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.

Angels' sixth straight loss comes on same night Pujols tops Ruth on Elias RBI list  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.-There was a time not long ago when Angels starting pitcher Trevor Cahill was thought of as groundball specialist.  His 54.9% career groundball rate entering Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners …

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.

Corey Kluber, Indians down Atlanta Braves 8-4 in opener of doubleheader  —  Max Moroff homered and had two RBIs for Cleveland, which won its fourth straight.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber bounced back from one of his worst outings in recent years by working seven innings …

Baseball roundup: Greinke dominates as D'backs beat Cubs  —  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.  —  Greinke (3-1) won for the third time in four starts since …

One to remember: Braves overcome 7-run deficit to defeat Indians  —  The Braves had a little juice leftover from 2018 after all.  A seven-run deficit was just another minor blockade in their latest last-out comeback.  —  After an uninspiring Game 1 loss, the Braves made the most of their Saturday nightcap in Cleveland.

Luis Castillo continues his stellar season in Cincinnati Reds' win over San Diego Padres  —  Derek Dietrich hit a 2-run homer in the 11th inning of a win over the Padres.  He says the Reds are the most fun-loving team he's played on.  —  CONNECT  —  SAN DIEGO - Luis Castillo usually has the same routine at the end of an inning.

Rosario, Twins go deep to sweep Orioles, 6-5 and 16-7  —  Eddie Rosario extended his power surge with three home runs in a doubleheader sweep by the  —  Minnesota Twins, who slammed a record-tying eight long balls against the  —  Baltimore Orioles in a 16-7 victory Saturday night after hitting three in the opener.

Mikolas rolls through 8 innings, and hits, too, in Cardinals' win  —  Sometime around the seventh inning Saturday at Busch Stadium, 2-year-old Lillianne Mikolas turned to her aunt and said it was time to go, time to go home to see her

Kingery (hamstring), McCutchen (knee) exit game  —  DENVER — Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Scott Kingery and left fielder Andrew McCutchen both left Friday night's game at Colorado with injuries.  —  Kingery left midway through the fourth inning after suffering a strained right hamstring.

Amid plunking debate, MLB's marketing is all-in on bat flips  —  NEW YORK (AP) — When Tim Anderson spiked his bat and yelled toward his White Sox teammates, Major League Baseball's self-described “spicy” Twitter account was among the first to weigh in.  —  “LET THE KIDS PLAY,” proclaimed @Cut4 …

Iowa Cubs pitcher Trevor Clifton finds peace, quiet and affordability in his tiny house  —  Trevor Clifton pulls out his key, gets on the back of a trailer and walks across the metal platform to a door.  —  That door marks the start of about 104 square feet of wooden housing.

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 …

Gallo goes deep again in Rangers' 9-4 win over Astros, Cole  —  Joey Gallo hit another long home run, Asdrúbal Cabrera accounted for five runs and the Rangers beat the Houston Astros 9-4 on Saturday night in another frustrating start for Gerrit Cole against Texas.

Norris gets first start as Tigers host White Sox  —  The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers got an unscheduled day off during the holiday weekend.  They'll be back in action on Easter Sunday.  —  Their game on Saturday was postponed due to steady rain in the Detroit area.