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.

Danny Farquhar thanks doctors, says he 'can't wait' to pitch again after ruptured aneurysm  —  Danny Farquhar thanked his family, Chicago White Sox fans and medical personnel on Instagram on Thursday night, adding that he “can't wait” to return to pitching after a ruptured brain aneurysm ended his 2018 season.

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)

Mets' Jay Bruce goes on paternity list, will miss series vs. Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets will be without outfielder Jay Bruce for their weekend series in Philadelphia.  —  Bruce was placed on the paternity leave list Friday with his wife due to give birth to the couple's second child.

Iowa Cubs manager Marty Pevey on brain tumor: ‘My little friend living up there between my eyes’  —  Iowa Cubs manager Marty Pevey tries not to think about his tumor.  But it's impossible to accomplish for so many reasons.  —  The saying Pevey likes to tell is this: His tumor is literally always on his mind.

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.

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 …