Philadelphia Phillies veteran Howie Kendrick came off the bench Sunday and provided another reminder of his value, delivering a game-tying RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning. The versatile 33-year-old hopes to return to the starting lineup Monday as the Phillies conclude their four-game series against the host Arizona Diamondbacks, who have won 11 of their last 13 contests and sit 2 1/2 games behind first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.

After salvaging the finale of their three-game series against one National League Central rival, the St. Louis Cardinals attempt to defeat another when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Monday afternoon for the makeup contest caused by an April 29 rainout. The Cardinals ended a five-game slide at home with Sunday's 8-4 victory over Pittsburgh and look to reach the .500 mark at Busch Stadium, where they are 19-20.

The Chicago Cubs have had a difficult time sustaining any positive momentum during their World Series title defense, and they’ll face a tough task in trying to do so when they begin a four-game road series against the Washington Nationals on Monday. The Nationals hold a commanding lead in the National League East, while the Cubs are hovering one game above .500 and trail Milwaukee by 1 1/2 games in the NL Central.

The Boston Red Sox have had multiple opportunities to move up in the standings over the last two weeks but seem to be stuck in neutral. The Red Sox will try to pull out of a brief slide and turn the momentum back in a positive direction when they host the surging Minnesota Twins in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

The Cleveland Indians struggled to score runs over the weekend and as a result fell out of first place in the American League Central. The Indians will try to bounce back and make something out of their homestand when they host the Texas Rangers in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

The New York Yankees were the hottest team in baseball through the first two weeks of June, but things are not going so well in the back half of the month. The Yankees will try to turn things around and close the month strong when they visit the Chicago White Sox for the start of a four-game series on Monday.

The Colorado Rockies have hit their roughest patch of the season and will try to get better when they visit the struggling San Francisco Giants for a three-game series beginning Monday. Colorado extended its season-high losing streak to five games with an ugly 12-6 loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Sunday while San Francisco attempts to halt three five-game slides -- overall, at home and against the Rockies.

After posting back-to-back road series victories against the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, the surprising Los Angeles Angels face another strong test in Monday’s Freeway Series opener against the host Los Angeles Dodgers. The Angels are back above .500 at 40-39, while the streaking Dodgers have won 10 straight games and 16 of their last 17.