Khris Davis hits MLB-best 10th homer, A's rally past Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oakland slugger Khris Davis keeps going deep in Texas, and just about everywhere else he plays.  —  “A big shocking event.  Khris hit a go-ahead home run here,” Athletics manager Bob Melvin said.

Yankees fall to White Sox, lose fourth-straight game  —  The injuries are not an excuse.  After announcing the latest blow to his roster — six to seven more weeks for set-up man Dellin Betances — Yankee GM Brian Cashman said that this team has not played up to its potential.  —  “Right now times are tough.

Red Sox beat Orioles 6-4 for 1st win streak of season  —  Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts watches his RBI-double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Boston, Friday, April, 12, 2019.  —  Boston Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. makes the catch a fly …

Can Cubs recapture missing winning vibe of 2016 champions?  —  CHICAGO — It was opening night, 2016.  The young Chicago Cubs were coming off a surprising run in the previous year's playoffs — all the way to the National League Championship Series.  Now it was time to pick up where they left off …

Gordon, Royals end 10-game losing streak, beat Indians 8-1  —  Kansas City Royals' Alex Gordon (4) is congratulated at home plate by Jorge Soler (12) and Adalberto Mondesi (27) after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium …

Altuve, Gurriel hit grand slams, Astros beat Seattle 10-6  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Jose Altuve is as baffled as everyone else about his recent power surge.  —  Altuve and Yuli Gurriel hit grand slams as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 10-6 Friday night for their major league-leading seventh straight victory.

Archie Bradley sees positives despite recent struggles  —  Archie Bradley strode off the mound and circled it on Thursday night.  He was seven pitches into his outing and had struck out both batters he had faced.  As is often the case with Bradley, there was no need to read between the lines about how he felt.

Accidental or not, Dipoto's Mariners have produced one of the greatest starts in baseball history  —  Can it be, accidentally or not, Jerry Dipoto has finally traded the Seattle Mariners into a team that can make the postseason for the first time since 2001?

Moran lifts Pirates past Nationals in 10 innings  —  Pinch-hitter Colin Moran hit a three-run homer in the top off the 10th off Justin Miller on an 0-2 pitch as the Pittsburgh Pirates came back for a 6-3 win in a back-and-forth contest Friday with the Washington Nationals.

Lakers coach Luke Walton out after three seasons  —  Third-year coach agrees to part ways just three days after Magic Johnson stepped down as team president  —  LOS ANGELES — Luke Walton, the man the Lakers once hoped would guide them out of the franchise's longest stretch of futility, is done as head coach.

Cards eager for ‘awesome’ experience in Mexico  —  MONTERREY, MEXICO  • As he rocks back and readies Saturday to throw the first regular-season pitch abroad ever by a Cardinal, starter Adam Wainwright has a sense of how the crowd, crammed into a cozy ballpark on the north side of this metroplex …

Tigers, Twins to begin series after postponement  —  After having their opener on Friday snowed out, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins will begin a shortened two-game series on Saturday afternoon at Target Field in Minneapolis.  —  Tyson Ross (1-1, 2.25 ERA), coming in off a 3-1 victory …