magic's hopes of qualifying for the play-in tournament are still intact.  —  Barely.

Luis Robert Jr.'s 9th-inning catch — 'one of the best I've ever seen' — preserves the Chicago White Sox's 4-game split in Houston  —  HOUSTON — Kyle Tucker appeared to have an extra-base hit.  —  Luis Robert Jr. had other ideas.  —  The Chicago White Sox center fielder was shaded toward right-center.

Pitching struggles continue as Orioles drop opening series finale, 9-5, to Red Sox  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 9  —  BOSTON — Cole Irvin was nervous heading into Thursday's season-opening game at Fenway Park, even though the left-hander's Orioles debut wasn't coming for a few more days.

Carlos Carrasco allows 5 ER in first outing this season as Mets lose 10-0  —  MILWAUKEE — Buck Showalter was confident that Carlos Carrasco would have a strong showing in his first outing of the 2023 season but that premonition didn't quite come to fruition.

First Pitch: Cardinals place Lars Nootbaar on IL with thumb injury; Juan Yepez recalled  —  First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. at Busch Stadium.  —  After testing out during batting practice his ability to catch a ball comfortably with an injured thumb, Lars Nootbaar and the team determined …

MLB owners unanimously ratify CBA with minor league players  —  Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement with minor league players, formalizing the landmark agreement that will more than double player salaries.

Yankees' Aaron Hicks on not starting: ‘I have no idea what my role is’  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Hicks wasn't in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Giants on Sunday.  The day before, manager Aaron Boone had given him a heads up that he would be on the bench.

Updates on Bryce Harper's rehab timeline from Harper and Rob Thomson  —  It's not coming tomorrow or next week, but momentum toward an early Bryce Harper return is already building.  —  Harper and Phillies manager Rob Thomson joined the ESPN broadcast of Sunday Night Baseball and spoke …

Diamondbacks send Madison Bumgarner back to Arizona for tests on arm  —  LOS ANGELES — The Diamondbacks sent left-hander Madison Bumgarner back to Arizona to undergo testing on his left arm after he said he experienced “arm fatigue” during his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night, manager Torey Lovullo said.

Clarke Schmidt roughed up in season-debut as Yankees fall to Giants, 7-5  —  Game 2 didn't go according to plan.  —  Clarke Schmidt struggled in his season debut in the Yankees' 7-5 loss to the Giants on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.  The right-hander tossed 3.1 innings allowing five hits, three runs, walking one and striking out five.