CC Sabathia starts on the right note, helps Yankees snap losing streak  —  Yankees' manager Aaron Boone on CC Sabathia's first start of the year, going five scoreless innings in a 4-0 win Saturday vs. White Sox  —  NEW YORK - CC Sabathia did everything right in his 2019 debut, but he didn't last long enough to get credit for a win.

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 …

MLB Headlines  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Erik Kratz wasn't tired after catching 18 innings.  The 38-year-old San Francisco Giants backup had done it once before in his career, in 2016 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  San Francisco's bullpen was just as sturdy on a night when manager Bruce Bochy used every reliever.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

After another ‘tentative’ outing, Marlins manager calls on Alcantara to attack on mound  —  Sandy Alcantara escaped the first jam he faced on Friday night against the Philadelphia Phillies with relative ease.  —  After loading the bases with the first three batters he faced …

Stat corner: Is Chris Davis the worst hitter ever?  —  OPS+ is a stat that compares a player's on-base plus slugging percentages and compares then to what an average player in the league hit that same season.  It's a stat that allows us to compare players from different eras.

Rangers Place Rougned Odor On 10-Day IL, Select Danny Santana  —  Per a team release, the Rangers have placed 2B Rougned Odor on the 10-Day IL with a right knee sprain.  IF/OF Danny Santana was selected to the 40-man from AAA-Nashville and will join the club in his place.

Wilmer Flores adjusting to Diamondbacks, adding flexibility to infield  —  David Peralta and Wilmer Flores spent a lot of time together during the offseason.  —  Both are Venezuelan, and Flores and Peralta have known each other for nearly a decade.  They work out and barbecue together in Florida.