Betts hits 17th HR, Red Sox beat Braves after cutting Hanley  —  Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Boston.  (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Yankees' Gleyber Torres homers in 4th straight game, youngest ever in AL to record feat  —  NEW YORK — As Gleyber Torres continues to crush baseballs, the New York Yankees rookie keeps adding his name to a growing set of league and franchise lists.  —  This time, the 21-year-old's history …

Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland Athletics … OAKLAND - As far as offensive outbursts go, the Diamondbacks' was relatively modest on Friday night.  But given what had preceded it in recent weeks, Nick Ahmed's uncertainty was almost understandable.  —  “I don't know how many we scored today,” Ahmed said.

Astros rally vs Miller, pour it on for 11-2 win over Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Altuve tied it in the eighth inning with a two-run double off Andrew Miller and then scored the go-ahead run on Marwin Gonzalez's squeeze bunt, and the Houston Astros scored 11 times in the final two innings …

Memories of Darryl Kile's death return  —  Cardinals starting pitcher Darryl Kile stands at attention during the playing of the national anthem in the bullpen before his start against the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon.  POST-DISPATCH PHOTO BY CHRIS LEE

Dodgers' Stripling looks like the real deal with 10 strikeouts in L.A.'s win over Padres  —  LOS ANGELES  —  You might soon be able to bet on baseball in California, but there are some bets you would not have taken in spring training.  You would have dismissed them as prop bets proposed by your wacky uncle.

Six years after no-regrets early extension with Adam Jones, Orioles have yet to return to that well  —  More than anything else that has happened with the Orioles this decade, the six-year contract extension that kept center fielder Adam Jones away from the free-agent market in May 2012 heralded …

Baseball roundup: Hendricks, Zobrist lead Cubs past Giants  —  Hendricks, Zobrist lift Cubs over Giants  —  Kyle Hendricks limited San Francisco to one run and two hits over seven innings, Ben Zobrist lined a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh and the Chicago Cubs beat the Giants 6-2 on Friday.

Jays' Troy Tulowitzki meets with specialist, cleared to run  —  Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who had surgery in April for bone spurs in both feet, has been cleared to run on flat ground, manager John Gibbons said Friday.  —  Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star who hasn't played since …

Struggling Phillies rookie Scott Kingery feels a hot streak coming  —  A few nights ago, as he stood on second base after lining a double, Scott Kingery received a special delivery in the form of a protective brace for his hand while he ran the bases.  —  An injury?  More like a deterrent.

Paxton continues dominant May as Mariners beat Twins 2-1  —  James Paxton continued his dominant month allowing one run in seven innings and striking out 11, and Mitch Haniger's two-out RBI single in the sixth inning helped give the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Moscoso, Farmer carry Okla. City to 5-2 win over Nashville  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Farmer homered and had three hits, and Guillermo Moscoso allowed just four hits over six innings as the Oklahoma City Dodgers defeated the Nashville Sounds 5-2 on Friday.

A.J. Ramos, Mets bullpen spoil rally in loss to Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE -The Mets had an answer for the Brewers' bullpen Friday.  —  They had no answer for Travis Shaw.  —  AJ Ramos allowed a walk-off walk to Shaw and the Mets fell, 4-3, in 10 innings on Friday night at Miller Park.