MLB: COVID forces postponement

A COVID-19 outbreak in Cleveland’s clubhouse, including a positive test for manager Terry Francona, led Major League Baseball to postpone the series finale between the Guardians and White Sox to allow for more testing and contact tracing. It was the first coronavirus-related postponement in the league so far this season, which started on April 7.

In Anaheim, Calif., Vidal Brujan got an RBI double leading off the 10th inning for his first hit of the season, and the Rays rebounded from their no-hit loss the previous night with a 4-2 win over the Angels.

In Atlanta, Orlando Arcia hit a tworun homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Braves a 5-3 win over the Red Sox.

In San Diego, playing against his hometown Padres for the first time, first baseman Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the banged-up Cubs to a 7-5 victory. Padres manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery, the team announced.

In Seattle, Rhys Hoskins homered for the third straight game and provided all of Philadelphia’s offense with the second grand slam of his career, and the Phillies beat the Mariners 4-2.

In Phoenix, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Avisail Garcia each hit three-run home runs during an eight-run ninth inning as the Marlins avoided a three-game sweep with an 11-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.

A former athletic trainer for the White Sox is alleging in a lawsuit that he was fired by the team because of his sexual orientation, age and disability. The actions of White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and the club, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County, caused Brian Ball “significant emotional and monetary damages, as well as damage to his reputation and name.”

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.