AROUND THE HORN
■ Reds: Three-time AllStar OF Matt Kemp was released just over four months after the Reds acquired him from the Dodgers. Kemp hit .200 with one HR and five RBIs before he landed on the 10-day IL on April 23 with a broken rib . ... Nick Senzel hit his first major league HR, and the Reds beat the Giants 9-2 in Cincinnati. Senzel, the club’s top prospect who made his debut Friday, hit a solo shot in the fifth for one of the Reds’ five HRs in the win.
■ Dodgers: Cody Bellinger wasn’t in the lineup, one day after he separated his shoulder against the Padres. Bellinger said his right shoulder “popped out” before immediately popping in again as he made a diving attempt to stop a ground ball at first base. He stayed in the game and said later that the same thing happened last year. Bellinger leads the majors in runs, hits, RBIs, batting average, OBP, slugging, OPS and total bases. Alex Verdugo got the start in right, while Enrique Hernandez started in center.
■ Pirates: The Pirates will shut down ace Jameson Taillon for at least a month because of a strained right elbow. He was placed on the IL on Saturday. Taillon, 27, is 2-3 with a 4.10 ERA in seven starts. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014, but the ligament repaired remains intact. Still, Taillon will get a second opinion early next week.
■ Cubs: Javier Baez led off the eighth with a tiebreaking HR, and the Cubs wiped out a four-run deficit to beat the Cardinals 6-5 in Chicago. Baez drove a 2-2 pitch from John Brebbia (1-1) to right for his 11th HR, sending the Cubs to their season-high sixth straight win. Taylor Davis hit a tying grand slam in the fourth against Michael Wacha for his first career HR as the Cubs cut the Cards’ lead in the NL Central to a halfgame . ... 2B Daniel Descalso left because of a sore left ankle. He was hurt rounding first base on a single in the first and was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth.
■ Astros: Alex Bregman hit two of the Astros’ five HRs as they routed the Angels 14-2 in Monterrey, Mexico. Michael Brantley, Yuli Gurriel and George Springer also homered for the Astros in the opener of a two-game series. The Astros scored in each of the first six innings in building a 10-2 lead.
■ Extra innings: Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead grand slam and tied a career high with five RBIs, Ronald Acuna Jr. tied a career high with four hits and Mike Soroka (3-1) allowed two runs on three hits in a career-best seven innings to lead the Braves to a 9-2 road victory over the Marlins . ... Alex Gordon homered as part of a four-run first, and the Royals routed the host Tigers 15-3. The Royals scored the game’s first seven runs . ... Carlos Santana hit a two-run HR in the eighth, and the Indians rallied past the visiting Mariners 5-4. It was the Mariners’ sixth straight loss. Carlos Carrasco allowed all four HRs, a career high for the Indians righthander . ... The Nationals placed OF Juan Soto on the IL with back spasms. The move was retroactive to Wednesday. He’s hitting .248 with six HRs and 22 RBIs