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 …

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.

Justin Bour has 6 RBIs to help Marlins beat Pirates 10-3  —  MIAMI (AP) — Justin Bour drove in six runs with four hits, both career highs, and the Miami Marlins rallied from a three-run deficit to end a four-game losing streak by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3 Sunday.

Anthony Rendon becomes 2nd player to have 6 hits, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs in game in MLB history  —  Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon went 6-for-6 with three home runs and 10 RBIs on Sunday against the New York Mets, becoming just the second player in Major League Baseball history …

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 …

Kyle Schwarber saves his anger for the baseball  —  BOSTON — Considering his earnest demeanor and body type, you might think Chicago Cubs leadoff man Kyle Schwarber would turn into the Incredible Hulk when things don't go his way at the plate.  But as manager Joe Maddon said Saturday …

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 …

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.

Olney: Starting pitchers are flooding the market, so who could be traded?  —  After Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn scored a big prospect return for Chris Sale last December, snagging some of Boston's best young players, the industry perception was that the White Sox got …