Yankees slugger Aaron Judge injures side during win over Royals  —  All-Star slugger Aaron Judge hurt his left oblique while taking a swing and likely was headed to the injured list as the already banged-up New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2 Saturday.

Chris Flexen gets roughed up as Mets get crushed by Cardinals, 10-2  —  ST. LOUIS — Miles Mikolas tossed eight stellar innings and also drove in two runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets 10-2 on Saturday.  —  Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter left the game after the sixth inning with a bruised left knee.

Arizona Diamondbacks jump on Yu Darvish early in win over Chicago Cubs 6-0  —  CHICAGO — Zack Greinke pitched three-hit ball over six innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks supported him with three home runs in a 6-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Collision sends Pirates' Marte, Gonzalez to IL  —  PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Starling Marte and shortstop Erik Gonzalez's full-speed collision in the outfield on Friday night sent both players to the injured list.  —  Marte will be out at least 10 days while recovering …

Baseball notebook: White Sox's Anderson suspended for language  —  Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson didn't go into detail Friday about what he said during a bench-clearing fracas with Kansas City on Wednesday after a report that he directed a racial slur at Royals pitcher Brad Keller.

FANTASY FARE: Struggling rotation aces starting to come around  —  This particular column is all about pitching.  Bad pitching.  Lots of it, and from good pitchers.  If you're befuddled by how poorly your ace is pitching so far, join the club.  We've talked about Chris Sale's ugly …

As Marlins attempt to fix their hitting woes, a look at the roots of their struggles  —  It's no secret that the Miami Marlins have been one of the worst offensive teams in Major League Baseball to start the season.  —  Through 20 games, the Marlins (5-15) have scored just 51 runs (last in MLB) …

Mets ace Jacob deGrom tests his elbow and reports ‘everything felt good’ ... might not need an MRI  —  Talk about a curve ball.  —  One day after the Mets announced reigning NL Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom would be undergoing an MRI early next week for a “barking” elbow, deGrom was back on the field and testing his right arm.

Detroit Tigers game vs. White Sox postponed because of inclement weather  —  The Detroit Tigers' home game against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday has been postponed because of inclement weather.  —  The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader beginning at 1:10 p.m. on Aug. 6, the Tigers announced.

Cincinnati Reds believe Zach Duke is back on track after early-season struggles  —  SAN DIEGO - Despite Zach Duke's early-season struggles, Reds manager David Bell never lost faith in the left-handed reliever.  Duke entered Thursday with two runners on base and one out against San Diego …

Mariners continue to live by the longball as they hit four more in 5-3 win over Angels  —  BOX SCORE  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Hits?  Quantity?  —  Nah, that's not how the 2019 Mariners do things.  —  It's all about dingers and quality.  —  The team that embodies the three true outcomes of strikeouts …

Stro Show shines in Blue Jays' win against A's  —  OAKLAND — The Stro Show stole the show Friday night with one of those masterful performances befitting of a staff ace.  —  And at long last, Marcus Stroman got some much-needed run support.  —  From the time he took to the mound …

Veteran lefty Gonzalez opts out of Yankees deal  —  Left-hander Gio Gonzalez has opted out of his minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who have 48 hours to release him or add him to the major league roster.  —  Gonzalez signed the deal with the Yankees in March that contained $3 million …

Indians activate All-Star SS Francisco Lindor from injured list  —  It's not clear if Lindor will be limited in the early stages of his return.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor is back after missing the season's first 18 games.

Matt Joyce settling in with Braves  —  Journeyman Matt Joyce was a late-spring add to the Braves' roster.  He was a placeholder, ultimately making the roster because the Braves couldn't find a better alternative.  —  Now comes the part where he makes his case to stick around.

Red Sox Place Nathan Eovaldi On 10-Day IL  —  Red Sox right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a loose body in his elbow, per MassLive.com's Chris Cotillo.  Bobby Poyner will take Eovaldi's roster spot (Twitter links).  The move is retroactive to April 18th.