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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Kris Bryant, Javier Baez get the day off as Cubs try to end 2-game skid against Reds  —  Photos of Kris Bryant, the 2016 National League MVP and the Cubs' second overall pick in the 2013 draft.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Kris Bryant gets a day off against Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani …

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.

Herrera robs HR, triples in run as Royals beat Astros 1-0  —  Herrera helped the Royals end a nine-game skid by bringing back Alex Bregman's would-be homer.  The right fielder reached over the short outfield wall to snag the first out in the eighth.  —  HOUSTON (AP) - Royals rookie Rosell Herrera kept …

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.

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.