Braves fall to Cardinals on three-run pinch-hit homer against Winkler  —  An exceptional performance by Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka turned into a loss when Cardinals pinch-hitter Jedd Gyorko belted a three-run home run off reliever Dan Winkler in the eighth inning Saturday night.

Correa's RBI single in 9th gives Astros 4-3 win over Boston  —  Justin Verlander (8-1, 2.24) makes his 12th start Sunday 11 strikeouts shy of tying Cy Young for 21st on the all-time strikeouts list.  —  Author: The Associated Press  —  HOUSTON — Carlos Correa hit an RBI single …

Yankees hold off Royals in Game 2, sweep doubleheader  —  KANSAS CITY — The weather was a bit like the Yankees' season so far.  —  All day, it looked like things might go wrong, with forecasts predicting rain and thunderstorms that threatened to postpone the second half of the doubleheader.

The Rangers are playing much better than many expected.  But are they really this good?  —  A five-game winning streak and victories in eight of nine games can alter the course of a season thought to be a lost cause on Opening Day and even as recently as 10 days ago.

Former Orioles prospect Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Hall of Famer Carl, debuts for Giants  —  San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski, right, watches as he flies out in front of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, May 25, 2019.

A one-inning meltdown cost Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins.  Here's how it went down  —  He had just thrown his first Major League complete game six days earlier and Sandy Alcantara was mowing through another division rival's lineup.  The starting pitcher threw out back-to-back 1-2-3 innings …

Gibson cruises as Twins top White Sox 8-1  —  Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings, C.J. Cron and Ehire Adrianza each drove in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1 on Saturday for their 10th win in 11 games.  —  Gibson (5-2) gave up five hits and walked none while striking out nine.

Foltynewicz's turnaround bolsters Braves' rotation  —  For a guy who was the Braves' best pitcher and a National League All-Star last year, Mike Foltynewicz seemed pretty deficient 10 days ago.  —  As the Braves' younger starting pitchers thrived, he had an 8.02 ERA and a tenuous hold …

Carlson heads class of young hitters Cards see accelerating into view  —  He went to elementary school a short walk from Elk Grove High, where his father, Jeff, coached baseball, so every afternoon Dylan Carlson, not yet 10, toddled over to be around his dad and their California hometown team.

Cincinnati Reds fall to the Chicago Cubs 8-6 in another back-and-forth game at Wrigley  —  CHICAGO — The Reds and the Chicago Cubs went back and forth again Saturday at Wrigley Field.  —  This time, however, it ended with the Cubs celebrating an 8-6 victory before a crowd of 40,929 on a warm, windy day at Wrigley Field.

Reports: Pirates prospect Keller to debut Monday  —  The Pittsburgh Pirates will call up right-hander Mitch Keller, the organization's top pitching prospect, to make his major league debut Monday, according to multiple reports.  —  According to MLB.com, which first reported the news …