Mercado homers as Indians beat New Yankees 8-4 in CC Sabathia's final Cleveland start  —  Sabathia, the former Tribe ace who is retiring after the season, was denied the 250th win of his career.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Oscar Mercado hit a two-run homer off CC Sabathia to break …

Rangers double up A's 10-5 in 1st game of split doubleheader  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Tim Federowicz had an immediate impact in his debut for the Texas Rangers - both at the plate and behind it.  —  The newly acquired catcher homered in his first big league game this season and got …

RedsXtra: Looking back at the Cincinnati Reds' big moves during the offseason  —  The Reds were one of the most active teams at reshaping their roster prior to the 2019 season.  Two months into the season, they are sitting in last place in the National League Central, but they're confident …

Lack of offense spoils a quality Trevor Richards start as Marlins drop series to Braves  —  Trevor Richards' run of success continues through at least another start.  —  Meanwhile, the Miami Marlins' offense has continued to regress to the mean after a solid three-week run.

Greinke and 4 relievers lead Diamondbacks past Blue Jays 6-0  —  Zack Greinke and four relievers combined on a five-hitter,  —  Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 on Saturday.  —  Nick Ahmed drove in two runs as the Diamondbacks won their third straight.  —  Greinke (7-2) allowed four hits in six innings …

Rays Tales: What to make of the lastest draft class  —  Was Tampa Bay ‘all over the place,’ wise, both?  Here's a few ways to review the Rays 2019 draft class.  —  BOSTON — The draft in baseball isn't like the NFL, where a guy can ride in on his horse and become a key player on the team.

Weather delays Dallas Keuchel's first start in Gwinnett  —  The tarp already was on at Coolray Field two hours before the expected first pitch, so newly acquired Braves pitcher Dallas Keuchel will have to wait to make his first outing.  —  Saturday's Gwinnett Stripers game against the Durham Bulls was postponed because of rain.

Pitching prospect Underwood embracing move to the bullpen  —  A look at the Iowa Cubs' 2019 season  —  When Theo Epstein, the president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, and Jaron Madison, the team's director of player development, called pitcher Duane Underwood Jr. a few weeks ago …

Brewers 5, Pirates 3: Zach Davies becomes first starter in club history to start season 7-0  —  (Photo: Benny Sieu, Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)  —  This wasn't the cruise-control outing that Milwaukee Brewers Zach Davies enjoyed six days earlier in Pittsburgh but it was good enough.

Rays at Red Sox lineups at the start of a long Saturday in the Park  —  Ryan Yarbrough will start the opening game of the day-night doubleheader, and Tommy Pham is back in leftfield.  —  UPDATE, 11:48: Cash raved more today about what Yonny Chirinos did last night, but said he still …

2 young children killed when drunk driver hits Amish buggy, police say  —  Two young children were killed Friday when a drunk driver plowed into a horse-drawn buggy on the side of a Michigan highway, authorities said.  —  A 2-year-old and 6-year-old died when the pickup truck rear-ended …

Carlos Baerga, Cleveland Indians help kick off First Pitch of Summer event at League Park  —  Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame infielder Carlos Baerga and the organization helped kick off the First Pitch of Summer event at League Park in Cleveland Saturday.  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians …

Cardinals notebook: Banged-up Carpenter out of lineup, but expected back Saturday  —  CHICAGO — A series of foul balls over the past week tenderized Matt Carpenter's right shin so much that it left the Cardinals' leadoff hitter comparing the nagging pain to an ingrown toenail and wondering …

Giants beat Kershaw, Dodgers 2-1 to end 5-game skid  —  Kevin Pillar hit an RBI single in a two-run sixth inning and San Francisco dealt Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw his first loss of the season as the Giants snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 2-1 win over the NL West-leading Dodgers on Friday night.