“It was a lot,” manager Bob Melvin said of the day. “And it was late. To get it done, though, is something we really needed. It was a huge move by Zack (Minasian) and Buster (Posey).”

Brayan Bello struck out eight over seven innings, Rafael Devers homered and Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 2-0 on Sunday for a three-game sweep that extended their winning streak to five.

It won’t nearly make up in the immediate term for subtracting their best hitter from a lineup built around him, but it nonetheless is a major variable in the club’s stunning new reality.

Shohei Ohtani is going to be the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night against the San Diego Padres, 21 months after the two-way star had elbow surgery. The Dodgers made the announcement after Sunday night’s 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants.

Shohei Ohtani has hit two homers against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night, emphatically ending the three-time MVP's longest homer drought since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dodgers right-hander Dustin May (4-4) overcame control problems to complete six innings in which he gave up three runs and six hits, walked four, hit two batters and struck out three.