In superteam era, Cardinal Way still the only way in St. Louis  —  HISTORICAL STANDINGS DON'T get a lot of play in the sports news cycle.  There's too much happening in the here and now to worry too much about the feats of mostly dead men.  —  Perhaps that's less true in St. Louis, where history has a special cache.

Descalso drives in 4 runs in Arizona's 8-7 win over Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Blowouts or close games, the Arizona Diamondbacks keep on winning.  Especially against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  Daniel Descalso homered and drove in four runs, and the Diamondbacks won 8-7 on Friday night …

Frazier homers twice, Mets top Brewers 6-5 to win 9th in row  —  NEW YORK (AP) - Todd Frazier hit his first two home runs with the Mets, new catcher Jose Lobaton tripled in his first at-bat with the team, and New York extended its winning streak to nine with a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

Baseball fights more appropriate for UFC  —  The fights seemed more at home inside an octagon than a diamond.  —  Baseball showed some moxy this week — take me out to the brawl game! — with a pair of bench-clearing melees that had players swinging, striking and settling scores as violently as a pair of MMA fighters.

Pujols homers, drives in 3 as Angels top Royals 5-4  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Los Angeles Angels are off to a sizzling start, thanks to contributions from all over their lineup.  —  Albert Pujols homered and drove in three runs, Ian Kinsler had three hits and a sacrifice fly …

Second straight White Sox-Twins game postponed due to snow  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Twins postponed their second straight game against the White Sox on Saturday morning due to a snowstorm that began Friday night and was expected to last nearly 24 hours.

Shuck shines, Marlins cool off Pirates in 7-2 win  —  Miami Marlins' Dillon Peters, left, scores on a sacrifice fly by Starlin Castro as Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz, right, throws during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 13, 2018, in Miami.Derek Dietrich and Miguel Rojas then scored on a throwing error by Diaz.

Javier Baez to bat second as Cubs take on Braves at Wrigley Field  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Wet and windy weather has invaded Wrigley Field, where the Cubs hope to snap a two-game losing streak with a new-look lineup.  —  Javier Baez will bat second Saturday when the Cubs face left-hander Sean Newcomb and the Braves.

Cole strikes out 14, Astros beat Rangers 3-2  —  Gerrit Cole allowed two runs and three hits.  —  HOUSTON (AP) - Gerrit Cole struck out a career-high 14 in seven innings and Derek Fisher scored the go-ahead run on Drew Robinson's error in the eighth, sending the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Toronto Blue Jays rally to beat Indians 8-4, end Cleveland's streak  —  The Indians squandered a 4-0 lead and saw their 5-game win streak come to an end.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Teoscar Hernandez made the most of his season debut, driving in the go-ahead run with a single off All-Star Andrew Miller …

Yankees-Tigers rained out in Detroit, will try for split doubleheader Sunday  —  With a weather forecast calling for 100 percent chance of rain in Detroit, the Yankees have a zero percent chance of playing Saturday.  —  The Yankees' scheduled 1 p.m. start against the Tigers at Comerica Park has been postponed.

Exhibit marks 50th anniversary of Tigers championship run  —  DETROIT (AP) - A new exhibit opening this month at the Detroit Historical Museum commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers winning baseball's World Series in 1968.  —  “The Year of the Tiger: 1968 ” …