Final: Indians 1, Red Sox 0  —  Game over: Indians 1, Red Sox 0  —  No words can describe this start except for one: AWFUL.  —  The game ended today when pinch-runner Darnell McDonald over-slid the bag at second base on a ball hit to the infield by J.D. Drew.

Cahill solid, A's offence does enough late to beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — The Oakland Athletics salvaged the finale of a three-game series against Toronto on Thursday afternoon with a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.  —  Connor Jackson knocked in the winning run …

MILWAUKEE — Right-hander Marco Estrada will remain with the Brewers after his effective start on Wednesday, and he could pitch again earlier than April 16, the next date the club originally expected to next need a fifth starter.  —  “We're trying to still figure that out,” manager Ron Roenicke said.

Today's Game: Mets vs. Phillies at 3 PM  —  The Mets (3-2) will look for the series victory this afternoon against the Phillies (4-1) at Citizens Bank Park.  Game time is 3;05 pm.  —  Here is today's starting lineup, courtesy of the team's Twitter account:  —  Jon Niese (0-0, 2.57 ERA) will start for the Mets.

Tampa Bay Rays: quote of day Manny on what he needs to prove; quote of day 2 Maddon on road trip; turn back the clock  —  The dish  —  When/where: 2:10 today; U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago  —  TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)  —  Starting pitchers  —  WHITE SOX: RHP Edwin Jackson (1-0, 3.00)

Tsuyoshi Nishioka fractures fibula in collision at second base  —  Tsuyoshi Nishioka's rough first week with the Twins got considerably worse this afternoon, as he suffered a fractured fibula when Nick Swisher slid very hard into second base to break up a potential double play.

Ten reasons the Mets aren't that bad  —  A few days before the season began I was out running with Matt, one of my editors.  Matt is a Mets fan and I was having a good time threatening to write a “Why the Mets could be the worst team in the National League” post.

Rob Dibble says e-mail from Strasburg's dad ended his MASN tenure  —  (Jonathan Newton - WASHINGTON POST) Late last August, MASN color analyst Rob Dibble told Stephen Strasburg to “suck it up,” before the extent of Strasburg's elbow injury had become public.

Minor League Transactions: March 30-April 5  —  Players listed with an asterisk (*) signed minor league contracts, replacing major league pacts with the same organization.  —  • Members of the 40-man roster who are on optional assignment in the minors must sign minor league contracts …

The Brandon Phillips Trade Five Years Later  —  Today, Brandon Phillips may be the Reds' most recognizable player.  Five years ago?  He was anything but.  When then-GM Wayne Krivsky acquired Phillips from the Indians on this date in 2006, he was a 24-year-old unknown who had yet to convert …

Father: Bryan Stow is stable  —  The father of the San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten at Dodger Stadium last Thursday says Bryan Stow is “stable, and the vital signs ... they're looking good”, but he added that the entire ordeal is “very hard.”  —  Stow remains in a medically induced coma …

Undefeated Texas rolling with best start since '96  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—The Texas Rangers are on quite a roll.  —  After going to their first World Series last year, the Rangers are now the American League's only undefeated team after an impressive opening week at home.  They are 6-0 for the first time in 15 years.

Yankees' Bullpen Holds On for Burnett  —  As A. J. Burnett starts go, Thursday's was just fine.  Wild and wobbly early, the Yankees' unpredictable No. 2 starting pitcher held things together for six innings while a quieter-than-usual offense came back against Francisco Liriano for a 4-3 victory over the Twins at Yankee Stadium.

Desmond remains Riggleman's leading man  —  MIAMI — On Wednesday, a day after saying that shortstop Ian Desmond would move down in the batting order and that second baseman Danny Espinosa would be the new leadoff hitter, manager Jim Riggleman had a change of heart.