Ben Gamel's RBI single guides Seattle Mariners past Detroit Tigers … DETROIT — Ben Gamel happens to be filling in for one of the hottest hitters in baseball.  In his second game since being called up from the minors, Gamel delivered just like Mitch Haniger had been doing the first few weeks of the season.

Carpenter's walk-off slam starts sweep of Blue Jays  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Dexter Fowler is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run in the second inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night, April 27, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Bogaerts On Red Sox' Offensive Struggles: We Definitely Miss David Ortiz  —  BOSTON — To say the Red Sox offense is struggling to score runs is an understatement.  —  Boston was shut out of the third time in their last seven games on Thursday night, falling 3- to the New York Yankees despite …

Clayton Kershaw pitches Los Angeles Dodgers to win over San Francisco Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Having lost six consecutive games at AT&T Park to the rival San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers treated the Tuesday matchup with much more importance than that average April duel between two sub-.500 teams.

Browns brass: U-M's Jabrill Peppers will play offense also  —  One of the knocks on Jabrill Peppers through the predraft process was that Michigan made him do too much.  —  He didn't have a home position.  —  That doesn't seem to be a concern with his new team, the Cleveland Browns …

MLB remains only major pro sport in USA where players are shamed for playing better  —  While Eric Thames' start has included plenty of praise, he's also had to deal with questions about PED use  —  Milwaukee Brewers slugger Eric Thames is off to a ridiculous start in his return from three stellar seasons in Korea.

Lewis on trade: ‘Nobody was interested’  —  Even Marvin Lewis admits surprise to how the first eight picks came off the board during the wild first-round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.  —  Upon going on the clock, the Bengals had options.  —  There was the Alabama duo of tight end O.J. Howard …

Christian Bethancourt to continue pitching in Triple-A  —  San Diego Padres relief pitcher Christian Bethancourt reacts after giving up a run in the eighth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park.  (Jason Getz / USA Today Sports)  —  In a phone call with General Manager …

Reds activate former All-Star catcher Devin Mesoraco from DL  —  The Cincinnati Reds activated former All-Star catcher Devin Mesoraco from the 10-day disabled list Thursday.  —  The Reds demoted reliever Barrett Astin to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move, reducing the team's bullpen to seven pitchers.