Mark Reynolds notched a go-ahead RBI single off the pitcher in the seventh inning Tuesday night as the Cardinals came from behind to defeat the Marlins, 4-3, in the series opener at Marlins Park.

Andrew McCutchen and Hanley Ramirez are established stars who have both had to deal with injuries in 2015. By using Statcast exit velocity data, we can track exactly how those injuries have affected them.

Giancarlo Stanton continued his torrid slugging pace in Tuesday night’s 4-3 Marlins loss, hitting his MLB-leading 26th home run — a towering shot off Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez that landed a projected 479 feet away, according to Statcast, well beyond the left-center-field wall at Marlins Park.

The son of Sandman made his professional debut on Tuesday night. That’d be Mariano Rivera Jr., the 21-year-old kin of the Yankees legend who earned a record 652 saves during his career in pinstripes.

The Anderson Monarchs are likely to remember just about everything they witness during their three-week tour around the country, but it would be understandable if Tuesday’s stop in Atlanta sticks in their memories more than the others, as they met Henry Aaron at Turner Field.

If a contending team needs a starting pitcher, bet the farm it has called the Phillies about Cole Hamels. He is very much available.

The summer showcase schedule is well underway. The Perfect Game National Showcase wrapped up on Monday, and attention now shifts to the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C., for the annual Tournament of Stars.

Two-time All-Star Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins has moved into second place among National League outfielders in the latest voting update for next month’s All-Star Game in Cincinnati. Overall, the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot has eclipsed 420 million votes, passing the previous record total of 391 million votes in 2012.

At noon on Sunday afternoon, a 16-year-old French girl made MLB history. Melissa Mayeux, a shortstop on the French U-18 junior national team, became the first known female baseball player to be added to MLB’s international registration list, which means she will be eligible to be signed by a Major League club on July 2.

We appear to be in a golden age of … low ages. Major League Baseball is being influenced by the 25-and-under crowd in a profound way, and a wave of prominent prospect promotions has only added to the equation.

The Los Angeles Dodgers threw a daunting combination of Sunday punches, forcing Tim Lincecum to experience his shortest career start before clubbing four home runs, two by Yasmani Grandal, in a 10-2 rout.

Week 12 of the MLB.com Power Rankings presented by The All-New Chrysler 200 shows minimal movement within the Top 20 — some jumped a few spots, some dropped, but for the most part, things are steady as we inch toward July.

Felix Hernandez had a major meltdown two starts ago. And then he reverted to form. Seattle’s ace recorded just one out and allowed eight earned runs against Houston on June 12, but then he came back and shut out the defending World Series champion Giants on Wednesday. Now, the American League leader in wins (10) gets to face the defending AL champs.

What will he do for another encore? As the week ahead dawns in Major League Baseball, the eyes of the sport will be on Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer.

Yasmani Grandal did the most amazing thing in his first at-bat Sunday night against the Giants. He dropped a bunt leading off the second inning against Tim Lincecum and legged it out for a single. In a matter of moments, Lincecum was five runs down.

Brewers first-round Draft pick Trent Clark was removed from the field on a stretcher Sunday at Maryvale Baseball Park after running headfirst into the outfield wall during the first inning of his second professional game.

The Nationals’ Max Scherzer threw the second no-hitter of the season on Saturday afternoon in a 6-0 victory over the Pirates, and that means it’s #DomiNoNo time again around here.