Daniel Murphy hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning Monday, leading the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Nationals, their fourth consecutive win to open the year.

Daniel Murphy hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning Monday, leading the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Nationals, their fourth consecutive win to open the year.

Daniel Murphy hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning Monday, leading the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Nationals, their fourth consecutive win to open the year.

Daniel Murphy hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning Monday, leading the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Nationals, their fourth consecutive win to open the year.

They were trying to stave off ignominious history, trying to erase doubts, simply trying to get back on their feet again. It wasn't easy, but the Red Sox pulled out a much-needed 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

They were trying to stave off ignominious history, trying to erase doubts, simply trying to get back on their feet again. It wasn't easy, but the Red Sox pulled out a much-needed 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

They were trying to stave off ignominious history, trying to erase doubts, simply trying to get back on their feet again. It wasn't easy, but the Red Sox pulled out a much-needed 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

It had been nine years since Aramis Ramirez dressed in the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field, but it wasn't altogether foreign. Ramirez, after all, played parts of six seasons with the Pirates before his near-decade as the Cubs third baseman.

The snarky and short-sighted among us will say, “Albert who?” Because that's just how good these St. Louis Cardinals have looked without Albert Pujols early on.

The snarky and short-sighted among us will say, “Albert who?” Because that's just how good these St. Louis Cardinals have looked without Albert Pujols early on.