Rays on roll entering series with Red Sox  —  BOSTON — When the Tampa Bay Rays left Boston April 8, they were 1-8 with eight straight losses.  —  A lot has changed for Kevin Cash's team as it returns to Fenway Park for a three-game series this weekend.  —  The Rays open the series …

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 …

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.

For starters: Rays at Red Sox - you know it - weather permitting  —  The red-hot Rays roll into Boston on a six-game winning streak tonight, where they are slated to face the Red Sox at 7:10, weather permitting.Rain has been falling much of the day in Boston, but afte

Darvish faces Brewers in quest for first win  —  CHICAGO — When Yu Darvish signed a $126 million contract to join the Cubs in the offseason, he was viewed as a free agent prize.  —  But as Darvish prepares to make his fifth start of the season Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the 31-year-old right-hander has yet to deliver.

Yankees head west on hot streak to face Angels  —  The New York Yankees have won six in a row heading into a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Angel Stadium.  —  Gary Sanchez kept the winning streak alive with a three-run, walk-off homer on Thursday afternoon …

Blue Jays attempt to regroup vs. Rangers  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have finished a seven-game stretch against two tough American League East rivals and now they take on a rival of two recent postseasons in the Texas Rangers on Friday night.  —  The Blue Jays finished 2-5 …

Against the Pirates, Gibson's historic 1968 season first took sail  —  PITTSBURGH  • Fifty years ago yesterday, Bob Gibson's season was three starts old, he had to win a game, and the lineup he was about to face had a former MVP who changed the game and three future Hall of Famers.  No biggie.

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.

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.

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)

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Burns to direct documentary on life of Hall of Fame Mets pitcher Tom Seaver  —  This certainly sounds Terrific.  —  The Daily News has learned lifelong Mets fan and Queens native Ed Burns will direct a documentary on the storied life of Hall of Fame Mets pitcher Tom Seaver.

Answering your NY Mets questions on Matt Harvey, the bullpen, Michael Conforto  —  Noah Syndergaard discusses his outing against St. Louis Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  Following Thursday's 4-3 loss in 13 innings to the Cardinals, the Mets are 15-8 and still atop the NL East.

Rays activate Matt Duffy, send Austin Pruitt back to Durham  —  The Rays reinstated 3B Matt Duffy from the DL and are likely to have him in the lineup tonight against Sox LHP Drew Pomeranz.Duffy had been out 10 days with strained right hamstring, but came through