Cardinals pitchers combine to one-hit split-squad Braves in win  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  • Cardinals starter Luke Weaver got things rolling with 4.1 scoreless innings, holding the Braves to just one hit.  —  His fellow pitchers were stingier.  —  After Weaver, five Redbird relievers …

Mets think Jason Vargas will be ready for start of season despite hand injury  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Jason Vargas is not concerned about being ready for Opening Day.  —  The left-hander was sore Saturday after taking a line drive off the bottom of his right hand in a minor-league game Friday.

Jorge Soler has gone unnoticed in outfield this spring.  Here's why that's a good thing  —  SURPRISE, ARIZ.  —  The work took place in blocks, long before the first pitch of a Cactus League ballgame here was ever played this spring.  —  Before the demotion to Class AAA Omaha …

Yu Darvish gets a taste of hitting and baserunning against White Sox  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With his first regular-season start for the Cubs two weeks away, Yu Darvish got the opportunity to bat Friday in an American League park.  —  Darvish struck out trying to bunt in his first at-bat …

Yankees name Luis Severino Opening Day starter, Jordan Montgomery to start home opener  —  LAKELAND — It's Sevy's time.  —  Luis Severino will start for the Yankees on Opening Day against the Blue Jays, Aaron Boone announced Saturday.  The Bombers open the 2018 season in Rogers Centre on March 29.

Baseball notebook: Altuve, Astros add $151 million to contract  —  A person familiar with the negotiations says American League MVP Jose Altuve and the World Series champion Houston Astros have agreed to a contract that guarantees him an additional $151 million over five seasons from 2020-24.

Next Slide  —  At Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 9-3. ...  Matthew Boyd struggled early but recovered nicely.  Boyd told reporters he was dealing with flu-like symptoms. ...  Boyd allowed two earned runs over three-plus innings. ...

Batting second for your Texas Rangers ... Joey Gallo?  —  SURPRISE, ARIZ.  —  Joey Gallo is 6-foot-5, and within his 255 pounds are layers of muscle that help contribute to his jaw-dropping power and home runs that frequently land 450 feet away.  —  Now, take that image …

Manny Machado: Aaron Judge's nudge to join Yankees no big deal  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado says that a recruiting pitch by Yankees star Aaron Judge was no big deal.  —  “I think it was just blown out of proportion,” Machado said.

Brewers prospect Trent Grisham changes name, seeks to write a new chapter in 2018  —  PHOENIX — The 2018 season will serve as a fresh start for Milwaukee Brewers prospect Trent Grisham in a couple ways.  —  First and most obvious is the last name.  He was known as Trent Clark when the Brewers …

This prospect could make the Marlins deeper at second base even without Dee Gordon.  Here's why.  —  JUPITER  —  For now, they are only snapshots.  —  An opposite-field home run off Michael Wacha; a well-struck single off Matt Harvey; the well-executed catch, turn and throw to first on a double play ball hit by Todd Frazier.

Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Right-hander Zack Greinke's next step as he works his way back from a right groin strain remains unclear.  What seems more evident, however, is that Greinke's injury does not appear to be particularly significant.