A double in the eighth inning on Monday ended the Dodgers’ bid to become the first team with back-to-back no-hitters, but the 17 consecutive hitless innings turned in during Paul Maholm’s ninth inning on Saturday, Josh Beckett’s no-hitter on Sunday and Hyun-Jin Ryu’s seven perfect innings Monday were historic in their own right.

Memorial Day is behind us and the rest of the Major League Baseball season is to come. The end of the week brings the beginning of June. The weather will soon be heating up. The 162-game grind continues. Remember the stirring run the Dodgers went on last year? Something like it could happen again, especially with the way Don Mattingly’s club’s starting pitching seems to be falling into place.

Right-hander Yordano Ventura was removed from Monday night’s 9-2 Royals loss to the Astros in the third inning with what was described as lateral elbow discomfort. Ventura allowed five runs over the first two innings.

Hyun-Jin Ryu, with a hard act to follow, was positioned to trump it on Monday night. The Dodgers left-hander came within six outs of a perfect game against the Reds, but settled for a 4-3 victory at Dodger Stadium.

A walk-off two-run home run by A.J. Pollock gave the D-backs a series-opening 7-5 win against the Padres on Memorial Day at Chase Field. It was Pollock’s first career walk-off hit.

On a Monday night when Drew Hutchison struggled, the Blue Jays’ offense was more than ready to pick up the slack as they homered three times in a 10-5 victory over the Rays at Rogers Centre.

Injuries have ravaged MLBPipeline.com’s Top 100 Prospects list, making the disabled list the place to look for the top ranked position player (Byron Buxton) and pitcher (Archie Bradley). But this week, the two top ranked healthy prospects will face off as Triple-A Memphis hosts Iowa. Outfielder Oscar Taveras (No. 2) will lead the Redbirds against shortstop Javier Baez (No. 6) and the Cubs in a five-game series beginning Tuesday.

Brian Roberts’ RBI single kick-started a three-run 12th, and the Yankees held off the Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Starter Chase Whitley allowed three runs on eight hits in a no-decision.

Jeff Samardzija, the most discussed pitcher in baseball, just did something he had not done in 275 days. He picked up a win. The Cubs need a lot of bold moves to get from where they are to where they need to be, and the next of those moves should be to take Samardzija off the trade market by signing him to a contract extension.

The Phillies’ offense on Monday lifted Kyle Kendrick to his first win since Aug. 6 in a 9-0 victory over the Rockies at Citizens Bank Park. Ryan Howard chipped in with his first five-RBI game since Sept. 20, 2012.

Jeff Samardzija struck out 10, hit an RBI double, scored the go-ahead run, and finally got a win, ending a personal 16-game winless streak with an 8-4 Cubs victory Monday over the first-place Giants.

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is thrilled to hear that his friend and former teammate Manny Ramirez has landed a job with the Cubs.

Chris Young seems to have found a perfect match in Safeco Field this season, as the 6-foot-10 right-hander remained unbeaten in his new home park with a 5-1 victory over the Angels on Monday afternoon.

After Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz had another decidedly subpar performance Monday, there is no guarantee he will make his next start.

The Mets made a major shakeup after Monday’s loss to the Pirates, dismissing hitting coach Dave Hudgens and releasing relief pitcher Jose Valverde.

They needed something to turn the tide amid a stretch of futility no Red Sox team had endured in 20 years. David Ortiz, as he has done so often, provided that something. The big slugger, who had been in a slump, fueled Boston to an 8-6 victory over the Braves on Monday afternoon at Turner Field. Finally, a 10-game losing streak that started on May 15 was over.

The A’s turned Monday’s matinee against the Tigers into something of a home run derby, teeing off for four solo shots against Detroit southpaw Drew Smyly in a 10-0 victory.