Cubs at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 2  —  Its Friday, May 2 and the Cubs (19-13) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (16-16).  Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Quinn Priester for Milwaukee.

Royals set club record with seven home runs vs. Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — Taking a break from their usual small-ball style, the Kansas City Royals flexed their muscles during an unprecedented display of power.  —  The Royals smashed a franchise-record seven home runs Sunday in an 11-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

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 …

Lance McCullers Jr. pitches 3 2/3 scoreless innings for Astros in his first appearance since 2022  —  Thirty months after his last appearance, Lance McCullers Jr. finally made it back to the mound in a major league game.  The 31-year-old McCullers started Sunday for the Houston Astros …

Cubs' Shota Imanaga leaves after straining his hamstring while attempting to complete a double play  —  Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga left Sunday's game at Milwaukee after straining his left hamstring, adding another injury to the banged-up rotation for the NL Central leaders.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …