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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Hart earned his first big league win, Gavin Sheets had a pair of two-run doubles among his three hits and the San Diego Padres beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 Monday night to start 5-0 for the first time in their 57-season hist

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyren Paris hit a tying triple in the seventh inning, Nolan Schanuel gave Los Angeles its first lead with a grounder in the 10th and the Angels held off the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Monday night.

TORONTO — Five games into the Major League Baseball season and Andres Gimenez is hitting his way into Blue Jays fans' hearts.

HOUSTON (AP) — Wilmer Flores hit his third homer of the season and drove in four runs to lead the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros 7-2 on Monday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Andrés Giménez homered and scored three runs, Bowden Francis pitched six innings to win his first start of the season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Monday night. Giménez reached base four times.

TORONTO (AP) — Washington Nationals right-hander Michael Soroka left Monday’s start against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning because of cramping in his biceps muscle.

MIAMI (AP) — For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players' union head Tony Clark earned $3.41 million last year, down from $4.25 million in 2023 when he received a $1 million bonus that followed collective bargaining. Deputy director Bruce Meyer earned $1.

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MIAMI (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a grand slam and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4 on Monday night. Starling Marte, Luis Torrens and Brandon Nimmo also went deep for the Mets, who finished with 11 hits in the opener of a three-game series.