Cubs need Yu Darvish to spare taxed bullpen  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Yu Darvish can make a favorable impression on the Cubs' fatigued bullpen Saturday night with a lengthy performance against the Marlins at Marlins Park.  —  The Cubs' bullpen has hurled 16 1/3 innings in the first two games of the season …

Aaron Judge continues to be the center of attention for the Yankees  —  TORONTO - From DiMaggio to Mantle to Bernie, to that catchy diddy from John Fogerty, center field always has been considered among the most prestigious locales in all of New York, particularly in the Bronx.

Cardinals trade Lucas to Athletics for pitcher, send same lineup out vs. Mets  —  NEW YORK  • The Cardinals' flurry of opening-season transactions continued Saturday morning as they dealt reliever Josh Lucas to Oakland in a move necessitated by the reorganization of the 40-man roster this week.

Giants' Joe Panik beats the Dodgers with a home run for the second straight game  —  LOS ANGELES — Homering off All-Stars Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen in consecutive games isn't something Joe Panik expects to do.  —  Thanks to another solid swing from the second baseman …

Strasburg, Nationals aim to blank Reds again  —  Max Scherzer won the last two National League Cy Young Awards and is exactly the kind of dominating pitcher opposing hitters absolutely hate to face.  That does not necessarily mean he is the most intimidating starter on the Washington Nationals' staff.

Detroit Tigers want MLB to explain overturned Opening Day call  —  Detroit Tigers bench coach Steve Liddle talks about overturned call in the 10th inning on Opening Day against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  They lost in the 13th, 13-10.  George Sipple, Detroit Free Press  —  CONNECT

Rangers Reaction: Yes, it's incredibly early, but the bullpen has been a bright spot  —  ARLINGTON  —  Though manager Jeff Banister and staff ace Cole Hamels were pretty confident Thursday that the Texas Rangers weren't going to go 0-162, some fans out there might not have been so sure.

Ahmed's career-best 5 RBIs lift D-backs past Rockies 9-8 … PHOENIX — Nick Ahmed had a career-best five RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks regrouped after blowing a five-run lead, topping the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Friday night.  —  Ahmed hit a three-run homer in Arizona's five-run first inning and an RBI single in the third.

Royals Sign Kyle Lohse To Minor-League Deal  —  2:58pm: FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman tweets that Lohse stands to make $800K if he makes the club's MLB roster, with $700K in incentives also available.  —  9:04am: The Royals have announced the signing of right-hander Kyle Lohse to a minors deal.

Cincinnati Reds add veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo  —  The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo to a one-year deal Saturday.  —  Gallardo, 32, was released the by Milwaukee Brewers after spring training.  Gallardo will pitch out of the bullpen for the Reds.

Cards finish Greg Holland deal; reliever Brett Cecil on DL  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have completed their deal with free-agent closer Greg Holland and put left-handed reliever Brett Cecil on the 10-day disabled list with a strained pitching shoulder.

Polanco's homer lifts Pirates past Tigers in kooky opener  —  DETROIT (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer in the 13th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-10 victory over Detroit on Friday — about an hour after the Tigers spilled onto the field to celebrate what they thought was a game-winning hit of their own.

As Shohei Ohtani takes the mound, what should we expect?  —  Shohei Ohtani is doing this, and when Sunday dawns, the magnitude of this moment should not be minimized.  Strip away all the angst about his spring training and remember those four words: He is doing this.

Price sparkles in return to Red Sox rotation, beats Rays 1-0  —  David Price was solid in his return to the Red Sox rotation, allowing four singles over seven scoreless innings of Boston's 1-0 victory over the  —  Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  —  The five-time All-Star …

After breakout season last year, what can the Orioles' Jonathan Schoop provide as an encore?  —  Jonathan Schoop broke out last season, a year in which he emerged as the Orioles' top offensive player and made his first All-Star Game while ranking among leaders in several offensive categories.

Trout homers as Angels beat Athletics 2-1  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Skaggs felt so good he even managed to sneak a changeup past a left-handed hitter.  —  “Which I never do,” Skaggs said.  “It was one of those things where everything was clicking tonight.”

Delino DeShields has broken hamate bone; how this impacts the entire roster  —  ARLINGTON - Just three days into the season, the Rangers are facing the possibility of a lineup-changing, alignment-shaking injury situation with Delino DeShields.  —  DeShields, who felt discomfort during …

Braun's 3-run homer off Hand lifts Brewers over Padres, 8-6  —  Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth and the  —  Milwaukee Brewers rallied for five runs off All-Star closer  —  San Diego Padres 8-6 on Friday night.  —  The Brewers trailed 6-3 coming into the ninth …