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CHICAGO (AP) — The road for Shota Imanaga from Japan to the major leagues included at least one sharp observation that has served him well in his transition to life with the Chicago Cubs.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers are undefeated this season when they have a .500 record. That means they still haven’t had a losing record with Bruce Bochy as their manager.

A model of consistency for so long, the St. Louis Cardinals are suddenly struggling to stay relevant. Even after taking two of three against both the Angels and Red Sox, the Cardinals are six games under .500.

New York Mets (21-25, third in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (30-17, first in the AL Central) Cleveland; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Tylor Megill (0-0); Guardians: Ben Lively (2-2, 3.06 ERA, 1.

Milwaukee Brewers (27-19, first in the NL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (15-33, fifth in the NL East) Miami; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Joe Ross (2-4, 4.61 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Marlins: Ryan Weathers (2-4, 3.81 ERA, 1.

Seattle Mariners (25-22, first in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (33-15, first in the AL East) New York; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (3-2, 3.07 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Yankees: Marcus Stroman (3-2, 3.

San Diego Padres (24-24, second in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (26-16, second in the NL East) Atlanta; Monday, 12:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (5-3, 2.45 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Braves: Reynaldo Lopez (2-1, 1.

Detroit Tigers (23-23, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (29-19, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Reese Olson (0-4, 2.09 ERA, 0.

Boston Red Sox (23-24, fourth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (25-23, third in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:50 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Tanner Houck (3-5, 2.17 ERA, 1.

Minnesota Twins (24-22, third in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (20-25, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (4-3, 3.93 ERA, 1.