ATLANTA (AP) — Riding a 10-game winning streak, Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees go for a two-game interleague sweep at NL East-leading Atlanta. Stanton homered and drove in three runs Monday night as New York cooled off the streaking Braves with a 5-1 victory before a near-sellout crowd of 39,176 that was spiced up with plenty of Yankees fans.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds visit Milwaukee in the start of a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL Central. The first-place Brewers have a 7 1/2-game advantage over Cincinnati, which leads San Diego by one game for the second NL wild card.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — One day after firing pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the slumping Padres begin a three-game series at home against the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers. After a solid start to the season, San Diego’s staff has a 4.82 ERA in August. Three of the Padres’ main starters — Yu Darvish, Chris Paddack and Dinelson Lamet — are on the injured list.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tampa Bay has some significant concerns heading into a two-game interleague series at Philadelphia. The AL East leaders put designated hitter Nelson Cruz on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday before a 9-0 victory over the White Sox. Tampa Bay also lost starting pitcher Chris Archer and first baseman Ji-Man Choi early in the game. The Rays started the day with 16 players, including 15 pitchers, on the IL.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore attempts to halt an 18-game losing streak when the Orioles host Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series. It’s the longest skid in the majors since Kansas City dropped 19 in a row in 2005.