Machado hits 2-run HR in 15th as Orioles beat Braves 10-7  —  ATLANTA (AP) For Braves manager Brian Snitker, playing the matchups meant pitching to Manny Machado with first base open and a marathon game on the line.  —  The Orioles slugger made that strategy look foolish.

No reason for Yankees to panic after Bomber bats get baffled by Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees are on-pace for 111 wins — 41-14 after a 9-9 start.  —  So there's no reason to overreact to their 2-1 loss to the Rays on Friday night at Tropicana Field — even on a day when the Red Sox …

Solid outing by Heaney leads Angels past Blue Jays 2-1  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Andrew Heaney feels awfully comfortable on the mound in Anaheim - and the results reflect that.  —  Heaney pitched seven solid innings in another quality start, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

Kershaw to return for Dodgers, face Mets' deGrom  —  NEW YORK — Omaha's loss Saturday night will be a big win for anyone who likes watching two of the best pitchers in baseball face off against one another.  —  Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to make a surprising return …

Colorado pitcher strikes out 12 in rout of Marlins  —  DENVER — Jon Gray struck out 12 in seven dominant innings, Nolan Arenado homered in Colorado's six-run fourth, and the Rockies won their fourth in a row by beating the Miami Marlins 11-3 on Friday night.

Next Slide  —  CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers were hurt, again, by the Indians.  —  They lost on Friday night, 10-0, at Prgressive Field.  Their meetings this season have largely been mismatches which, given the composition of both teams - one an American League contender, the other a rebuilding team - is not so much a surprise.

Party-crashing Phillies aren't going anywhere  —  WASHINGTON — There was a DJ in the Washington Nationals pregame clubhouse.  —  Not clubhouse DJ Gio Gonzalez, but like, a real DJ.  With a turntable and speakers and lights and everything.  Because that's how Davey Martinez rolls.

Richard sets down 18 of 21 in Padres' 6-2 win over Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Eric Hosmer's first single barely stayed fair and never made it past third base.  His second was a little crisper and gave the Padres a little cushion in the ninth inning.  —  It also assured Clayton Richard's career-best winning streak stayed intact.

Eight under-the-radar relievers who deserves All-Star consideration  —  As the All-Star Game approaches and potential rosters begin to take shape, one question predominates: How is baseball going to find room for all those worthy pitching candidates?  It's hard enough to choose when almost 30 starters …

The undertaker who brought Jim Konstanty to life |  Frank's Place  —  Andy Skinner must have felt strangely helpless when, on June 11, 1976, the body of Jim Konstanty arrived at his Worcester, N.Y., funeral home.  —  In the past, this small-town undertaker had always been there for his bespectacled friend.

Rays Tales: Why ‘trades’ and ‘prospects’ are always in same conversation  —  Besides the continual evolution of their intriguing pitching plan, the primary topics of conversation for the Rays over the next several weeks will be trades and prospects.  And not mutually exclusively.

Cubs offense sputters and Jose Quintana ineffective in 6-3 loss to Reds  —  Photos from the Cubs-Reds game from the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Friday, June 22, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  As ballparks go, Great American Ball Park doesn't really live up to its name.

Aguilar connects in 9th for 2nd HR, Brewers beat Cards 2-1  —  Jesus Aguilar homered to break up rookie  —  Jack Flaherty's no-hit bid in the seventh inning, then homered again in the ninth to lift the  —  St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Friday night.  —  Both teams got just three hits.