Cardinals notes: April record for rainouts in April  —  At some point, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said, there will be a comeuppance for this record amount of rainouts at Busch Stadium.  —  That's when the real pitching questions come.  —  The Cardinals made a preemptive move …

Instant Replay: Dodgers 6, Phillies 5  —  BOX SCORE  —  LOS ANGELES — The Phillies suffered a gut-wrenching 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.  —  The Phillies took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning but the Dodgers tied the game on three straight, no-out solo homers against Hector Neris.

Colts sign son of baseball hall of famer  —  Former University of Arizona receiver Trey Griffey - the son of baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. - has signed a rookie free agent contract with the Colts, according to his agent, Joel Segal.  —  An All-Pac 12 honorable mention selection …

Tigers' Brad Ausmus preaches patience with baseballs worst bullpen  —  A day later, the talk inside Tigers manager Brad Ausmus' office remained focused on the bullpen.  —  It wasn't his doing: Reporters ask the questions and he answers them.  —  After Francisco Rodriguez took the loss …

MLB roundup: Conforto helps Mets beat Nats again  —  Michael Conforto hit a pair of home runs and slumping Jose Reyes also connected, leading the New York Mets over the host Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday afternoon.  —  The banged-up Mets, who entered the weekend on a six-game losing streak …

Despite success, Freeman still doesn't like hitting at Miller Park  —  MILWAUKEE - Freddie Freeman had a game-winning home run in the ninth inning Friday against the Brewers to continue his run of robust hitting at Miller Park, but it did nothing to change his opinion of the place and his comfort level hitting there.

Danny Salazar is finally becoming an ace.  Sound familiar?  —  Almost 30 percent of ESPN's baseball experts picked Cleveland to win the World Series this year, and for an easy-to-explain reason: The Indians came within one run of winning it last year without the injured Danny Salazar and Carlos Carrasco in their postseason rotation.

Mets' anxieties transfer to their ace — his arm and head  —  MORE FROM: … WASHINGTON — At the least likely moment, their heels nudged right up against the abyss, the Mets have found their mojo.  Michael Conforto's swing is starting to produce lovely music again.

Nationals center fielder Adam Eaton will miss rest of season with torn ACL  —  Adam Eaton will miss the rest of the 2017 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, a person familiar with the situation confirmed Saturday.  Eaton injured the knee lunging for first base …

Blue Jays look for first series win vs. Rays  —  TORONT0 — The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance to win a series for the first time this season Sunday when they play the Tampa Bay Rays at the Rogers Centre.  —  The Blue Jays' 4-1 victory over the Rays on Saturday sets up a rubber match in the three-game set on Sunday.

Cardinals Insider: Hitters take to the air as defenses neutralize ground game  —  Cardinal outfielder Stephen Piscotty hits his second double in the 6th inning on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com

Rangers Claim Pete Kozma From Yankees  —  The Rangers have claimed infielder Pete Kozma off waivers from the Yankees, per an announcement from New York.  Texas will make a corresponding move to create room for Kozma when he reports, tweets Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.