Astros at Rangers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 15  —  Its Thursday, May 15 and the Astros (22-20) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (23-21).  Hunter Brown is slated to take the mound for Houston against Jacob deGrom for Texas.

Rockies looking past futility mark toward day off and upcoming series against Diamondbacks  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Colorado Rockies left Texas as the first team in baseball's modern era to lose 36 of their first 43 games and hoping an off day in Arizona can help them reset.

Guardians hire former ace Corey Kluber as special pitching assistant  —  CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber stood in the home bullpen at Progressive Field on Tuesday afternoon, his hands tucked inside the front pocket of his navy Guardians hoodie as he watched Tanner Bibee throw a side session.

Alley-oop from one outfielder to another to rob a HR?  It really happened!  —  DETROIT — Home run robbery is typically one of the most visually-pleasing plays in baseball.  —  But you'd be hard-pressed to find a play similar to the one Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu …

Red Sox put Tanner Houck on IL with flexor pronator strain  —  The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Tanner Houck on the 15-day injured list Wednesday because of a flexor pronator strain in his right forearm.  —  The move is retroactive to Tuesday.  In a corresponding move …

Dodgers Promote Dalton Rushing, Designate Austin Barnes For Assignment  —  The Dodgers announced that they have selected catching prospect Dalton Rushing to their roster.  Fellow catcher Austin Barnes has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move.

Cincinnati Reds will pay tribute to Pete Rose after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose after baseball's career hits leader posthumously was removed from the major leagues' permanent ineligibility list.

How Alex Bregman is adjusting to life with Boston Red Sox  —  On the day Alex Bregman met Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer this spring, the two Boston Red Sox uber-prospects greeted him with a proposition: Let us play student to your teacher.  Bregman, who joined the Red Sox days earlier on a three-year …