Familiar Forces: Pham scores twice, Mikolas makes that enough in 2-1 win vs. Padres  —  SAN DIEGO  • As much as the Cardinals have been waiting for some of their stalwarts to halt their struggles and catch fire, they remain in first place as Mother's Day approaches because of a trio of constants they've been able to count on.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals … Things got weird for “The Beard” on Saturday night.  —  Brought in to replace a dominating Zack Greinke with nobody out and a runner at second in the seventh inning, Diamondbacks relief ace Archie Bradley couldn't bail out Arizona's starting ace …

Evan Longoria: Rays might be better off leaving Tampa Bay  —  PHILADELPHIA — At a critical juncture when Rays, business and government leaders are trying to secure the long term future of baseball in the Tampa Bay area by building a new stadium, the greatest player in franchise history said they may be wasting their time.

Baseball roundup: Albies hits grand slam as Braves beat Marlins  —  Albies, Freeman key Braves' rout of Marlins  —  Ozzie Albies hit Atlanta's first grand slam of the season to highlight a seven-run sixth inning, Freddie Freeman had a career-high five hits and the NL East-leading Braves beat the Marlins 9-2 in Miami on Thursday night.

Martinez homers, Red Sox rebound to cool off Yankees, 5-4  —  Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, left, center fielder Mookie Betts, center, and right fielder J.D. Martinez celebrate after the Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in a baseball game in New York, Thursday, May 10, 2018.

Matt Harvey's fresh start with the Cincinnati Reds will start with a start Friday  —  LOS ANGELES — The Reds were vague about their plans for Matt Harvey after trading for him.  They cleared that up in a big way Thursday.  —  Harvey will start Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers here.

Meet the Mets, but can the Phillies beat the Mets?  |  Extra Innings  —  Only five teams in baseball — Boston, the New York Yankees, Houston, Atlanta and Arizona — have a better record than the Phillies after the Phils' four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants.  The Phillies are 22-15.

Chacin contains his former team, Brewers beat Rockies 5-2  —  Milwaukee Brewers' Travis Shaw breaks his bat while hitting a double off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Nationals' Adam Eaton has ankle surgery, no return timetable  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Washington Nationals center fielder Adam Eaton had surgery on his troublesome left ankle Thursday with no timetable given for his return.  —  The arthroscopic surgery was performed in Green Bay by the Packers' orthopedist …

Orioles Notes: Machado, Brach, O'Day, Vielma  —  In his latest Inside Baseball notes column, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports writes that while many expect the Orioles to focus on pitching help in the seemingly inevitable event that they shop Manny Machado to contending clubs …

Gonzalez, Long lead the way for Pensacola  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Luis Gonzalez doubled twice and singled, driving in two runs as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos beat the Birmingham Barons 6-2 on Thursday.  The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Blue Wahoos and a three-game winning streak for the Barons.

Why the success of Cubs' lineup is personal to Joe Maddon  —  CHICAGO — If you're looking for that one moment when the Cubs decided they needed more from their offense, you won't find it.  —  It was a culmination of many moments — many frustrating ones — over the past couple of years, during both the regular season and playoffs.

Dark Knight's decline, no-no fatigue and MLB's next big thing  —  The Reds made quite a gamble this week when they traded for former Mets problem child Matt Harvey.  You might compare it to a lottery ticket, which is to say the odds of this working out seem long.

Andrew McCutchen Returns To PNC Park This Weekend  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Andrew McCutchen is back where it all started.  —  This weekend, he'll play at PNC Park as a visitor, when the San Francisco Giants face the Pittsburgh Pirates.  It's the first time McCutchen will face his former team since he was traded during the offseason.

Rays calling up LHP Anthony Banda  —  Left-hander Anthony Banda, the promising prospect acquired from Arizona in the Steven Souza Jr. trade, has been called up, the Times has learned.It was not immediately clear if he would be added to t