Yankees-Red Sox fight fallout: Kelly, Austin suspended; Ramirez leaves after being hit by pitch  —  Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly and the Yankees' Tyler Austin have been suspended for their roles in the brawl between the American League East rivals at Fenway Park.

Polanco homers twice to back third strong start by Williams  —  Gregory Polanco homered twice at Wrigley Field to help back a third straight solid start by Trevor Williams, and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away from the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Thursday.  —  Francisco Cervelli lined a three-run shot …

Rebuilding Padres say brawl can bring them closer together  —  SAN DIEGO — Showing some fight seems to be a good thing for the rebuilding San Diego Padres.  —  While awaiting word on punishment from Major League Baseball for their brawl Wednesday with the Colorado Rockies, the Padres vowed not to get pushed around by anyone.

Cardinals notebook: Mayers gets in game vs. Reds after call-up  —  CINCINNATI  • Cardinals prospect Mike Mayers spent 24 hours with Class AAA Memphis after his demotion earlier this week and had just enough time to put on a Redbirds jersey twice, attend two games, and not throw a single pitch.

Kevin Plawecki's hand is broken — and the Mets are in trouble  —  Just when it appeared everything was roses for the Mets, a batch of of dead dandelions arrived.  —  Suddenly, the Mets are without not one, but two catchers as Kevin Plawecki sustained a broken left hand Wednesday night …

Shohei Ohtani eager for more as Angels balance work for 2-way star  —  Shohei Ohtani eagerly bounces into the cage when it's his turn during batting practice — and then puts on an impressive show knocking balls high and deep into the outfield seats.  —  Whether hitting or pitching …

Next Slide  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, on Thursday night. ...  The Tigers were swept in the four-game series. ...  The Indians scored two runs in the first inning, four in the second and three more in the fourth. ...

Rick Renteria chats with Yoan Moncada after Sox loss: 'I want him to understand he's not a finished product'  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox manager Rick Renteria took a few extra minutes after Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Twins to meet with second baseman Yoan Moncada.

Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks open series against Los Angeles Dodgers  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks travel to Los Angeles first time in 2018 to take on the rival Dodgers.  Stay with this page for updates and scores throughout the series.  —  PREGAME READ: Diamondbacks pitching carrying the load early during hot start

Rockies hot in victory … WASHINGTON — DJ LeMahieu carried the Colorado Rockies' offense on Thursday.  —  The second baseman homered twice, added two doubles and drove in a career-high four runs and Colorado earned a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Mets closer Jeurys Familia leads MLB with six saves this season  —  MIAMI — Having a health Jeurys Familia has made a world of difference for the Mets.  —  The Mets' closer leads MLB with six saves as the Mets are off to an MLB-best 10-1 start, and the righty has yet to allow a run in eight innings.

You shouldn't take the Pirates seriously yet, but here are 5 reasons they could actually hang in the NL playoff race  —  Just about every MLB season, there are at least a couple teams that come out of nowhere to be playoff contenders.  Last year, the Brewers were projected by FanGraphs to win just 70 games, and went on to win 86 games.

Marty Pevey sets Iowa Cubs managerial wins record  —  Thursday night was a big night for Iowa Cubs manager Marty Pevey.  —  Pevey secured the 1,000th win of his managerial career, 356th with Iowa and became the franchise's all-time wins leader when the Cubs beat the Nashville Sounds 6-3 in 11 innings at First Tennessee Park.

Yankees now head to Detroit, scene of their wild 2017 brawl  —  DETROIT - The last time ...  Oh, it was ugly the last time the Yankees and Tigers met in a regular season game - with three bench clearers, eight ejections and a lot of hard feelings at Comerica Park.

Zanon, Carpio lift St. Lucie over Tampa 8-4  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Zanon tripled and singled twice, scoring three runs as the St. Lucie Mets defeated the Tampa Tarpons 8-4 on Thursday.  —  Luis Carpio homered and singled for St. Lucie.  —  Tampa took a 4-2 lead in the third …