Ian Stewart has been suspended without pay from Triple-A Iowa by the Cubs after his rant on Twitter about his status in the organization.

Instead of bemoaning the fact that they let two seemingly safe leads slip away, the Red Sox made things right by the end of a long night, pulling out a hard-fought 10-8 victory over the Rays in 14 innings on Monday night at Tropicana Field.

The D-backs rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to stun the Dodgers, 5-4, on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.

Logan Forsythe had missed the first 63 games before Monday because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot, but his solo homer in his first at-bat, along with a three-run shot by Will Venable in the fourth, helped the Padres to an early lead, and they hung on for a 7-6 victory over the Braves at Petco Park.

Hisashi Iwakuma continued his stellar first half Monday as the Mariners right-hander gave up only one unearned run in seven innings of work in Seattle’s 3-2 victory against the Astros at Safeco Field.

The first matchup of the College World Series is set, and it features a pair of teams that sealed a trip to Omaha by the slimmest of margins on Monday. Mississippi State and Oregon State each advanced to college baseball’s hallowed ground with nail-biting, one-run victories, and they’ll square off Saturday at 3 p.m. ET to kick off the 67th edition of the College World Series.

As far as everyone in the Rays’ clubhouse was concerned, there was little room for doubt about what happened in the sixth inning of the Red Sox’s 14-inning, 10-8 win at Tropicana Field on Monday night.

The Windy City became Fog City on Monday, with both big league games affected by a thick sheet of fog. The White Sox bout with the Blue Jays was delayed for an hour and 10 minutes, and the Cubs and Reds also fought through the haze.

Adam Dunn slugged two home runs and drove in five runs on a fog-filled night, and the White Sox went on to win Monday night’s series opener against the Blue Jays, 10-6, in Chicago.

The Orioles beat the Angels, 4-3, after waiting out a rain delay of two hours and 14 minutes on Monday night at Camden Yards. Adam Jones homered and drove in three runs, and Freddy Garcia pitched six solid innings to earn the victory.

Salvador Perez triggered a decisive three-run third with a two-run triple, while starter Jeremy Guthrie and the bullpen made it stand as the Royals won their sixth straight on Monday, 3-2, over the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.

Brandon Phillips drove in all six of Cincinnati’s runs, with the big blow coming on a third-inning grand slam to lead Homer Bailey and the Reds to a 6-2 victory Monday at a fog-filled Wrigley Field. It was the Reds’ 10th straight win at Wrigley.

Lance Berkman hit a two-run home run with two outs in the seventh inning to help lift the Rangers to a 6-3 victory over the Indians on Monday night at the Ballpark.

In an era when managers can study reams of data, there’s nothing that can replace the human touch of a skipper who can get his guys to play with a consistent and cohesive effort. And those things are why baseball people — especially those who’ve played for him — absolutely love Terry Francona. He’s unwavering in his approach and has been for virtually all of his years as a manager.

Yovani Gallardo threw eight shutout frames and notched his 1,000th strikeout as the Brewers beat the Marlins, 6-1, in Miami on Monday. Jonathan Lucroy went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, and Carlos Gomez added two RBIs of his own. Rickie Weeks had three hits, including a homer.

The game between the White Sox and Blue Jays Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field went through a rare fog delay at 8:20 p.m. CT with two outs in the third inning.

When Zack Wheeler takes the mound on Thursday for Triple-A Las Vegas, he will almost certainly be making his final Minor League start. General manager Sandy Alderson has all but confirmed June 18 as the date of Wheeler’s big league debut, saying on Monday on WFAN radio that “unlike most speculation, this probably has some accuracy.”