NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom will placed on the injured list by the New York Mets with tightness in his right side. The move will keep the ace from taking the mound until May 20 at the earliest. The Mets say an MRI on Sunday night was “clean of any issues.” DeGrom is 3-2 with a 0.68 ERA and 65 strikeouts and seven walks in 40 innings over six starts.

DENVER (AP) — The game between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies is being postponed due to a forecast that called for inclement weather. The Padres and Rockies were set to begin a three-game series at Coors Field. They will play Tuesday and then a doubleheader Wednesday. The forecast Tuesday is calling for more cold and rainy weather with a chance for snow.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal will miss at least two games because of a strained left hamstring as his Washington Wizards fight for a play-in berth and he duels Stephen Curry for the NBA scoring title. The Wizards announced that Beal will sit out their games at the Atlanta Hawks on Monday and Wednesday. He’ll be re-evaluated Friday. The shooting guard was injured Saturday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes while trainer Bob Baffert says he won’t attend the race to avoid being a distraction in the wake of scrutiny following the colt’s failed postrace drug test. Medina Spirit’s Derby win by half a length over Mandaloun gave Baffert his record seventh victory in the sport’s premier race. That milestone is now in jeopardy following Baffert’s announcement that test results revealed the horse had more than twice the state-allowed amount of a steroid.

ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner set up a match against nine-time Italian Open champion Rafael Nadal by beating Ugo Humbert in two sets in the first round. Sinner challenged Nadal in the first two sets of their French Open quarterfinal last year. Taylor Fritz beat Daniel Evans in two sets to set up a meeting with Novak Djokovic.

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