Kelley laughing despite uncertainty and getting ‘stabbed in the throat for 20 minutes’  —  In less than one year from this very day, the kind of rain that fell Saturday afternoon at Randol Mill Road and Nolan Ryan Expressway will not put any Texas Rangers game into a delay.

Would it matter if Rays owner Stuart Sternberg moved to Tampa Bay area?  —  “If I did live in the area, how many people should I expect to show up?  Give me that answer,” he says in response.  —  NEW YORK — One of the complaints that pops up about Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg …

Plutko, 3 relievers allow 1 hit for Indians in 4-1 win  —  Adam Plutko, making his first appearance of the season, allowed one run in six innings— a solo homer by Trey Mancini for Baltimore's only hit— and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Orioles 4-1 on Saturday.

Pablo Lopez gets his redemption, and the Miami Marlins clinch series against the Mets  —  Pablo Lopez waited for this moment, this chance for redemption.  The New York Mets roughed him up the last time he took the mound, tagging Lopez for 10 runs — including an eight-run, 13-batter first inning …

Zack Greinke all set for Tuesday start; David Peralta a late scratch vs. Giants  —  In a role reversal from earlier in the week, right-hander Zack Greinke's injury from Wednesday afternoon no longer appears to be an issue while outfielder David Peralta's crept back up, forcing him to be scratched from the lineup on Saturday.

Cincinnati Reds lefty Cody Reed gets another ride on the I-71 shuttle to Louisville  —  Left-hander Cody Reed has had two stints with Reds his season.  Both lasted one game.  —  Reed, who pitched two innings in Friday's game, was optioned back to Triple-A Louisville Saturday.

Astros beat Red Sox to extend win streak to 10  —  Tyler White capped a five-run first inning with a two-run double, and Josh James delivered three scoreless innings of relief as the Houston Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Saturday at Fenway Park to claim this three-game series between the last two American League champs.

Ron Gardenhire sees silver lining despite Detroit Tigers sixth-straight loss  —  Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech breaks down the Tigers' 6th straight loss, 4-1, to A's, an improvement.  Filmed Saturday, May 18, 2019.  —  CONNECT  —  Ron Gardenhire's Saturday began early — 5 a.m. early.

Maddon protests loss to Nats over double toe-tap  —  WASHINGTON — The Chicago Cubs protested Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Nationals, with manager Joe Maddon arguing that Washington reliever Sean Doolittle used an illegal delivery in the ninth inning.  —  The double toe-tap …

James Paxton still feels ‘something’ in his left knee  —  James Paxton hopes to be cleared after a bullpen on Sunday to start next week.  The Yankees' lefty has been on the injured list with inflammation in his left knee, and he said he still felt “something,” when he threw a bullpen on Friday.

Marc Topkin's takeaways from Rays' 2-1 win Saturday over Yankees  —  On a win that was really big, Emilio Pagan's low-key success, Blake Snell's obvious frustration.  —  Marc Topkin's takeaways from Saturday's 2-1 11-inning win over the Yankees:  —  * How big was Saturday's win?

Braves hopeful Mike Foltynewicz's fifth start brings better results  —  Mike Foltynewicz has mostly slugged through his first four starts since returning from the injured list, but he and the Braves are optimistic that he will wield his best results yet when he starts Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Braves 12, Brewers 8: Longball returns to bite Corbin Burnes in an ugly loss  —  ATLANTA — Ugliness abounded for the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night at SunTrust Park.  —  Sloppy defense, mental errors, non-existent offense - it was all on display in a 12-8 loss at the hands of the Atlanta Braves …