Cardinals' uneven offense caught watching as rallies fizzle, slugging slumps  —  A root problem with the Cardinals' uneven offense - it goes big or it doesn't go home - has not been generating the potential for rallies.  It's how often they let those opportunities pass by.  —  Sometimes just looking.

Red Sox Notes: Price, Pedroia, Holt, Eovaldi  —  Red Sox left-hander David Price exited his start in Houston on Saturday after facing just three hitters, according to reporters.  Price was “laboring” during his abbreviated outing and saw his fastball top out around 90 mph, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic tweets.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Inciarte's back ‘still barking’ after 10 days on injured list  —  Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte became eligible for reinstatement from the injured list Saturday, but it sounds as if he will be sidelined a while longer.  —  Inciarte, placed on the 10-day IL on May 15 with a lower back strain …

Nunez homers again, O's snap skid vs. Rockies  —  Renato Nunez homered for the fourth straight game and finished with three hits, Jonathan Villar also went deep among his three hits, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6 in Denver on Saturday night.

Two rehab games, two postgame meals.  Which restaurants did Andrus enlist to spoil Frisco?  —  Elvis Andrus is expected to return to the Texas Rangers' lineup Saturday after nursing a hamstring injury the past 10 days, during which time the Rangers lost only once without him.  —  “I noticed that,” Andrus said.

Zach Plesac to make big-league debut for Cleveland Indians on Tuesday vs. Boston  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Manager Terry Francona said the Indians needed a starting pitcher for Tuesday night to face the Red Sox at Fenway Park.  They've found one.  —  Prospect Zach Plesac will make his big-league debut against Boston.

Dodgers roll past host Pirates  —  Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger each drove in two runs Saturday as the visiting Dodgers downed the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2, taking the first two games of the weekend series.  —  Los Angeles' eight doubles were the most this season in the big leagues.

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.

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.