MLB Weekend Watch: Predictions, questions for all the top games  —  The defending champion Red Sox head to Tampa still mired in a season-long slump.  Fresh off an onslaught of the Cardinals, Christian Yelich leads the Brewers against the Dodgers in a rematch of last week's series.

Jacob deGrom going for elbow MRI in Mets' catastrophe  —  ST. LOUIS — Turns out strep throat was the least of Jacob deGrom's concerns.  —  The Mets ace won't make his pushed-back start on Saturday, after all.  Instead, deGrom flew to New York on Friday and will undergo an MRI Saturday on his right elbow …

White Sox' Tim Anderson hit with 1-game ban for crime of getting beaned while black … What exactly did Tim Anderson do to deserve a one-game ban?  —  The White Sox shortstop was the victim of a fastball to the butt in retaliation for the high baseball crime of celebrating a home run earlier this week.

Yankees need to light a spark against Royals this weekend  —  NEW YORK — Suddenly, the New York Yankees are searching for a new spark, with CC Sabathia set to make his second start of the season Friday night.  —  Sabathia is scheduled to oppose Kansas City Royals right-hander Jakob Junis …

Arizona Diamondbacks' Christian Walker one of the best in MLB in late-inning production  —  (Photo: Dale Zanine / USA TODAY Sports)  —  CHICAGO — Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker said his late-game success has been nice, but within the numbers he sees an area ripe for improvement.

Nick Anderson was a fringe player to make the Marlins' roster.  Now, he's setting records  —  At this time last month, Nick Anderson was considered a relative long shot to make the Marlins' Opening Day roster.  He was in a battle for one of the last few bullpen spots as spring training entered its final days.

Indians prospect Benson hits 4 HRs in A-ball  —  Cleveland Indians prospect Will Benson hit four home runs for Class-A Lake County on Thursday night.  —  He's the first minor leaguer to hit four homers in a game since 2014, when Yankees prospect Mike Ford hit four for Class-A Charleston …

Rays add pitcher Casey Sadler to bullpen, put Mike Zunino on paternity list in series of moves  —  Pitcher Emilio Pagan optioned to Triple-A, catcher Nick Ciuffo called up.  —  ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays added right-hander Casey Sadler to their bullpen and placed catcher Mike Zunino on the paternity list in a series of moves.

Martinez says ‘I feel great’ after throwing at Busch Stadium  —  Carlos Martinez continued his rehabilitation Friday at Busch Stadium by playing catch and making 30 to 40 throws from about 70 feet, he said.  —  He will have a bullpen session Saturday, when he plans to throw about 30 pitches as he recovers from a shoulder strain.

Kyle Hendricks looks to get out of rut as Cubs face Diamondbacks at windy Wrigley Field  —  The Cubs played the Diamondbacks Friday at Wrigley Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Daniel Descalso will lead off and start at second base Friday as the Cubs begin a three-game series against the Diamondbacks.

MLB Headlines  —  WASHINGTON (AP) Now this is what the Washington Nationals were looking for when they plunked down $140 million to add Patrick Corbin to the rotation.  —  Corbin took a one-hitter into the eighth inning to earn his first win with Washington, and the Nationals beat …

Pete Alonso would love to get a crack at Home Run Derby in Cleveland  —  If they asked, the Mets' rookie first baseman “absolutely” would like to be involved and said doing the Derby is something he has long thought about.  —  PHILADELPHIA — The question was going to come eventually, so mid-April seems as good a time as any.

The Rays are once again out ahead of baseball — and the AL East  —  ST. PETERSBURG - This isn't funny anymore.  —  For the past couple of years, we've been making fun of the Tampa Bay Rays for trying to re-invent the game with all their unconventional analytic gimmickry …

Yankees Sign Logan Morrison  —  3:20pm: The Yankees have announced the signing.  —  11:16am: ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets that Morrison's deal comes with a July 1 opt-out and a $1MM base salary at the MLB level (though that salary would presumably be pro-rated).

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday  —  Saturday brings us plenty of aces, with Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole, Aaron Nola and Trevor Bauer all taking the mound.  In the next tier, we have Jameson Taillon, Luis Castillo, Charlie Morton, Zack Greinke …

Robert Stephenson, pitching well out of Cincinnati Reds' bullpen, lets go of expectations  —  LOS ANGELES - There was no moment during the spring when Robert Stephenson suddenly gained more confidence on the mound.  He just knew he was running out of time to prove himself.