HOUSTON (AP) — Bartolo Colon carried a perfect game into the eighth inning and Robinson Chirinos drove in all three runs for the Texas Rangers during their 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros in 10 innings Sunday night.The 44-year-old Colon turned back the clock and dominated the defending World Series champions for seven innings, retiring his first 21 batters in an entertaining pitchers' duel with Astros ace Justin Verlander.Colon walked Carlos Correa to start the eighth before Josh Reddick lined an 0-2 delivery down the right-field line for a double that put runners at second and third, spoiling the no-hit bid as well.Opposing fans in Houston gave Colon a standing ovation. Two outs later, he was pulled with the score tied at 1.Chirinos homered in the third for the only hit off Verlander, who struck out 11 over eight innings.In the 10th, Chirinos launched a two-run double off Hector Rondon (1-1) that short-hopped the wall in straightaway center field. Jake Diekman pitched out of trouble... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi got three hits and the Boston Red Sox extended the best start in their 118-year history, beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday at frigid Fenway Park.Mitch Moreland also had three hits for the Red Sox, who completed a three-game sweep of the shortened series and improved to a major league-best 13-2 under new manager Alex Cora.The series was supposed to last four games, but the traditional Patriots' Day game scheduled for Monday morning at 11:05 a.m. was postponed late Sunday afternoon because of a forecast that calls for heavy rain throughout the day.The game will be made up May 17. It is the first time the Patriots' Day game in Boston has been postponed since 1984.Manny Machado had an RBI double for Baltimore, which has lost five of six.Boston ace Chris Sale gave up one run and two hits in five innings, striking eight and walking two.Heath Hembree (2-0) worked two innings of scoreless relief. Craig Kimbrel got three outs for his fifth save.Dylan Bundy... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi got three hits and the Boston Red Sox extended the best start in their 118-year history, beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday at frigid Fenway Park.Mitch Moreland also had three hits for the Red Sox, who completed a three-game sweep of the shortened series and improved to a major league-best 13-2 under new manager Alex Cora.The series was supposed to last four games, but the traditional Patriots' Day game scheduled for Monday morning at 11:05 a.m. was postponed late Sunday afternoon because of a forecast that calls for heavy rain throughout the day.The game will be made up May 17. It is the first time the Patriots' Day game in Boston has been postponed since 1984.Manny Machado had an RBI double for Baltimore, which has lost five of six.Boston ace Chris Sale gave up one run and two hits in five innings, striking eight and walking two.Heath Hembree (2-0) worked two innings of scoreless relief. Craig Kimbrel got three outs for his fifth save.Dylan Bundy... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich took some swings in the batting cage but his right oblique was still sore.So the Milwaukee Brewers placed him on the 10-day disabled list on Sunday, four days after one of their prized offseason acquisitions got hurt during a 6-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Yelich went on the DL retroactive to Thursday."The fact I don't remember doing it on a specific swing is probably good news," Yelich said before the Brewers played the Chicago Cubs. "Discomfort kind of grew, and as a precaution, to make sure it wasn't worse, we kind of toned it back a little bit. It's really frustrating, you know? That's the biggest thing."Right-hander Taylor Wiliams was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs to take Yelich's roster spot.Manager Craig Counsell said Yelich reported soreness after hitting over the weekend."So we did an MRI, the MRI is clean," Counsell said. "There's certainly a possibility it's (only) 10 days."Yelich, acquired from Miami, was hitting .385 with one... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers have placed outfielder Christian Yelich on the 10-day disabled list with a right oblique injury and recalled reliever Taylor Williams from Triple-A Colorado Springs.Yelich went on the DL retroactive to Thursday, a day after he was hurt during a 6-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.Manager Craig Counsell says Yelich reported soreness after hitting over the weekend."So we did an MRI, the MRI is clean," Counsell said before the Brewers played the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. "There's certainly a possibility it's (only) 10 days."Yelich, who was acquired in a deal with the Miami Marlins in January, was hitting .385 with one homer and five RBIs. He was one of the Brewers' two big offensive acquisitions this offseason, along with fellow outfielder Lorenzo Cain.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

Williams (elbow) will have Tommy John surgery, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Elbow discomfort put him on the shelf earlier this season, and the potential for surgery has been looming since. The procedure will keep Williams sidelined until at least August of 2016, at which point he'll likely try to return to High-A Brevard County.

Williams (elbow) had a PRP injection last week and will be shutdown for now, Fox Sports Wisconsin's Andrew Gruman reports.

The Brewers say they still expect Williams to pitch again this season, but nothing is guaranteed. A former fourth-round pick in 2013, Williams is a fringe prospect with back-of-the-rotation potential several years down the road. Despite being 23 years old he has never pitched above High-A and can be ignored in most dynasty formats.

Williams is dealing with occasional discomfort in his elbow and remains in extended spring training, MLB.com's Adam McCalvy reports.

The extent of Williams' setback is uncertain, so it's not clear if Tommy John surgery is an option if his elbow does not improve. Regardless, the elbow injury that delayed the start of Williams' season remains an issue. Williams is not a top prospect, but he did impress with a 2.72 ERA and 137:28 K:BB ratio in 132.1 minor league innings a year ago.