Athletics at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16  —  It's Friday, May 16, and the Athletics (22-22) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (25-19).  JP Sears is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Logan Webb for San Francisco.

White Sox acquire right-hander Miguel Castro in a trade with the Astros  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander Miguel Castro in a trade with the Houston Astros on Friday.  —  Castro and infielder Vinny Capra were added to the roster before the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.

Shohei Ohtani strikes out against Athletics' position player  —  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had quite a game on his bobblehead night.  Two home runs, six runs.  —  Then Jhonny Pereda struck him out.  —  The Athletics' backup catcher faced Ohtani in the eighth inning.

Former MLB shortstop Rafael Furcal faces felony charges in South Florida, police say  —  Former major league shortstop Rafael Furcal is facing felony charges in South Florida, authorities said.  The former All-Star turned himself in at the Broward County jail on Wednesday and was released …

Ranking MLB's Rivalry Weekend matchups: Which feuds burn hottest?  —  For the first time, MLB is putting some of the sport's top geographical battles together in a rivalry weekend that begins Thursday night.  —  Because the matchups are built around natural location rivalries …

Bruce Bochy passes Sparky Anderson with 2,195th career win for 6th among all-time MLB managers  —  Bruce Bochy got his 2,195th career win to break a tie with Sparky Anderson for the sixth-most by an MLB manager when the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 1-0 on Thursday night.

Jacob deGrom and Rangers get 1-0 win on Jake Burger's homer against Astros and Hunter Brown  —  Jacob deGrom went eight innings to win his fourth consecutive start for the Texas Rangers, who got Jake Burger's solo home run off Hunter Brown in a 1- win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night …