Jason Heyward smashed a two-run double off of the left-field wall to highlight a five-run seventh as the Cardinals beat the Nationals, 8-5, on Monday night at Busch Stadium.

Suddenly the Mets’ hottest pitcher, Bartolo Colon delivered eight shutout innings Monday in a 3-1 Mets win over the Phillies at Citi Field, running his streak of scoreless innings to 16 and — for good measure — rapping out his career-high seventh hit.

After missing four consecutive games with a sore left hamstring, shortstop Carlos Correa returned to the Astros’ starting lineup on Monday, batting in his usual three-hole for the series opener against the Mariners.

Ryan Raburn came through with a big double in the seventh inning and Cody Allen escaped a bases-loaded situation in the eighth as the Indians survived to secure a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

Kevin Kiermaier turned a negative into a positive from the leadoff spot for the Rays in Monday night’s 6-3 win over the Orioles.

David Ortiz’s race to 500 homers keeps churning forward, and the Red Sox slugger is so close that Fenway Park already sports a banner above the Green Monster tracking his career home runs.

Baseball wound its way through more than 100 cities around the country in August as part of the Play Ball initative, which was enacted by Commissioner Rob Manfred.

After tossing seven strong innings in a victory over the red-hot Blue Jays on Monday night, Indians right-hander Danny Salazar was ready to crawl into bed and hit the hay.

Cole Gillespie’s second-inning homer extended Shelby Miller’s winless streak to 19 starts and propelled the Marlins toward a 4-0 win over the Braves on Monday night at Turner Field.

When C.J. Cron cruised into home on Monday night in Oakland, the Angels designated hitter not only extended his club’s lead, but also lightened one lucky fan’s monthly bill payments.

Jose Altuve had exited from the Astros’ clubhouse following Monday’s 8-3 win over the Mariners before he had a chance to talk to the media, which gave his teammates a chance to tell reporters how incredible he’s been playing lately.

The Braves announced that they sent Jonny Gomes and cash considerations to the Royals in exchange for Minor League shortstop Luis Valenzuela. The deal was announced shortly after Gomes was pulled from Monday night’s game with the Marlins and had a chance to exchange dugout hugs with some of his Atlanta teammates.

Last summer’s biggest charitable trend struck Major League Baseball again this August, as the Ice Bucket Challenge made the rounds at big league ballparks.

Eugenio Suarez and Adam Duvall each hit two-run homers in the sixth inning as the Reds came back to defeat the Cubs, 13-6, at Wrigley Field on Monday night. Cincinnati relievers combined to toss 4 1/3 innings while allowing only one earned run, including Aroldis Chapman’s five-out save — his first of more than three outs this season.

Ichiro Suzuki provided more than an important insurance run in the eighth inning of the Marlins’ 4-0 win on Monday night over the Braves at Turner Field. The 41-year-old reached another impressive milestone.

Angels designated hitter C.J. Cron may not be the fleetest of foot, but he can now add a steal of home plate to his baseball resume.

The Royals on Monday night acquired right-handed hitter Jonny Gomes and cash considerations from the Braves in exchange for Minor League shortstop Luis Valenzuela.