Max Scherzer etches place in history with 20-strikeout performance  —  Max Scherzer strikes out 20 Tigers, ties nine-inning record … Add Favorite Favorite Added … Stop me if you've heard this one before: Max Scherzer has made history.  The Nationals' ace and the author of two no-hitters …

Astros-Red Sox Preview  —  There was hardly anything separating David Price and Dallas Keuchel last season, but in the end it was the Houston Astros left-hander who wound up beating out Price for the AL Cy Young Award.  —  BRETT HUSTON, STATS Senior Editor Stats LLC

2016 Election: Research Behind the Race › … It started with an email from an unknown sender with the subject line, “Read this and be smart.”  [1]  —  When the victim opened the email, she found sexually explicit photos of herself attached and information that detailed where she worked.

John Lackey on Christian Bethancourt home run trot: 'He'll learn'  —  CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs pitcher John Lackey was apparently upset with the way San Diego Padres catcher Christian Bethancourt reacted after hitting a home run in the Padres' 1-0 win over the Cubs on Wednesday night.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS

Mariners Sitting Atop AL West as Optimism Grows  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 12, 2016, 4:28 P.M. E.D.T.  —  SEATTLE — When new general manager Jerry Dipoto went about rebuilding the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, he bet heavily on the rebound.  —  Dipoto believed the Mariners …

When you take acetaminophen, you don't feel others' pain as much  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio - When you take acetaminophen to reduce your pain, you may also be decreasing your empathy for both the physical and social aches that other people experience, a new study suggests.

Royals' Ned Yost says Kris Medlen is experiencing shoulder issue  —  NEW YORK  —  Before Wednesday's 7-3 victory over the New York Yankees, Royals manager Ned Yost said right-hander Kris Medlen would “more than likely” make his next start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves at Kauffman Stadium.

Mets' Noah Syndergaard takes Dodgers counterpart deep — twice  —  LOS ANGELES — Top that, Bartolo Colon!  —  One day shy of the one-year anniversary of his major league debut, Noah Syndergaard became the second pitcher in franchise history to hit two home runs in a game …

Man runs into Lakeland lake to escape cops, gator bites off his forearm  —  LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man who ran into a Lakeland lake to escape from police had three quarters of his arm bitten off by an alligator in the lake, police said on Thursday.  —  Officers responded to a home …

Nationals OF Bryce Harper Appeals 1-Game Suspension From MLB  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 11, 2016, 6:43 P.M. E.D.T.  —  WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper was suspended one game and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for his behavior following an ejection this week.

Feds bust largest food stamp scam in U.S. at Opa-locka flea market  —  OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (WSVN) — The fish market at the Opa-locka Hialeah Flea Market is now the home of the largest food stamp fraud scheme ever in the United States, according to federal investigators.

Angels Acquire Jhoulys Chacin  —  The Angels have acquired righty Jhoulys Chacin from the Braves, as first reported by David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter).  Lefty Adam McCreery is going to Atlanta in the deal.  —  Chacin is owed $1.1MM on the minor league deal he signed with Atlanta this winter.