Series MVP Strasburg misses 1st start with hand nerve issue  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg was scratched from what was supposed to be his first start of the season for the Washington Nationals on Saturday night because of a nerve issue with his right hand.

García homers twice as White Sox pound Twins 10-3  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … CHICAGO (AP) — Leury Garcia homered from both sides of the plate, helping  —  Minnesota Twins 10-3 on Saturday.  —  Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run drive as the White Sox bounced …

Yelich, Smoak homer, Brewers top Cubs 8-3 in testy matchup  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Justin Smoak hit long home runs, umpires intervened before a shouting match between the teams got too serious and the  —  Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday.

Cincinnati Reds' Matt Davidson placed on IL after positive COVID-19 test  —  Matt Davidson, who started Opening Day as the designated hitter, was placed on the 10-day injured list after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.  —  Davidson is the Reds' first known player to test positive since …

Brewers Designate Mike Morin For Assignment  —  The Brewers have designated right-handed reliever Mike Morin for assignment, tweets Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.  The move clears space for the activation of left-hander Eric Lauer from the COVID-19 injured list.  Lauer will be available …

Zack Wheeler, J.T. Realmuto, Phil Gosselin instrumental in Phillies' first win of 2020  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  J.T. Realmuto to their first victory of the new season Saturday night.  —  Wheeler pitched seven innings of one-run ball and Gregorius (solo homer) …

Yankees Option Clint Frazier  —  Last night, the Yankees announced they optioned outfielder Clint Frazier and right-handed reliever Ben Heller to their alternate training site.  The club plans to bring right-handers Nick Nelson and Brooks Kriske up to the active roster in their stead.

Cobb strong in return to mound, Orioles beat Red Sox 7-2  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Anthony Santander and Renato Nunez each drove in two runs and the  —  Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday to even their season-opening series.  —  Hanser Alberto finished with three hits.

Tres Barrera Receives 80 Game Suspension  —  Washington Nationals catcher Tres Barrera has been suspended 80 games as part of MLB's PED testing program, per Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal.  Barrera tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.