BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates aiming to extend a three-game road winning streak. Pittsburgh is 16-15 overall and 8-8 in home games. The Pirates have a 12-7 record ...

The Atlanta Braves, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Detroit Tigers.

The Minnesota Twins host the Toronto Blue Jays to open a four-game series.

The Washington Nationals play the New York Mets after Curtis Mead had four hits on Wednesday in a 14-2 win over the Mets.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (2-1, 5.13 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (3-2, 3.79 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Both the Athletics and the Kansas ...

San Francisco Giants (13-16, fifth in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (10-19, fourth in the NL East) ...

The price of Brent crude oil has surged to around $123 a barrel as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raise doubts over the reopening of ...

The New York Knicks look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Atlanta Hawks in game six. The teams meet for the ninth time this season. Atlanta is ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves look to clinch the Western Conference first round over the Denver Nuggets in game six. The teams meet for the 10th time this season. Minnesota is 9-7 ...

German postal worker Andrea Bunar is back on her mail barge as she navigated the waterways of the Spreewald Forest southeast ...

The Boston Celtics look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Philadelphia 76ers in game six. The teams meet for the 10th time this season. Philadelphia is 9-7 ...