Teheran Guides Braves to 3-1 Win Over Pirates  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 18, 2016, 9:57 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PITTSBURGH — Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

2 suspects in police custody after Kalihi mom-and-pop store robberies  —  Editor's note: Since this story was first posted, police confirmed two suspects, both juveniles, have turned themselves in.  This post has been updated to reflect this new information.

Mets ride Thor, HRs to shutout vs. Max, Nats  —  NEW YORK — The battle between the Nationals and Mets began with flair Tuesday night at Citi Field, then it turned into an expected pitchers' duel that ended in a 2-0 win for New York in the first game of the season between the two rivals.

Wainwright's Arm, Holliday's Bat Pace Cardinals  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 18, 2016, 11:24 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright threw six-hit ball into the seventh inning in his best start of the season and Matt Holliday had a two-run double for the St. Louis Cardinals …

Powerful Rays Beat Blue Jays 6-3 to Complete 3-Game Sweep  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 18, 2016, 11:18 P.M. E.D.T.  —  TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays have a reputation for defense and great pitching.  —  After another big win over the Blue Jays, the Rays have something else, too: the major league lead in home runs.

Goeddel, Hellickson Lead Phillies Over Marlins 4-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 18, 2016, 4:26 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Another rookie had a big game, another starter pitched well and the bullpen was lights-out again.  —  It's a familiar theme for the surprising Philadelphia Phillies.

Geovany Soto Out Four To Six Weeks Due To Torn Meniscus  —  Angels catcher Geovany Soto will miss the next four to six weeks due to a torn meniscus in his right knee that will require surgery, GM Billy Eppler told reporters, including Pedro Moura of the L.A. Times (links to Twitter).

Padres Acquire Jabari Blash From Mariners  —  3:47pm: Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune tweets that the Mariners will receive cash instead of a PTBNL in the deal.  —  3:06pm: The Padres have struck a deal to acquire outfielder Jabari Blash from the Mariners, per an announcement from Seattle.

Brandon Boykin to visit Falcons on Monday  —  FLOWERY BRANCH — Former Georgia cornerback Brandon Boykin, who's a free agent, is set to visit the Falcons on Monday.  —  Boykin was released by the Panthers on Monday.  He had some interest from the Falcons before signing with Carolina in March.

Rick Hahn looking to add to White Sox with playoff run already in mind  —  Rick Hahn talks to a player during a spring training workout on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz.  —  The White Sox opened a key 10-game homestand at U.S. Cellular Field on Tuesday in first place …

Why David Ortiz still plans on retiring despite his amazing start  —  Earlier this week, after another age-defying night, David Ortiz received a text message from a friend: “Man, you're [expletive] your retirement up!”  Ortiz laughed, because what else could he do?  He is 40 years old.

It's time to fix baseball's pace-of-game problem  —  Maybe it's inevitable.  Maybe it's unavoidable.  Maybe it's simply built into the fabric of the sport.  Maybe baseball games are just destined to take three hours to play.  No matter what clocks are ticking.  No matter what rules are changed.