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A bullpen, like an umpiring crew, often goes unnoticed unless it makes mistakes. The Seattle Mariners would like to challenge that approach. Seattle has enjoyed one of the best bullpens in baseball as of late, and it hopes the trend will continue as it faces the Minnesota Twins to kick off a three-game series Monday in Minneapolis. The Mariners are coming off a 3-2 road win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Seattle’s bullpen combined to pitch three scoreless innings, and Jose A. Ferrer closed the door in the ninth inning for his first save. Seattle manager Dan Wilson said he was fortunate to have a top bullpen. “We’ve got guys we trust in

One month into the season, the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels have experienced extreme positives at the plate to go with frustrating negatives. As the teams begin a three-game set in Chicago on Monday, the aim remains to build consistency — with victories hopefully to follow. After outscoring the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres 19-4 on April 16 and 17 to move a game above .500, the Angels managed just 17 runs in their next seven games before Sunday. Seven of those came in one contest. While Los Angeles collected 16 hits on Sunday — including three each from Zach Neto and Josh Lowe — the pitching staff couldn’t deliver. The Angels squandered a 6-0 lead

The Cleveland Guardians spent the weekend on a working vacation in Toronto, playing a series against the Blue Jays and attending Game 3 of the NBA playoff series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors. Now, they’re back at home to begin a three-game set Monday against the surging Tampa Bay Rays. Guardians left-hander Parker Messick (3-0, 1.76 ERA) takes on Rays lefty Steven Matz (3-1, 4.81) in a matchup of pitchers whose teams have won nine of their 10 combined starts in 2026. Their trip started on a high note as Jose Ramirez and Steven Kwan posed on the court before cheering for the Cavaliers, while Austin Hedges was one of several players featured on social media videos from

Boston Red Sox players have been more than open about their feelings behind the organization’s decision to fire manager Alex Cora and five members of the coaching staff Saturday. An unpopular choice made by the front office could spark an early-season turnaround, though, as Boston has won back-to-back games entering the opener of a three-game series Monday against the host Toronto Blue Jays. After a 10-17 start, Cora was canned. The Red Sox, although many bothered by the choice, added another victory Sunday, a 5-3 series-clinching win over the host Baltimore Orioles in Chad Tracy’s debut as interim manager. “I was shocked by the decision. I think that’s a fair way to put it,” Boston shortstop Trevor Story said. “I