Jonathan Sanchez and J.A. Happ are both looking to right the ship, and they'll face each other Monday in the series opener between the Royals and Astros in Houston.

If familiarity breeds contempt, Monday night's series opener between the D-backs and Mariners should be a relatively friendly affair.

In a redux of the 2006 World Series, the Cardinals and Tigers will meet in an Interleague set at Comerica Park beginning Tuesday, with Lance Lynn and Justin Verlander squaring off in the opener.

Just one week after being swept by the Yankees at home, the Braves head to New York for another three-game set against the hottest team in baseball, with Mike Minor opposing CC Sabathia in the opener.

David Price will face a fellow former No. 1 overall Draft pick in Bryce Harper when the Rays open a three-game series against the Nationals on Tuesday. Washington will counter with right-hander Chien-Ming Wang.

Jim Thome hit his 100th homer with the Phils on Sunday, becoming the fourth player to hit at least 100 home runs for three teams, joining Alex Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson and Darrell Evans.

It has been nearly a year since Kevin Correia last won at PNC Park on June 22, 2011 against Baltimore. Since then, the 31-year-old right-hander is 0-6 in nine home starts. For the Twins, Scott Diamond will take his 2-1 road record this season into PNC Park on Tuesday.

Ivan Nova pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and became the first American League pitcher to post nine victories this season as the Yankees defeated the Nationals, 4-1, on Sunday at Nationals Park. Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano homered for the surging Bombers as they secured their ninth consecutive win and completed a sweep of the Nats.

Brett Lawrie will make his first Major League visit to Milwaukee this week when his new team, the Blue Jays, faces his old one, the Brewers, in a three-game Interleague series that begins on Monday.

On Sunday, one day after right-hander Jason Hammel flirted with a no-hitter and ultimately threw a one-hit shutout against the Braves, left-hander Wei-Yin Chen followed up with his own sterling effort, throwing seven scoreless innings in a 2-0 victory at Turner Field.

Right-hander Alex Cobb was brilliant against the Marlins on Sunday, striking out 10 on two hits over seven shutout innings as the Rays blanked the Marlins, 3-0, to take the series and finish 5-1 in the Citrus Series.

Colby Rasmus hit a two-run homer and recorded three hits and Brett Cecil tossed five strong innings in his season debut to lead the Blue Jays to a 6-2 victory over the Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Pedro Alvarez's encore consisted of a pair of three-run homers in Sunday's 9-5 victory over the Tribe in front of 27,388.

Johnny Cueto stymied the Mets for his third consecutive win, and a three-run fifth was all the Reds needed to snag a 3-1 victory on Sunday at Citi Field and stretch their winning streak to six games.

Less than a week ago, Cole Hamels salvaged a victory out of a subpar performance to help the Phillies snap a three-game losing streak. On Tuesday, Hamels will again hope to play the role of stopper in the opener against Josh Outman and the Rockies at Citizens Bank Park.

When the Indians welcome the Reds to Progressive Field on Monday, much of focus will rest on Indians starter Derek Lowe as he toes the rubber for the first time since last week's public feud with Reds manager Dusty Baker.

Jake Arrieta is confident he is back on track as he opposes R.A. Dickey in the opener of a series at Citi Field.