Padres at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 18  —  Its Friday, April 18 and the Padres (15-4) are in Houston to take on the Astros (8-10).  —  Kyle Hart is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Ryan Gusto for Houston.

Mets' Vientos misses Sunday's game with groin discomfort, but Alvarez, McNeil close to return  —  NEW YORK — Third baseman Mark Vientos was out of the New York Mets' lineup Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals because of groin discomfort.  —  Vientos exited Saturday's 3- victory …

Benches clear as Berríos accuses Raleigh of relaying pitches  —  Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos accused Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh of relaying pitch types to Raleigh's Seattle teammates from second base during Saturday's game at Rogers Centre — an allegation Raleigh denies.

Devin Williams struggles in initial weeks with New York Yankees  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Three-and-a-half weeks into his New York Yankees career, Devin Williams doesn't resemble the All-Star closer who dominated hitters with the Milwaukee Brewers.  —  Brandon Lowe tied the score with a two-run single …

Shohei Ohtani returns to Dodgers' lineup with ‘dad strength’ after birth of daughter in California  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup Sunday for the series finale against the Texas Rangers, activated off the paternity list …

New York Yankees  —  New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was ejected from Thursday night's game and may have violated MLB policy with his public criticism on social media.  —  FOX Sports' MLB reporters Rowan Kavver and Deesha Thosar cover hot stars, risings stars and more in this week's roundtable.

Royals offense is in midst of an ugly streak.  It's highlighting a major problem  —  The Kansas City Royals can't get out of their own way.  And their struggling offense is becoming a major concern.  —  On Thursday, the Royals (8-12) continued to spin their wheels offensively against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. suspended 1 game following ejection, violation of social media policy  —  TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Friday following his ejection during a game at the Tampa Bay Rays …

Patrick Corbin's first Texas win was ‘50-50’ proposition because of mysterious bite  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Patrick Corbin's first home start with the Texas Rangers was no better than a 50-50 possibility when the left-hander hobbled into the clubhouse after an apparent insect bite in his backyard left him with a swollen ankle.

Rangers' Kumar Rocker, double 1st-round draftee, gets 1st major league win  —  Kumar Rocker, a first-round pick in both the 2021 and '22 drafts, won for the first time in the major leagues Thursday night.  Rocker struck out a career-best eight in a career-best seven innings and the Texas Rangers beat …

Nationals' Jorge Lopez suspended 3 games for throwing at Andrew McCutchen  —  Washington Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez has been suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen during Wednesday's game.  —  Major League Baseball announced …

Yankees beat Rays 6-3, winners as visitors for first time in their spring training home  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees were winners as visitors in their spring training home for the first time.  —  New York was back at Steinbrenner Field for a four-game series against the displaced Tampa Bay Rays …

Reds place Christian Encarnacion-Strand on 10-day injured list  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation and recalled infielder Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville.