Royals at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 2  —  It's Friday, May 2 and the Royals (17-15) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (12-18).  Michael Wacha is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Dean Kremer for Baltimore.

More Arizona Diamondbacks pitching trouble: Corbin Burnes to miss time with shoulder issue  —  PHILADELPHIA — Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes will miss his next start due to right shoulder inflammation, but the club is hopeful the issue will not require a stint on the injured list …

Red Sox 1B Triston Casas out for rest of season after rupturing left knee tendon  —  Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered a ruptured tendon in his left knee and is out for the remainder of the season, the team said on Saturday.  The 25-year-old Casas ruptured his patellar tendon running …

Ramírez returns to Guardians' lineup after missing time because of a sprained right ankle  —  TORONTO — Cleveland Guardians star José Ramírez was back in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, two days after the third baseman left in the third inning because of a mild right ankle sprain.

With dad on hand, Kody Clemens homers in 1st game at Fenway Park to lead Twins past Red Sox 4-3  —  Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer in his first game at Fenway Park — with his famous father in attendance — and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday.

Mets-Cardinals game postponed by weather, will be made up in Sunday doubleheader  —  ST. LOUIS — The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets scheduled for Saturday was postponed because of rain and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader Sunday.

Iowa Cubs baseball: How Cubs prospect Matt Shaw got back on track at the plate  —  During a road trip to Louisville in late April, Iowa Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw walked back to the dugout following an out and found co-hitting coach Rick Strickland.  As they made eye contact, Shaw …

Yankees' Clarke Schmidt is scratched from start against Rays and replaced by Ryan Yarbrough  —  NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was scratched from Saturday's start against the Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side and was replaced by Ryan Yarbrough.

Pete Alonso's hot start is a catalyst for NL East-leading Mets  —  ST. LOUIS — In a sport where the most successful players fail in most of their at-bats, Pete Alonso knows perfection is not possible.  But that won't stop him from trying.  —  Alonso hit the go-ahead home run in the Mets' 9-3 win …

How KC Royals flopped (and Witt's streak fizzled) in shutout loss at Baltimore  —  The Kansas City Royals ran into some very good pitching in Friday night's series opener at Baltimore.  —  Orioles right-handed starting pitcher Dean Kremer entered the evening with a 7.04 ERA in six outings.

Riley Greene homers twice during eight-run ninth inning to lead Tigers to 9-1 win over Angels  —  Riley Greene homered to open the top of the ninth inning and capped an eight-run outburst with a three-run shot to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 9-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. put on injured list because of strained right oblique  —  NEW YORK — Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 15-day injured list because of a strained right oblique after getting hurt during a swing in a game at the Baltimore Orioles.