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 …

Carpenter injury puts extra sting in loss as Tigers fall just short of sweep  —  Detroit - Tarik Skubal didn't want anyone to misinterpret the somber nature of the clubhouse or lose perspective about what's been going on with this Tigers baseball team.  —  “We won three out of four,” …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …