[naviga:h3]PIAA sets baseball, softball sites, times[/naviga:h3]

Six Butler County area baseball and softball teams will be in action Monday in the PIAA playoffs:

The Mars baseball team, the WPIAL 5A runner-up, will make the long trek to Red Lion High School to take on District 3 champion Ephrata at 4:30 p.m.

District 10 4A baseball champion Grove City will battle Hopewell at Slippery Rock University’s Critchfield Park at 5 p.m.

District 9 3A baseball champion Moniteau will square off against Bald Eagle at Showers Field in DuBois at 5:30 p.m.

WPIAL 2A baseball champion Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic will play Union City at Seneca Valley at 4 p.m.

District 10 4A softball champion Slippery Rock will take on Mt. Pleasant at Allegheny College in Meadville at 4 p.m.

District 9 3A softball champion Karns City will play South Park at Heindl Field in DuBois at 3 p.m.

[naviga:h3]Red Sox place Betts on DL with strain[/naviga:h3]

HOUSTON — The Boston Red Sox have put major league batting leader Mookie Betts on the 10-day disabled list because of a left abdominal strain.

The Red Sox made the move retroactive to Tuesday. The AL East leaders will make a corresponding roster move before Saturday’s game at Houston.

The 25-year-old right fielder is hitting .359 and also has scored a majors-most 52 runs. He ranks among the leaders with 17 home runs, 37 RBIs and 13 steals.

[naviga:h3]Dodgers’ Kershaw on the shelf again[/naviga:h3]

DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has returned to the disabled list, this time with a strained lower back.

The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner experienced tightness during his five-inning outing against Philadelphia on Thursday. The Dodgers made the move Friday before their game at Colorado.

The 30-year-old left-hander has spent time on the DL in each of the past two seasons with a back injury.

Kershaw’s start this week was his first after nearly a month on the disabled list with left biceps tendinitis.