Davidson homers twice, White Sox beat Royals 6-3  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Matt Davidson is disproving the notion power hitters don't like Kauffman Stadium.  —  Davidson hit two of Chicago's five home runs, leading the White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

Media Views: Matt Holliday, dabbling in broadcasting, hasn't given up on playing again  —  Matt Holliday has played in nearly 1,900 big-league baseball games.  He'd like to be in some more.  —  Holliday is working out in Jupiter, Fla., where he lives with his family and is hoping for a call back to the majors.

Ronald Acuna, baseball's latest sensation, hits Philly |  Extra Innings  —  So the Phillies got hammered yesterday.  But there is some good news: That was their last Facebook game for two weeks.  The Phillies will welcome the Braves to South Philly tonight to start a three-game series …

Orioles 3B Tim Beckham out at least 6 weeks after surgery  —  BALTIMORE — The bad news just keeps coming for the Baltimore Orioles.  —  Infielder Tim Beckham had core muscle surgery on Thursday morning and is expected to be out until at least early June, according to manager Buck Showalter.

Sanchez walkoff homer gives Yanks 4-3 win, sweep of Twins  —  NEW YORK (AP) Gary Sanchez had a moment he will remember.  —  Sanchez hit a three-run homer off Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 to complete a four-game sweep and extend their winning streak to six.

Column: Cubs aren't fretting over Yu Darvish's early struggles  —  Photos of Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon sat down with Yu Darvish in the visiting manager's office in Cleveland the other day, trying to let Yu be Yu.

Digest: Boston to change name of Yawkey Way due to claims of racism  —  Boston will change name of Yawkey Way due to alleged racism by former owner  —  Boston officials Thursday approved changing the name of Yawkey Way, the street outside Fenway Park, because of allegations former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey …

The sad part of Rangers history pitcher Matt Bush is in danger of joining  —  Matt Bush is in danger of joining the Rangers' sad history of effective relievers who went south after trying to transform into starters.  —  The Rangers on Wednesday used Bush's final option to send him to Triple-A Round Rock.

Column: Tank me out to the ballgame: MLB teams get early start in Race to the Bottom  —  Royals pitcher Jason Hammel rolls over after being hit by a ball off the bat of the Brewers' Lorenzo Cain during a game at Kauffman Stadium on April 25, 2018 in Kansas City.  (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

Detroit Tigers don't deserve Michael Fulmer's mastery on the mound  —  PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Tigers don't deserve Michael Fulmer.  —  Not after they failed to score four times with a runner on third base on Thursday in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday  —  Friday poses a standard schedule, with the typical afternoon game at Wrigley Field when the Cubs are hosting a weekend series.  Postponement and off days have scrambled rotations such that each slate has a little of everything.

A's send opening day starter Kendall Graveman to minors  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have optioned opening day starter Kendall Graveman and fellow right-hander Chris Bassitt to Triple-A Nashville.  —  The A's also announced Thursday that right-hander Wilmer Font …

Cardinals' Pham excels despite konk to the head  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Tommy Pham reaches safely on an infield single as New York Mets first baseman Adrian Gonzalez tries to receive the throw in the 10th inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets on Thursday …

One small step sent Shohei Ohtani toward two-way success in MLB  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eric Hinske began by leaving Shohei Ohtani alone.  He sat back and watched the 23-year-old two-way phenom get swallowed up by major league fastballs inside and above the belt for the better part of four weeks.

How many strikeouts is too many, and MLB's next big thing  —  Every year, baseball's strikeout rate increases.  That much we know.  What we haven't thought as much about is the victim of the strikeout pandemic: balls in play.  Without balls in play, we can't have hits.

Warner, Godoy spur Palm Beach to 6-2 win over St. Lucie  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Jose Godoy hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Austin Warner struck out nine hitters over eight innings as the Palm Beach Cardinals beat the St. Lucie Mets 6-2 on Thursday.

Acuna, Albies homer as Braves win 7-4, drop Reds to 5-20  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves' youth movement is going long.  —  Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies, the two youngest players in the major leagues, both homered and combined for five RBIs to lead Atlanta …

Next Slide  —  CHICAGO - One swing was all it took to bring the Milwaukee Brewers' eight-game winning streak to an end.  —  Kyle Schwarber homered off Chase Anderson in the sixth inning, and it stood up the rest of the way as the Brewers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 1-0, at Wrigley Field on Thursday night.