Cardinals throw a curve in the ninth, turn to Norris for save  —  CINCINNATI  • As the Cardinals steamed toward another routine victory at Great American Ball Park, right down to the standard-issue home run and three RBIs from Cincy's favorite villain Yadier Molina, the manager had a surprise left for the ninth inning.

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.

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.

One of MLB's most valuable pitchers, Diamondbacks' Archie Bradley not worried about paycheck  —  SAN FRANCISCO - In his heart of hearts, Archie Bradley still envisions himself as a starter.  That's how he became a top-10 overall draft pick, and how he reached the major leagues.

Next Slide  —  The Detroit Tigers' plans have not gone smoothly early this season.  First and foremost, the weather has caused three postponements and several other games to be played in less-than-ideal conditions.  But a bigger issue is the news that pitching coach Chris Bosio would be away …

Sanchez, Tucker lead Braves to 4-0 win over Darvish, Cubs  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Anibal Sanchez pitched three-hit ball over six innings,  —  Preston Tucker backed him with a three-run homer and the  —  Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 victory on Friday.  —  Sanchez struck out six and walked one.

Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki diagnosed with broken hand  —  NEW YORK — Kevin Plawecki of the New York Mets has a broken left hand and is following fellow catcher Travis d'Arnaud to the disabled list.  —  Plawecki was hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins reliever Tayron Guerrero in the eighth inning Wednesday night.

AP source: Reynolds, Nationals agree to minor league deal  —  A person familiar with the negotiations says free agent Mark Reynolds and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract and the first baseman would get a $1.5 million, one-year deal if added to the 40-man roster.

Gleyber Torres working his way back in the Yankees' picture  —  DETROIT - Down at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Gleyber Torres is working his way back into the big-league conversation.  —  Torres is off to a hot start with the Yankees' Class AAA affiliate, batting .370 (10-for-27) over his first seven games with a triple, homer and six RBI.

MLB suspends Nolan Arenado, Luis Perdomo as part of brawl punishments  —  NEW YORK — Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has been suspended five games for charging the mound after Luis Perdomo threw a pitch behind his back, inciting a benches-clearing brawl during Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres.

Glowicki gets big strikeout, leads South Bend to 6-5 win over Lake County  —  EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Brian Glowicki struck Jorma Rodriguez out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the South Bend Cubs to a 6-5 win over the Lake County Captains on Friday.

Jason Hammel departed with a lead.  The Royals bullpen couldn't hold it in loss to Angels  —  The worst-performing bullpen in the American League prompted a pregame move Friday, Royals manager Ned Yost trying something — anything — to find the right combination to close out a victory.

Former Cardinal Ankiel a big fan of Angels' Ohtani  —  What is happening in Anaheim these days with Shohei Ohtani happened in Johnson City, Tenn., some 17 years ago with another power pitcher who also was a power hitter.  But Rick Ankiel hadn't necessarily signed on to become a designated hitter/pitcher.

Dellin Betances and Aaron Boone still confident in Yankees reliever despite continued poor results  —  DETROIT — It's gotten to the point where Dellin Betances can't even be trusted with a five-run lead.  But regardless, Betances and Aaron Boone feel he's actually in a good place — a four-time All-Star with an 8.10 ERA.

Rockies edge slumping Nats on Gonzalez's 2 RBIs  —  Carlos Gonzalez homered and later hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Friday night in Washington.  —  Colorado won the series opener on Thursday night, 5-1, and has earned at least a split of the four-game set.

Royals sign autistic OF Tarik El-Abour to minor league contract  —  Outfielder Tarik El-Abour, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and did not speak until he was 6, signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on Friday, which was Autism Awareness Day.