Newsday reported Sunday the investigation ended April 11 with no criminal charges against anyone except a tanning salon employee arrested months earlier after police said his DNA was found on the burglarized vehicle. However, the newspaper reported that Major League Baseball ignored repeated warnings that the records they sought had been stolen and that they were not to purchase them. The documents were stolen from the car of Porter Fischer, who took them from Biogenesis, the Miami clinic where he worked and that was accused of dispensing banned drugs to players, including Alex Rodriguez....

Miguel Cabrera’s 400th career home run and another moon shot by Giancarlo Stanton led the pack on a Saturday filled with offensive explosions. MORE: Miggy’s 400th | Mets explode for 10-run inning | Angels shut out Hamilton The Mets scored 10 runs in an inning that included two hits from starting pitcher Jacob deGrom. Brandon Crawford went bananas with six RBIs for the Giants. Alex Rodriguez went deep, again. And a pair of top prospects, Jace Anderson and Yasmany Tomas, hit their first career home runs....

Ervin Santana’s return from his 80-game PED suspension came and went without much fanfare. The 32-year-old starting pitcher made his Twins regular-season debut Sunday, allowing two runs with eight strikeouts over eight innings in a 3-2 walkoff loss to the Royals. Santana, who signed with Minnesota in the offseason for $54 million, resembled his old self in the hard-luck no-decision. He topped out around 96 mph on his fastball and threw 93 pitches, walking three and giving up three hits....

There are six divisions between the AL and NL and after the first month of the season, one could make the case that four of those six divisions are led by surprise teams. MORE: Red Sox call up prospect | Yankees won’ give A-Rod bonus | AL MVP watch Who honestly thought the Astros would have a six-game lead over the Angels in the AL West? Or that the Mets would lead the Marlins in the NL East?...

MLB odds: Current Vegas lines One of the biggest uncertainties coming into the 2015 season for the defending AL champs was how they were going to replace ace James Shields, who signed with San Diego. But after just one start, there’s reason to believe Volquez may be able fill the role by giving quality innings. In his first start, Thursday against the White Sox, he allowed only one run and four hits over eight innings of a 4-1 win....

MLB odds: Current baseball lines from Vegas Despite the Indians losing all seven of Kluber’s starts this season, he’s still rated high enough by Vegas oddsmakers to have been favored every time out. However, bettors banking on him to return to 2014 form have been getting crushed. Kluber’s profit margin is -9.5 units, almost four units worse than the next biggest loser, Andrew Cashner (-5.8). While Kluber (0-5, 5.04) looked to be in decent form coming out of Spring Training, where he allowed only two runs in each of his first three starts, he’s gotten progressively worse by allowing 22 runs (19 earned) over 23 innings in his past four starts....

MLB odds: Current baseball lines from Las Vegas After an impressive spring where Bradley allowed only four earned runs in 22.1 innings (1.61 ERA), he was thrust into the Diamondbacks rotation as the No. 5 starter. However, he hasn’t had the benefit of facing opponents’ No. 5 starters – he’s been facing aces, and not just aces in the sense of the term we loosely throw around, but aces as in the best in the game; and the Diamondbacks have come away with victory each time....

The overnight line at the South Point had Pittsburgh as a -115 favorite, but the roll that both the Pirates and Burnett are on has bettors siding with them and pushing their price to -122. The total is set at 6.5 OVER -120. MLB odds: Current baseball betting lines After getting swept at home in a two-game series against the Twins, who are now tied for first place in the AL Central, the Pirates have righted the ship with three-game home sweeps of the Mets and Marlins, outscoring their opponents 35-9....

Unlike Kershaw, who has a miserable history against St. Louis, Greinke is 3-1 with a 2.41 ERA in six outings against the Cards since joining the Dodgers. Three of those have come at Dodger Stadium, where his ERA shrinks to 1.29 with 21 strikeouts in 21 innings. Tonight on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball (8:05 p.m. ET), Greinke is a -152 favorite over Lance Lynn, who comes off his best pitching performance of the season, a 1-0 win against the Brewers....

Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current baseball lines from Las Vegas. Texas Rangers +127 (vs. Chicago White Sox)Nick Martinez vs Chris Sale The Rangers are in a good form and destroyed the White Sox last night 15-2. Even if it’s unlikely to see such a blowout today, the odds on the Rangers are way too good to pass. While Chris Sale is been in excellent form, Nick Martinez has been great for the Rangers as well and we expect him to deliver today as well....

With one out in the 13th inning of Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Friday, Josh Donaldson hit Keone Kela’s 0-1 pitch a long way. He just hit it foul. MORE: Best photos from the ALDS | Blue Jays World Series-bound? As the ball flew, and it was not instantly clear whether the ball would be a game-winning home run or Strike 2, Donaldson stood at the plate and raised his arm....

The Cubs started the postseason with a convincing 4-0 win against the Pirates in the wild-card game, then recovered from a Game 1 loss to take three straight from the Cardinals to win the NL Division Series. MORE: Best Division Series photos | World Series odds, LCS predictions The Mets capped a hard-fought series against the Dodgers with a 3-2 win Thursday in Game 5. New York boasts one of the deepest pitching staffs in baseball, and it was put on full display when normal starter Noah Syndergaard came on in relief of Jacob deGrom in the series finale....

MORE: Baseball’s most controversial postseason calls | Epic arguments The trouble here is not the result — in the end, Scott got it right. Rougned Odor would have scored if Scott didn’t blow the call. The trouble is, Scott did blow the call, backtracked and awarded Odor home on a play that should have never been killed. If he were calling interference on Shin-Soo Choo, which is the only reason he would call time, then he has to stick with it....

Kyle Schwarber is Babe Ruth. MORE: Top NLDS photos | Five takeaways from the Cubs’ clinching win If you watched Game 4 of the NLDS, you’d probably be more likely to believe the second statement to be true. Cubs slugger Schwarber absolutely crushed a fastball from Cardinals reliever Kevin Siegrist in the seventh inning, a jaw-dropping display of power that landed on top of the scoreboard in right field. Your browser does not support iframes....

It started with a ground ball by catcher Russell Martin, whose controversial error in the top of the inning allowed the Rangers to score the tiebreaking run. Error on shortstop Elvis Andrus. MORE: Most controversial calls in the postseason | Baseball’s five dumbest unwritten rules Kevin Pillar hit a ground ball to first base for what should have been a potential double play. Spiked throw, not handled by Andrus, error on Mitch Moreland....

Down (with help from the umpires). But never out. MORE: Most iconic moments for each team | How Sonny Gray can be even better The Mets overcame Jacob deGrom’s worst outing of the season (six earned runs in 2 2/3 innings) in a big way Monday, posting a franchise-record eight home runs and 15 extra-base hits in a 16-7 comeback win over the Phillies. The rally was started by David Wright, who went deep on his first swing after missing 133 days with leg and back problems....

The baseball season officially kicked off Sunday with three games, of course, but for most fan bases across the country, Monday is the start of the season. We’re going to do our best to keep you updated on all the action, with live updates, scores, tweets and highlights. If you’re at the office and not in front of a TV, this is your place to stay up to the minute on everything happening, all day....

Imagine how giddy he’d look, though, if this potential modern realignment, coupled with expanded playoffs — something else that’s being discussed — is a hit within baseball and becomes permanent? Let’s go through some of the reasons this plan makes sense as more than just a one-year wonder: Better rivalries Selig’s 1997 proposal, introduced as part of negotiations related to the 1998 expansion, included four regional divisions rather than the three reportedly being discussed now, but the team groupings were largely the same....

That honor could go to Red Sox closer Koji Uehara. Think about it. The Red Sox are in last place in the AL East entering Wednesday. Uehara, 39, is set to become a free agent this winter and unlikely to be part of Boston’s long-term plans. To top it off, he’s having another spectacular season (even if the Red Sox aren’t) and would be a great addition to any contender’s bullpen....