The A’s once again beat up on the Astros on Monday, needing only the first inning to walk all over their new division opponents en route to an 11-2 victory.

Carlos Pena had a few anxious moments to deal with before Monday’s game with the Oakland Athletics. His sister was in Boston for the marathon and it took the Pena family a while to connect with her, but found out she was OK.

The moment at which Rachel Robinson was introduced to the crowd at Dodger Stadium was, of course, worth the price of admission all by itself. But then, Jackie Robinson’s widow had over time paid a much higher admission price than any of the rest of us.

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp is planning on turning his love and respect for Jackie Robinson into a $10,000 college scholarship to a minority student in need, designated by the foundation established in the Hall of Famer’s name.

For the 66th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson shattered the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Major League Baseball came full circle at Dodger Stadium. Robinson was the first African-American player of the 20th century to play in the Majors, and the former Lakers great is the first high-level African-American owner.

Kevin Correia continued his strong start to the season while Joe Mauer and Trevor Plouffe both homered to lift the Twins to an 8-2 win over the Angels to snap a five-game losing streak on Monday at Target Field.

Mark Buehrle faced his former White Sox teammates for the first time on Monday and did what they became accustomed to, throwing 6 1/3 quality innings and leading the Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory at Rogers Centre.

The Cardinals’ offense erased any suspense about how manager Mike Matheny would set up his bullpen by scoring 10 times in the first three innings of the series opener at Pittsburgh to win, 10-6, on Monday.

Dayan Viciedo came through with an RBI double in the ninth inning to break a tie game and propel the White Sox to a 4-3, come-from-behind win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.

Jose Bautista missed Monday’s contest because of back spasms and the Blue Jays were re-evaluating their defensive setup in the wake of Jose Reyes’ injury.

Washington’s lineup clobbered Miami’s pitching staff with 16 hits and Jordan Zimmermann gave up three runs in a complete game, leading the Nationals to a 10-3 win at Marlins Park.

Brandon Phillips’ bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning scored two runs and propelled the Reds to a 4-2 win over the Phillies on Monday, snapping Cincinnati’s five-game losing streak.

The two explosions that rocked the finish line of Monday’s Boston Marathon and reportedly killed three people and injured over 100 more took place about a mile from Fenway Park, where less than an hour before, the Red Sox had beaten the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, and celebrated a Patriots Day and Jackie Robinson Day victory.

Seldom has David Ortiz been angrier than he was on Monday night before he was scheduled to continue his rehab assignment with the Pawtucket Red Sox in a game against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Coors Field will have a nostalgic feel to it Tuesday as the Rockies and Mets belatedly celebrate Jackie Robinson Day and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first game played in the history of the Colorado franchise.

Stephen Pryor was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Mariners on Monday after the right-handed reliever was diagnosed with a tear in the latissimus dorsi muscle behind his right shoulder.

No one can play baseball with snow continuing to fall, so Monday’s scheduled opener with the Mets was postponed to Tuesday as part of a split doubleheader — if the snow clears.