The next man to be the next man up for the New York Mets is David Peterson.The third-year left-hander is slated to start in place of three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on Monday night, when the Mets continue a road trip by visiting the San Francisco Giants in…

After Marco Gonzales stymied the Toronto Blue Jays last week, allowing one run in six innings, Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais was asked why the left-hander doesn't get more credit."Marco's not sexy," Servais said.Gonzales will try to help snap the Mariners' four-game losing streak when they return home to face…

You'll have to excuse the San Diego Padres if they're a bit giddy Monday night as they return home from a 7-2 trip that ended with their first three-game sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since 2016.But waiting for the Padres are the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Pitching is…

One by-product of carrying the youngest roster in the majors is the occasional defensive lapse that proves costly, and for the Cleveland Guardians, mistakes are part of the growing process.The Guardians lost for the sixth time in eight games Sunday, 4-2 at home to the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland, set to…

It will be a Zack-attack Monday night as the Kansas City Royals meet the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Or will it be a Zach-attack?The Royals will send Zack Greinke (0-2, 3.48 ERA) to the mound to face fellow right-hander Zach Davies (2-2, 4.35). To confuse things further, the Diamondbacks will…

The St. Louis Cardinals hope they have saved some runs for the opener of a two-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night that starts their nine-game homestand.The Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep and finish a 4-3 trip. It…

UFC welterweight Michel Pereira recently secured a split-decision win over veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 206. Following the win, ‘Demolidor’ called out Nate Diaz and ‘BMF’ titleholder Jorge Masvidal for a fight.  Pereira’s reason for wanting to fight Masvidal was rather unique, to say…

The Minnesota Twins swept a three-game home series from the Detroit Tigers last month. They'll look to duplicate that feat beginning Monday.The Twins have won four straight and six of their last seven games. They swept a three-game road series at Kansas City over the weekend, including a 7-6 triumph…

The Cincinnati Reds return home after their first winning road trip of the season, while the Chicago Cubs begin a six-game road trip looking for a spark when the two clubs meet in the opener of their four-game series Monday night. Joey Votto ended his three-game return to his native…

Veteran right-hander Zack Wheeler will try to keep his streak of strong starts going on Monday when the visiting Philadelphia Phillies open a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves.This is the first meeting of the season between the two National League East rivals. The Braves come off winning two of…

Although they are at opposite ends of the American League East standings, the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles enter their three-game series in New York beginning Monday with transposed emotional states. Gerrit Cole (4-0, 2.89 ERA) will face Jordan Lyles (2-4, 4.11) in a rematch of a game last…

Chad Kuhl once was part of the future of the Pittsburgh Pirates' rotation. On Monday, the right-hander returns to face his original team when the Colorado Rockies open a road series.Kuhl was slated to start over the weekend in a home series against the New York Mets -- the Rockies…

The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to rebound a day after a fielding error ended their seven-game winning streak when they open a three-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Monday.The Dodgers are coming off a 4-3 loss in 10 innings to the host Philadelphia Phillies in which Los…

Stephen Curry poured in a team-high 31 points, Andrew Wiggins harassed Luka Doncic defensively while recording a double-double of his own, and the Golden State Warriors moved within one win of the NBA Finals with a 109-100 road win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the Western Conference…