Mets testing the water of Jacob deGrom-Wilson Ramos battery  —  Mickey Callaway had cautioned, before Jacob deGrom's last start throwing to Tomas Nido, that the favorable battery was not something fans should get used to.  Six days later, Callaway stayed true to his word and plugged Wilson Ramos …

Gregorius returns to Yankees after offseason elbow surgery  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Didi Gregorius taught himself to play piano while recovering from elbow surgery.  —  The Yankees are counting on his other talents.  —  Eight months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Gregorius was activated …

Caleb Smith is heading to the IL.  How will the Marlins handle his rotation spot?  —  Caleb Smith had felt some discomfort in his left hip over the past few starts.  Nothing major, the starting pitcher thought.  His hope was to play through it for as long as he could.

Thundering Twins hand Tigers their 12th loss in 13 games at Comerica Park  —  Detroit — Matthew Boyd rarely shows any emotion on the mound.  But when he struck out Mitch Garver, swinging through his 108th pitch, to end the seventh inning, he gave a little kick and a fist-pump in exaltation.

Hamels quiets Cardinals, keeps Cubs rolling at Wrigley with 3-1 shutdown  —  CHICAGO — All the hand-wringing and angst generated this past week by free-agent moves from other teams in the National League to fortify their pitching staffs — including a closer coming to Chicago …

Cincinnati Reds' Scooter Gennett moving closer to return, will head to Arizona next week  —  PHILADELPHIA - Sidelined with a strained right groin since the end of spring training, Scooter Gennett will soon move into the next phase of rehab.  Gennett will report to the Cincinnati Reds' spring training complex …

Cron hits 1st big league homer, Diamondbacks beat Jays 8-2  —  Kevin Cron hit his first major league home run, David Peralta had a solo shot among his three hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 Friday night.  —  Merrill Kelly (6-6) allowed one run and three hits …

Red Sox's Moreland back; Martinez not in lineup  —  The Boston Red Sox got Mitch Moreland back from the injured list Friday but J.D. Martinez was out of the lineup a day after leaving a game with back spasms.  —  Moreland, who leads the Red Sox with 13 home runs this season …

MLB.com writer believes Indians should trade Trevor Bauer, Brad Hand  —  MLB.com writer Richard Justice believes the Cleveland Indians should trade starting pitcher Trevor Bauer and closer Brad Hand ahead of the July trading deadline.  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians enter a three-game series …

Dallas Keuchel and Braves: An unlikely pairing that became reality  —  Maybe the Braves and Dallas Keuchel were meant to be together all along; their union came after months of flirtation, and when a window opened, the Braves were getting their guy.  —  Keuchel, a Cy Young winner, officially signed with the Braves on Friday night.

Leclerc took the loss for Rangers on Friday, but plenty of blame should be placed here  —  Jurickson Profar was presented with the Richard Durrett Hardest Working Man Award on Friday night after his impressing 2018 season for the Texas Rangers.  —  The on-field ceremony included 50 percent …

Mondesi has 3 hits, helps KC beat ChiSox to end skid at 6  —  Adalberto Mondesi had three hits and two RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 Friday night to end a six-game losing streak.  —  Mondesi's third hit, an RBI single with two outs in the seventh, scored Whit Merrifield to make it 5-4.