Clay Buchholz loses spot in Red Sox rotation  —  TORONTO — Clay Buchholz's early-season struggles have cost him his spot in the Boston Red Sox rotation.  —  Boston manager John Farrell announced today that the veteran right-hander will be moved to the bullpen, with Eduardo Rodriguez scheduled …

A-Rod, Tanaka Lead Yankees Past Rays 4-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 10:00 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez homered for the first time since coming off the disabled list, Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Friday night.

Hector Olivera Receives 82-Game Suspension  —  Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has accepted an 82-game suspension, without pay, under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, the league announced earlier this afternoon.  Olivera's suspension is retroactive to April 30 and will run through Aug. 1.

Harrison's 2-Run Double Helps Pirates Top Diamondbacks 8-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 26, 2016, 5:28 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PITTSBURGH — Josh Harrison came off the bench to hit a two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Thursday.

Rex and Rob: The Battling (and Babbling) Buffalo Bros  —  Grand plans, tied hands and lap bands.  The chatter is fast, furious and full of bad words as the Ryan twins discuss their 2015 failures, their sideline reunion and how the Bills will beat the big, bad Belichick once and for all

Piscotty, Cardinals Slam Scherzer, Nationals 6-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 9:48 P.M. E.D.T.  —  WASHINGTON — Stephen Piscotty hit a grand slam off Max Scherzer during a five-run third inning and Jaime Garcia quieted the Washington Nationals lineup as the St. Louis Cardinals won 6-2 on Friday night.

MLB Rumor Central: Shelby Miller to the minors?  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks are mulling the idea of sending struggling right-hander Shelby Miller to the minor leagues.  —  “We want to get him on track the best way we can.  We will figure it out and do what's needed,” …

Springer Homers Twice as Astros Beat Orioles 4-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 26, 2016, 11:39 P.M. E.D.T.  —  HOUSTON — George Springer homered twice and the Houston Astros set a major league record for strikeouts in a three-game series, finishing a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 4-2 win Thursday night.

Mock Draft 4.0  —  As we've written before, as the draft draws closer, college players move up draft boards and high school players go down.  —  With teams finishing their meetings and sending scouts in packs to evaluate players at college conference tournaments, some of the names …

Soler, Ross, Bryant hit long HRs as Cubs pound Phillies 6-2 (Yahoo Sports)  —  Jorge Soler, David Ross and Kris Bryant hit long home runs to back Jon Lester and lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on a rainy Friday afternoon.

Who's Hitting The Ball Harder This Year, And Who's Just Getting Lucky?  —  We're just over a quarter of the way into the 2016 MLB season, and the statistics have begun to settle down.  Mike Trout leads all hitters in wins above replacement, and Clayton Kershaw dominates nearly every conceivable pitching metric by a healthy margin.