St. Louis 1, Kansas City 0
Steven Matz and three St. Louis Cardinals relievers combined to blank the visiting the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on five hits Monday.
Chi. White Sox 3, LA Angels 0
Dylan Cease allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Monday afternoon.
Arizona 5, Miami 4
David Peralta went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 win over the host Miami Marlins on Monday night.
Minnesota 2, Baltimore 1
Chris Paddack worked into the sixth inning with another strong start, and this time he was rewarded for it as the Minnesota Twins defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.
NY Yankees 3, Toronto 2
Gleyber Torres hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the surging New York Yankees pushed their winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the host Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
Atlanta 5, NY Mets 2
Travis d'Arnaud continued to torment his former team Monday night, when the Braves catcher had three hits and three RBIs in Atlanta's 5-2 win over the host New York Mets in the opener of a four-game series.
Houston 3, Seattle 0
Jake Odorizzi carried a shutout into the seventh inning, three relievers finished it off, and Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Pena slugged home runs as the host Houston Astros defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-0 on Monday.
Tampa Bay 6, Oakland 1
Yandy Diaz homered and scored two runs, Manuel Margot had three hits and Drew Rasmussen allowed just one run on one hit over five innings to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 victory over Oakland on Monday.