Michael Conforto comes off disabled list to star for Mets  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Conforto came off the disabled list to hit a tiebreaking, two-rum homer off Stephen Strasburg, Yoenis Cespedes also went deep against the ace, and Jay Bruce Racked on an injurance glad slam …

Jones, Orioles rally past Yanks 5-2, end 5-game skid  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Jones hit a go-ahead home run, Andrew Cashner pitched six strong innings and the Baltimore Orioles snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the New York Yankees 5-2 on Thursday night.

Column: Matt Davidson's knack for long ball qualifies him as keeper for White Sox  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Before White Sox slugger Matt Davidson was making team history with four home runs in his first five games, he nearly made a drastic decision.  —  This was 2015, just after Davidson …

Jacob deGrom bests Stephen Strasburg to help Mets to win in series opener  —  WASHINGTON — Though Jacob deGrom struggled to grip the ball in the sixth inning Thursday, he didn't let the game slip away from the Mets.  —  The ace worked his way out of a bases-loaded, no-outs jam to help …

Inside Baseball |  Kapler to face toughest critics  —  NEW YORK — Philly isn't an easy town.  Heck, they've booed Santa Claus there.  —  So what's going to be the reaction when a new manager hits town for the home opener — a 3:00pm ET start at Citizens Bank Park vs. the Marlins …

Polanco's two-run homer lifts Pirates over Reds, 5-2  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a two-run home run during a four-run fifth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Thursday night.  —  Polanco broke a 1-1 tie when he drove a ball into the shrubbery in center field off Homer Bailey (0-2).

Disastrous weather and poor scheduling hurts Yankees, Mets while awful baseball hurts Tampa Bay  —  TAMPA - This week, Yankee fans got to both witness and experience two colliding travesties: Winter baseball in the northeast the first week of April and the Tampa Bay Rays.

Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich out of lineup and ‘day to day’ with oblique tightness  —  It didn't take long for the Brewers' surplus of outfielders to become a plus.  —  As expected Thursday night, Christian Yelichwas out of the lineup for the series opener against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park with right oblique tightness.

Tim Tebow hits homer in first Double-A at-bat … Tim Tebow is off to a great start in Double-A ball this year, after starting off the season with a home run in his first at-bat.  —  The long ball came in the bottom of the first inning of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies' 6- win …

Rockies top Padres, take 3 of 4 in opening series … San Diego Padres shortstop Freddy Galvis tags out Colorado Rockies' Charlie Blackmon on an attempted steal on the pitcher during the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 5, 2018.  (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)  — ALEX GALLARDO

Power fuels Twins 4-2 comeback vs. Mariners in cold opener  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch Garver hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh for Minnesota, one inning after Miguel Sano tied the game with a two-run shot as the Twins powered their way past the Seattle Mariners for a 4-2 victory …

Let's play two!  The story behind the unique Opening Day of the Iowa Cubs  —  Iowa Cubs president/general manager Sam Bernabe has seen and done a lot as he enters his 35th season of minor league baseball this year.  —  But when the weather wouldn't cooperate this weekend …

Waino ‘out of whack,’ offense even worse in dud of a home opener  —  Loudest cheers of the day came during the player introductions, which were followed by a slogging 3½-hour game that was not as close or compelling as the score implies.  The