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Ex-Jay Lauer throws six scoreless innings in latest strong outing for Dodgers

Blue Jays activate Bieber, DFA Juenger

The Toronto Blue Jays have officially activated right-hander Shane Bieber and sent righty Lazaro Estrada to Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. Right-hander Hayden Juenger was also designated for assignment to make room for Bieber on the 40-player roster.

Bullpen a grave concern for Blue Jays this season

Toronto’s key relief arms are being overused at a rate that will leave them dusted by the trade deadline, Steve Phillips writes. Help is going to have to come from outside the organization.

Rising Blue Jays return to .500 at long last: ‘We’re making our way back’

John Schneider maintained there is still plenty of work to do, but is happy with his team’s play and its direction recently.

Machado homers as Padres shutout NL East-leading Braves

Manny Machado homered and Michael King pitched seven strong innings for his first win since May 18 as the San Diego Padres beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Monday night.

Bradish dominates as Orioles roll to victory over Angels

Kyle Bradish pitched eight shutout innings, Taylor Ward hit a leadoff home run against his former team and the Baltimore Orioles extended their winning streak to three games Monday night with a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Antonacci’s walk-off single lifts White Sox over Guardians

Sam Antonacci had a walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning after Cleveland scored twice in the top half to take the lead and the Chicago White Sox beat the Guardians 6-5 on Monday night.

McCarthy hits 3-run triple in ninth as Rockies rally for win over Red Sox

Jake McCarthy hit a three-run triple down the left-field line in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Monday night.

Mead, Garcia Jr. homer, Griffin pitches into 8th inning as Nationals beat Phillies

Curtis Mead and Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Foster Griffin pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and the Nationals beat the Phillies 4-1 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between the division rivals.

Greene, Valdez lead Tigers past Yankees for fourth straight win

Riley Greene homered and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs as the Detroit Tigers beat Gerrit Cole for the first time in 10 years, winning 5-3 against the New York Yankees on Monday night.

Ohtani, Freeman homer for Dodgers in win over Twins

Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run, Freddie Freeman also went deep to break a sixth-inning tie and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Monday night.

Wetherholt, Church, Pallante key in Cardinals’ win over Diamondbacks

Rookies JJ Wetherholt and Nathan Church each had two hits, sparking the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.

Straw, Kirk come up clutch as Blue Jays top Astros for fifth win in six games

Myles Straw’s seventh-inning sacrifice fly drove home the go-ahead run, Alejandro Kirk padded the score with one of his own in the eighth, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Monday.

Nimmo, Osuna lift Rangers to win over Marlins

Brandon Nimmo had three hits and walked once, Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead RBI double and the Texas Rangers beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Monday night.

Woodruff’s stellar return and Ortiz’s RBI in 10th lift Brewers to win over Reds

Brandon Woodruff took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his return and Joey Ortiz’s sacrifice fly in the 10th drove home the go-ahead run as the first-place Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Monday night.

Greene, Valdez lead Tigers past Cole, Yankees for fourth straight win

Riley Greene homered and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs as the Detroit Tigers beat Gerrit Cole for the first time in 10 years, winning 5-3 against the New York Yankees on Monday night.

Wacha fires seven quality innings to spur Royals to victory over Rays

Michael Wacha allowed one run over seven strong innings while Lane Thomas and Carter Jensen had RBIs to push the Kansas City Royals past the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Monday night.

Dodgers’ outfielder Tucker leaves game with low back spasms

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker was removed from Monday’s game against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning with low back spasms.

FOLLOW LIVE: Astros vs. Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays return home to kick off a series with the Houston Astros. Follow the action LIVE on TSN.ca.

Cubs-Mets game postponed because of rain; team will play split doubleheader on Wednesday

The game between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets was postponed because of a forecast of heavy rain on Monday.