Yankees break out big bats for season-high 15 runs against White Sox  —  CHICAGO — Giancarlo Stanton thinks it's fun to watch.  In the hole behind Anthony Rizzo on deck, the slugger watches as opposing pitchers have to face Aaron Judge.  —  “It's awesome to watch.  I get the second best view of it, Rizzo gets the best.

Taijuan Walker rebounds with seven shutout innings, Mets beat Nationals for another series win  —  WASHINGTON — Now that's what you call a rebound.  —  Taijuan Walker bounced back from the disappointing results in his previous outing to shut out the Nationals over seven innings in the Mets' 4-1 win on Thursday at Nationals Park.

Red Sox pitching prospect Noah Song completes Naval flight training, applies for waiver to resume career  —  Noah Song, once a top pitching prospect whose Red Sox career was put on pause while he completed flight school for the Navy, has completed his aviation training and applied to the Secretary …

Being Gabe Kapler: Inside the mind of the San Francisco Giants' nonconformist manager  —  THE WATCH ON Gabe Kapler's left wrist started as a curiosity and traveled a smooth path to obsession.  Big, chunky and obviously expensive, it was both striking and vexing.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Pineda leaves game with right hand contusion  —  Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Pineda departed Saturday's start with a right hand contusion.  —  The 33-year-old tossed a fastball to Ramon Urias to get the first out in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park.

Heat have to wait until Sunday to see if it's Celtics or Bucks as opponent in East finals |  Schedule  —  It will be one and done when it comes to Miami Heat full-scale preparations for the Eastern Conference finals.  —  With the Boston Celtics defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 108-95 Friday night …

Verhaeghe the hero again, scoring in overtime as Panthers oust Capitals for first playoff series win in 26 years  —  Jonathan Huberdeau couldn't remember what it was like to be on the smiling side of a handshake line.  —  The feelings were so strong after he and the Florida Panthers beat …

Benintendi wins arbitration case against Kansas City Royals, set to make $8.5 million  —  Andrew Benintendi accomplished what no other player has done during Dayton Moore's tenure as the head of the Kansas City Royals' baseball operations department.  —  On Friday, Benintendi became …

PitchCom — aimed at foiling MLB's would-be sign-stealers — is (mostly) winning over the skeptics  —  Texas Rangers closer Joe Barlow was skeptical about PitchCom at first.  —  The electronic device, used to transmit pitch signals from the catcher to the pitcher in an effort to curb sign stealing …

Orioles struggle again with runners in scoring position, can't back up Jordan Lyles in 4-2 loss to Tigers  —  DETROIT — Just for good measure, the Orioles were presented another golden opportunity.  Left-hander Gregory Soto entered out of the bullpen in the ninth inning and promptly hit …

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper has small tear in UCL, can't throw for four weeks  —  Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper, limited to designated hitter duty of late, has a small tear in his right UCL, will get a PRP injection and will not throw a baseball for four weeks, manager Joe Girardi told reporters Thursday.