MLB stands behind reversal in Tigers’ loss

Major League Baseball is standing behind the replay reversal that took the winning run away from the Detroit Tigers in a game last week against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Detroit’s Nicholas Castellanos was initially called safe in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday, and the Tigers spilled onto the field to celebrate what they thought was a win on opening day. After a review, Castellanos was ruled out , and the game continued. Pittsburgh ended up winning, 1310, in 13 innings.

Major League Baseball, however, is standing behind the decision.

“The nature of the exchange with the Tigers was that the replay officials made the correct call based on conclusive evidence,” MLB said in a statement Monday. “The video clearly shows the catcher applying the tag on the upper right arm of the runner.”

PHILLIES, METS POSTPONED » The game between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets has been postponed because of wintry weather.

Snow was covering the diamond at Citi Field when Monday night’s game was called off six hours before it was supposed to begin. A couple of Mets built a snowman in front of their dugout.

The game was rescheduled as a single-admission doubleheader on July 9.

Earlier in the day, the New York Yankees’ home opener against Tampa Bay also was postponed because of inclement conditions.

Philadelphia and the Mets are set to play Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon. Rain is in the forecast both days.

Matt Harvey was pushed back a day and is to start for New York on Tuesday. Seth Lugo, the No. 5 starter, will be skipped in favor of opening day winner Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday, and Jacob deGrom is to start Thursday’s series opener at Washington.

The Phillies opened the season by losing two of three in Atlanta. The Mets took two of three at home against St. Louis.

TOMAS, OWED $42.5M, DEMOTED » Arizona outfielder Yasmany Tomas cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Reno by the Diamondbacks, who are responsible for the $42.5 million he is owed in the remaining three seasons of a $68.5 million, sixyear contract.

Tomas, signed in December 2014 when Dave Stewart was Arizona’s general manager, slumped to a .241 average with eight homers and 32 RBI in 47 games last year, when he did not play after June 2. Sidelined by right groin tendinitis, he had core surgery on Aug. 22.

He hit .273 with nine homers and 48 RBI in 2015, then .272 with 31 homers and 83 RBI the following year.

Tomas is owed $10 million this year, $15.5 million in 2019 and $17 million in 2020 as part of the contract he signed after defecting from Cuba. The 27-year-old had the choice to reject the outright assignment but doing so would have eliminated the remaining years of his contract.

Arizona wants Tomas to work on his defense. The Diamondbacks filled his spot on the 40-man roster by acquiring right-handed reliever Stefan Crichton from the Baltimore Orioles for $100,000.

Hockey

SEDINS TO RETIRE AFTER SEASON » Vancouver Canucks forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin say they will retire at the end of the season.

The 37-year-old twins announced their plans Monday in a letter on the team’s website.

Drafted second and third overall in 1999, the Sedins have spent their entire 17 years in the NHL with Vancouver. They led the Canucks to within one game of winning the 2011 Stanley Cup.

Henrik Sedin won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s top scorer in 2009-10 with 112 points. He also won the Hart Trophy as league MVP that year.

Daniel Sedin won the Art Ross in 2010-11 with 104 points.