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.

Diamondbacks power past Phillies 8-2  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jarrod Dyson, Nick Ahmed and David Peralta homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks earned an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.  —  The Diamondbacks improved to 17-7, matching the best 24-game start in franchise history.

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.

Absent for more than a year, Jung Ho Kang finally gets a visa and aims to rejoin Pirates  —  Ever the optimist, manager Clint Hurdle never let himself believe Jung Ho Kang was forever banished from the Pirates.  Yet it's not accurate to say Hurdle always was confident Kang would return.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

In erasing Yawkey Way from Fenway Park, Red Sox, Boston seize opportunity from shame  —  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have been riding some hot hitting and stingy pitching.  Can they actually dethrone the Houston Astros in the AL West?  Time  —  CONNECT

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 …

Tyler Austin's suspension cut from 5 games to 4  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Austin's suspension was cut from five games to four by John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, and the New York first baseman will start serving the penalty on Friday when the Yankees open a series at the Los Angeles Angels.

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.

Cleveland Indians place reliever Andrew Miller on 10-day disabled list  —  According to the team, he suffered a strained left hamstring.  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have placed left-handed reliever Andrew Miller on the 10-day disabled list, the team's Twitter account announced Thursday.

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.

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.

Steven Matz looking to improve with men on base as Mets need more innings from southpaw  —  ST. LOUIS — Steven Matz had a long meeting with Mickey Callaway and pitching coach Dave Eiland Thursday morning.  The struggling lefthander is likely to make his next scheduled start …