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.

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 …

Francisco Lindor hits leadoff homer in ninth to lift the Mets past Cardinals 5-4  —  NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor homered off Ryan Fernandez leading off the ninth inning, and the New York Mets survived a late blown lead to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night.

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.

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 …

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 …