Baltimore Orioles try to make it two straight vs. New York Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Manny Machado stood at his locker and saw the crowd of reporters from New York awaiting him Thursday afternoon.  —  He knew members of the New York media were waiting to ask him about his pending free agency …

Ray, D-backs spoil Cardinals' home opener with 2-hitter  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robbie Ray worked around five walks over six innings and the bullpen closed out a two-hitter, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks spoil the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener 3-1 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 …

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.

Nick Williams on Phillies, Gabe Kapler's lineups: ‘I guess the computers are making it’  —  The sixth Phillies lineup of the season was posted Thursday morning and Nick Williams' name was left off yet again.  The outfielder has started just twice this season and will likely sit again Saturday against Miami lefthander Dillon Peters.

Baseball roundup: Conforto leaves DL to star in Mets' win  —  Conforto leaves DL to star in Mets' win  —  Michael Conforto came off the disabled list to hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Stephen Strasburg, Yoenis Cespedes also went deep, and Jay Bruce tacked on an insurance grand slam …

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).

Next Slide  —  A second consecutive ugly-across-the-board loss was the least of the Milwaukee Brewers' concerns late Thursday night.  —  When your bullpen closer, one of the best in the business, collapses on the mound and has to be helped off the field, you've got far bigger problems than consecutive shutout defeats.

Knizner, Adolis Garcia and Schrock all sock homers as Cardinals' farm teams open  —  Max Schrock had two days.  —  Both took the swings they flashed during spring training into their openers Thursday as Cardinals' affiliates and minor-league baseball began their seasons around the country.

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 …

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 …

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

Media Views: Two Cardinals games will be only on Facebook, not on TV  —  The countdown to “telegate” for some Cardinals fans is five days, and Round 2 now has been added.  —  The recent news that a Cards game next week won't be shown on conventional television, instead streamed only on Facebook …

SEE IT: Denver Post publishes guide to Rockies' Coors Field using photo of Phillies' Citizens Bank Park  —  The Denver Post has been charged with an error.  —  The Colorado newspaper is apologizing after it published a guide to the Rockies' Coors Field on Friday that featured a cover photo …

Cardinals: Celebrating a long, rich history  —  Cardinals Dexter Fowler hugs Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith on Thursday, April 5, 2018, during the pre-game ceremonies on opening day at Busch Stadium.  Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com  —  The Budweiser Clydesdales go around …

Cardinals notes: Yairo Munoz steps in at third base  —  For Yairo Munoz, a rookie making his first major-league start amidst the pageantry of the Cardinals' home opener, Jose Martinez kept his suggestions to a minimum.  —  “Don't close your eyes,” Martinez recalled saying.  “I don't want to tell him anything else.