LEADING OFF: Yankees-Red Sox calm?  Arenado awaits decision  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:  —  FENWAY FISTICUFFS  —  The Yankees and Red Sox meet in the series finale, a day after their Beantown Brawl.  Are the longtime rivals done tangling?

Ohtani RBI and pickoff in Angels' 7-2 win for sweep at Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Shohei Ohtani never saw such a quick pickoff move by Chris Martin when they were teammates in Japan.  —  Ohtani had an RBI single in the second inning that put the Los Angeles Angels ahead to stay …

Rockies, Padres brawl, 5 ejected as Colorado wins 6-4  —  DENVER (AP) — Rockies star Nolan Arenado charged the mound after a fastball from Luis Perdomo sailed behind him, setting off a brawl that resulted in five ejections during Colorado's 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.

MLB notebook: Marlins pitcher lifted after six no-hit innings  —  In first MLB start, Miami pitcher lifted in no-hitter  —  Marlins lefthander Jarlin Garcia was taken out after allowing no hits in six innings against the New York Mets.  —  The Marlins led 1-0, and Garcia threw 77 pitches in his first major league start.

Detroit Tigers' send Mikie Mahtook to Triple-A Toledo for bullpen help  —  CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers, in need of immediate bullpen help, sent struggling left fielder Mikie Mahtook down to Triple-A Toledo following a 5-1 loss to the Indians on Wednesday.

Mets use four-run eighth inning to back Zack Wheeler's strong outing in 4-1 victory over Marlins  —  MIAMI — Just Amazing.  After being no-hit for six innings Wednesday night, the Mets rallied for four runs in the eighth and pulled out their major-league leading sixth come-from-behind win of the season.

While the rest of MLB goes young, the Giants are doubling down on players in their 30s  —  Editor's note: This story originally ran on Feb. 23, 2018.  —  The San Francisco Giants sold out 530 straight games before their streak ended in July, and they feel obliged to put a competitive product …

Cincinnati Reds swept by Philadelphia Phillies in walk-off  —  PHILADELPHIA - The Cincinnati Reds are headed home after the first road trip of the season ended in more disappointment.  —  The Reds went 1-6 on their first road stint and Wednesday fell to the Philadelphia Phillies …

Bader blames himself for defeat  —  Hernan Perez's 441-foot homer off the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright in the second inning Wednesday was a bomb that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 1-0 lead.  Eric Thames' 358-foot homer in the third was a high fly ball that went off the glove of right fielder Harrison Bader …

Cubs starter Jon Lester aiming to lower his high walk total  —  Chicago Tribune  —  A three-run home run to Sean Rodriguez inflated Jon Lester's pitching line Wednesday night, but the Cubs' left-handed ace seemed more concerned with a disturbing trend dating back to last season when his ERA swelled by nearly two runs.

Rangers' Andrus breaks elbow after getting hit vs Angels  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus broke his right elbow when he was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning of the Rangers' 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.  —  Texas manager Jeff Banister …

Tracking the so-called greatest free-agent class ever  —  The so-called greatest free-agent class ever took a hit when Charlie Blackmon signed a long-term deal to remain with the Colorado Rockies rather than hit free agency after this season, but it's still a deep class with lots of volume — if now slightly less star power.

Joe Maddon loves response from Cubs players to Javier Baez's lack of hustle  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Joe Maddon didn't actually see when Javier Baez flipped his bat Wednesday night and was slow to first base after hitting a pop-up.  —  “I was absorbed in something else,” the Cubs manager said Thursday morning.