Mets Player, Staffer Test Positive For Coronavirus; Mets Games Thursday, Friday Postponed  —  A Mets player and a staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network and Tim Healey of Newsday.  As a result, their road game against the Marlins tonight has been postponed …

Clayton Kershaw passes Don Drysdale on Dodgers' all-time strikeout list in win  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The 2,487th strikeout of Clayton Kershaw's career, the one that moved him into second place on the Dodgers' all-time strikeout list, was aptly completed, with a biting slider that darted off the plate.

Twins down Brewers, claim another series  —  Jose Berrios finds his form, Twins take rubber match  —  Jose Berrios found his form, and Nelson Cruz found his home run stroke as the Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, 7-1, at Target Field to take two of three from their cross-state rival.

Blue Jays tell their players not to wear homeless T-shirts … BUFFALO — When injured Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles went to the trouble of ordering T-shirts for his teammates poking fun at the “homeless Jays,” he certainly wasn't intending to bring the heat to his team.

Red Sox hand Orioles 5th straight loss 7-1 behind Eovaldi  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits over seven innings,  —  Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-1 Thursday to extend the Orioles' losing streak to a season-high five games.

Marlins To Promote Sixto Sanchez, Jesus Sanchez  —  1:18pm: Miami is also promoting top outfield prospect Jesus Sanchez, Heyman tweets.  —  1:02pm: The Marlins are calling up top pitching prospect Sixto Sanchez, per MLB Network's Jon Heyman (Twitter link).  The flamethrowing righty will likely step into Miami's rotation.

Detroit Tigers observations: Offense slumbers again in Lucas Giolito gem, 9-0 loss  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire wants consistency from his offense.  He desires a starting rotation with the ability to pitch into the second half of games.

Why White Sox sent Dane Dunning down a day after his major league debut  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  an impressive performance in his major league debut, Dane Dunning was sent back down to the  —  White Sox alternate training site in Schaumburg.

Is your favorite MLB team cursed?  —  The first time anybody talked about “The Curse of the Bambino,” according to newspaper databases, was in 1989, when buzz started to build about an upcoming book of that title by Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy.  Before that, there had been scattered talk …

Yankees Place Zack Britton On Injured List, Option Miguel Andujar  —  The Yankees have placed lefty Zack Britton on the 10-day injured list due to a strained left hamstring and optioned infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar to their alternate training site, per a club announcement.