MLB Previews

The Arizona Diamondbacks have delivered two fierce beatings to the Colorado Rockies and will look for another offensive-laden performance when the teams meet Saturday in Phoenix. Arizona outscored Colorado 23-4 while winning the first two contests of a season-opening four-game series. The Diamondbacks rolled to a 16-1 victory in Thursday’s game, including a franchise-record 14-run third inning. They followed with a 7-3 triumph on Friday. Arizona racked up 18 hits on Thursday and 14 on

Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon didn’t deliver a dominant performance in the first start of his second season with New York, but the resilience he showed by pitching into the fifth inning played a role in the Yankees having an opportunity to rally for a second consecutive game. Rodon gave up one run over 4 1/3 innings despite allowing five hits and three walks in the Yankees’ 7-1 victory on Friday. He proved adept at keeping

After being the only winless American League East club following the Opening Day games, the Tampa Bay Rays set out to change that Friday night. They did that and more. The Rays received contributions at both ends of the lineup in an 8-2 win over Toronto and will try to earn at least a split of a four-game series with the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Second-place hitter Brandon Lowe hit

After leading the Cleveland Guardians in victories last season and finishing second in the AL Rookie of the Year voting, Tanner Bibee believes he can take his performance to another level this season. The 25-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his first start of the season on Saturday afternoon against the host Oakland Athletics. Cleveland won the season opener 8-0 on Thursday before posting a 6-4 win Friday night in the second game of a

The Atlanta Braves started the regular season in a powerful way on Friday. They will look to open with two straight victories Saturday when they battle the host Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves, who were knocked out of the postseason the past two years by the Phillies, recorded a 9-3 win in both teams’ season opener Friday. Matt Olson tied his career high with three doubles, including one that drove in three runs, on his 30th

The Minnesota Twins took a costly 4-1 victory in Kansas City on Opening Day, with Royce Lewis pulling up lame at third base on Carlos Correa’s RBI double. The Twins will wait with bated breath for the news on Lewis before they continue the series with the Royals on Saturday afternoon. “It just felt like a little cramp, and it just tightened up,” said Lewis, who homered in his first at-bat. “The first thing in

Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will start for the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon against the visiting Los Angeles Angels, positioned to have a breakout season after revealing his promise last year. Rodriguez was demoted last year after 10 early starts through May 26, compiling a 7.35 ERA while allowing 13 home runs in 45 1/3 innings. He returned to the big-league club eight weeks later and completely changed his fortunes. In his 13 starts beginning July

Fresh from an off day, when they were able to savor a feel-good Opening Day, the Cincinnati Reds look to make it two in a row when they host the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon. In Thursday’s season opener before a sellout crowd of 44,030, the Reds got a power boost from Nick Martini, who was making his first Opening Day start at the age of 33. Cincinnati also received six shutout innings from right-hander

Detroit Tigers rookie second baseman Colt Keith struggled to sleep on the eve of his major league debut on Thursday. With that game — and first career hit — under his belt, Keith will look to keep producing on Saturday afternoon as the visiting Tigers vie for a series win over the Chicago White Sox. Detroit prevailed 1-0 in Thursday’s opener, as the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal outdueled Chicago counterpart Garrett Crochet in a game that