Freeman, Flowers lift Braves over Dodgers 5-3  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) The Atlanta Braves expected big contributions from Freddie Freeman and Tyler Flowers this season.  —  Charlie Culberson has been a little more of a surprise, although the Los Angeles Dodgers know all about his timely hitting.

New wave of Baby Bombers powering Yankees' sizzling pace  —  NEW YORK — The brighter the lights, the bigger the stage, the better rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar have been for the New York Yankees.  —  And the better they've been, the better the Yankees believe their team has been overall.

D-backs' Goldschmidt aims to stay hot vs. Rockies  —  DENVER — With his prolonged slump happily behind him, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will try to continue his slugging exploits Sunday when the Arizona Diamondbacks look to sweep their series with the Colorado Rockies.

Red Sox feeling good, face White Sox  —  BOSTON — Alex Cora had at least two reasons to be happy Saturday.  —  The rookie manager saw J.D. Martinez hit his 21st homer of the season and David Price turn in another strong pitching performance in the Boston Red Sox's 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox …

Marlins' Urena seeks second straight win in finale vs. Padres  —  MIAMI — Finally, Jose Urena is in the win column.  —  After going 14 consecutive starts without his team winning — including seven losses that went on his personal ledger to start this year — Urena beat the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.

Blue Jays set sights on sweep of Orioles  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will try to complete a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon at the Rogers Centre.  —  It has been rare enough for the Blue Jays to have won a series this season, especially at home, let alone a sweep.

Albert Pujols ties Stan Musial on RBI list in 2-1 Angels victory over Twins … Albert Pujols hit his 623rd career homer and tied Stan Musial for seventh on the career RBI list with 1,951, helping the Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 after a four-hour rain delay Saturday.

Wacha's walk sets the table for a Cardinals' win  —  • Michael Wacha, whose winning streak of eight games is the Cardinals' longest since Joe Kelly had that many in 2013, doesn't talk much about his hitting.  That's because there isn't much to talk about.

Why Mets are mulling minor-league stint for Michael Conforto  —  Michael Conforto returned a month earlier than anticipated from shoulder surgery, immediately immersed himself into the Mets' early season success.  That combination was seen as symbolic of where the team and the player were heading this season.

Cubs go for sweep of Pirates  —  CHICAGO — When the season started, Kyle Hendricks expected to be part of the reason the Chicago Cubs could count themselves among the favorites in the National League.  —  But like the Cubs, the right-hander has battled inconsistency thus far but understands the need to establish a rhythm.

Lester, Cubs 1-hit Pirates for 11th win in 13 games  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the Cubs took advantage of a first-inning slip by center fielder Starling Marte in a 2-0 victory Saturday over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago's 11th win in 13 games.

Derek Jeter ‘very vocal’ during MLB Draft with Marlins  —  Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter wasn't afraid to speak up during the 2018 MLB Draft.  —  The future Hall of Famer was participating in the process for the first time as a member of a front office.  Miami selected outfielder Connor Scott with the No. 16 overall pick on June 4.

Rays beat Mariners 7-3 to stop 8-game skid  —  Blake Snell overcame occasional wildness to go six effective innings, and the  —  Tampa Bay Rays stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating  —  Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Saturday.  —  Snell (8-3), who was born in Seattle, gave up two runs and seven hits.

Astros' Keuchel will try to get it right vs. Rangers  —  Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel has lost eight of his 11 decisions in 2018, making the 2015 American League Cy Young Award winner wonder aloud if the opposition knows which pitches are coming and using that to its advantage.

Daily Dose: Tanaka Out ‘Weeks’  —  It will be weeks, not days, before we see Masahiro Tanaka again.  —  That revelation came Saturday, a day after the right-hander left his start against the Mets due to tightness in both his hamstrings.  The injury was later diagnosed as low-grade strains …

Scherzer, Nationals wrap up series with Giants  —  WASHINGTON — It has been a rough week for the Washington Nationals' starting rotation.  —  On Monday, Jeremy Hellickson went on the disabled list with a hamstring strain.  Stephen Strasburg joined him Saturday thanks to shoulder inflammation.

Cardinals prospect Hudson tackles pitching and parenting  —  Dakota Hudson's one-month-old son has attended two Triple-A Memphis games.  Hudson pitched both, and the 6-foot-5 righthander did not allow a run in either outing.  —  “He's been a little bit of a good-luck charm,” the pitcher said.