The Chris Sale trade is looking better these days for the White Sox  —  Chris Sale gets to feel some love this weekend when the former White Sox ace returns to the South Side with the Red Sox.  —  Sale is scheduled to start the second game of a four-game series Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field …

The Amazing Rays: MLB's Most Innovative Team Continues Blazing New Trails  — No-name players.  Relievers as starters.  A mathematician on the coaching staff.  Tampa Bay is trying everything to win—as long as it's cheap.  And that boldness could change the game.

Mikolas, Cardinals down Nationals 5-1 for 5th win in row  —  Miles Mikolas outpitched Max Scherzer, Marcell Ozuna had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.  —  José Martínez drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won 10 of 11.

Giants summon catcher Stephen Vogt from Triple-A, will promote Tyler Beede  —  Tyler Beede is about to get another chance to prove that it's never too late for a first-round draft pick to make his name in the majors.  Beede will be promoted from Triple-A Sacramento to start Friday night's road-trip opener …

The Indians Could Afford a Quiet Offseason But Now Pay the Price After Corey Kluber's Injury  —  Cleveland could've taken preventive measures in the offseason to soften the blow of Corey Kluber's injury.  The club passed.  Now it hurts.  —  Cleveland found itself in an enviable position this offseason.

Edwin Diaz falters again as Mets spoil Jacob deGrom's gem vs. Reds  —  Cy Young winner rights ship, but Mets bats are quiet in 1-0 loss  —  NEW YORK — Two crucial parts to the Mets pitching staff were searching for rebound performances on Wednesday night.  One of them did, but the other did not.

Rangers lose Owen White, another young pitching prospect, to Tommy John surgery  —  Another season, another rash of elbow injuries for Texas Rangers prospect.  —  Owen White, the Rangers' second-round pick in 2018, was scheduled for Tommy John surgery Wednesday after tearing …

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, accused domestic abuser, trying to regain trust of teammates while in Iowa  —  When the Chicago Cubs decided to give Addison Russell another opportunity, there was a question of whether his teammates would want him back.

Pollock to undergo surgery for infection in right elbow  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder A.J. Pollock will need surgery because of an infection in his surgically repaired right elbow.

Perez pitches Twins past Astros 6-2 behind Schoop's big HR  —  Martin Perez pitched eight scoreless innings in his longest start in two seasons, and Jonathan Schoop hit a towering two-run homer to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Franco, Hoskins lead Phillies over Tigers 7-3  —  Maikel Franco keeps producing like a cleanup hitter from the bottom of the lineup.  —  Franco hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh, Rhys Hoskins homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Wednesday night.

Corbin Burnes forced to roll with the punches as he returns to Brewers' bullpen  —  Pitcher Corbin Burnes, who was recalled from Class AAA just prior to the Brewers' game against the Rockies on Wednesday, gets a new baseball after giving up a run during the sixth inning.

Detroit Tigers' Matthew Boyd, Shane Greene were the masters of March and April.  Here's how  —  The first month — OK, technically “the first month plus four days of March” — of the 2019 season is in the books, with the Tigers entering Wednesday's May-opening loss to the Phillies with a 13-14 record after 27 games.

Why Jon Lester might be Chicago's best free-agent signing ever  —  SEATTLE — Cubs left-hander Jon Lester is so revered in Chicago these days even social media can't touch him.  In the era of hot takes, there's only one concerning Lester that is up for debate: Is he the best free-agent signing in the city's history?

Bills hope new tailgate policy in bus lot will help to curb unruly behavior  —  If fans traveling by bus or limo bus to Buffalo Bills games next season want to tailgate, they'll have to do so in a designated area.  —  The team has announced a new policy that will require buses and limo buses …