The Atlanta Braves return to Chicago to face the Cubs on Monday for a make-up game after a mid-April rainout, and they roll into town atop the National League East while owning one of the best records in baseball. The Braves’ last game at Wrigley Field featured the Cubs scoring nine times in the eighth inning in a wild 14-10 victory, but Atlanta is 16-9 since with a staff ERA of 3.69 after taking three of four in Miami to move nine games above .500 for the first time since July 29, 2014.

Two struggling teams on the business end of blowouts in their last outings look to regain their footing on Monday when the visiting Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals. Tampa Bay was blitzed for 17 runs and 19 hits on Sunday en route to its sixth loss in seven outings. while Kansas City fell for the fourth time in five contests with an 11-2 setback in Cleveland.

Sean Manaea didn't have fond memories of the Boston Red Sox after getting battered in his three previous starts before flipping the script with a no-hitter in a 3-0 gem on April 21. The 26-year-old left-hander hopes his newfound success against the Red Sox carries over to Monday when the Oakland Athletics continue their 10-game road trip with the opener of a three-game set.

The Cleveland Indians will take their power bats to the road when they begin a three-game series at the Detroit Tigers on Monday. An 11-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday was the third in the last four games for the Indians, who hit three home runs in the contest and have slugged 12 over a five-game stretch.

The Seattle Mariners dropped a road series for the first time in 2018 over the weekend, but it is another loss that threatens the club's ability to stay in the thick of the American League West race for the foreseeable future. The Mariners play their first game of the season without eight-time All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano on Monday when they visit the Minnesota Twins in a make-up game for an April 8 postponement.

The Arizona Diamondbacks look to snap out of their funk when they host the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night to open a three-game series between a pair of National League division leaders. The NL West-leading Diamondbacks have lost a season-high five straight games and scored only 10 times during that stretch, including a 6-4 setback against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels have spent the first quarter of 2018 jostling each other for first place in the American League West to little avail. After dropping two of three at home late last month, the Astros attempt to even the season series at two games apiece Monday when they meet the Angels in the opener of a three-game set.

Teams across the majors are striking out at a record pace this season, and the Colorado Rockies are no exception. The Rockies look to improve their contact rate Monday when they begin a brief two-game set against the host San Diego Padres, who are 5-5 on their 12-game homestand.

The Cincinnati Reds, who opened the season by losing 15 of their first 18 games and firing manager Bryan Price, find themselves as the hottest team in the majors with six straight wins. Fresh from a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Reds look to maintain their momentum Monday when they begin a three-game series against the host San Francisco Giants.