Community Picks: San Diego Padres 0% vs Los Angeles Dodgers 0%

Ross Stripling has been plenty hittable since being pulled from an active no-hitter in his major league debut, but that's not stopping him from at least keeping the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers in games. A return to that early-April magic couldn't hurt as the right-hander takes a fifth shot at his first big league win Saturday night against the visiting San Diego Padres, who no longer have a lengthy losing streak in the series weighing them down. The Dodgers won his previous two starts. Continue to Article

April 30, 2016 2:59:am EST

Nolan Arenado leading the majors in homers isn't exactly a surprise, but Trevor Story tying him has matched a rookie record. Both players take aim at the Colorado Rockies' mark for April on Saturday night against Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks. What's been surprising is Story matching his 10 homers in his first 21 games to equal George Scott (1966) as the fastest player in history to reach the mark. Continue to Article

April 30, 2016 2:50:am EST

April 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Friday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Baltimore 14 8 .636 - 2. Boston 13 10 .565 1 1/2 3. Toronto 11 13 .458 4 4. Tampa Bay 10 12 .455 4 5. NY Yankees 8 13 .381 5 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Chicago White Sox 16 8 .667 - 2. Detroit 12 10 .545 3 3. Kansas City 12 10 .545 3 4. Cleveland 10 10 .500 4 5. Minnesota 7 16 .304 8 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 13 10 .565 - 2. Seattle 12 10 .545 0 1/2 3. Oakland 12 12 .500 1 1/2 4. LA Angels 11 12 .478 2 5. Houston 7 16 . ... Continue to Article

April 30, 2016 1:56:am EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers turned a triple play in the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Continue to Article

April 29, 2016 9:48:pm EST

In some corners of the Internet, people like to dig up old tweets from public figures at inopportune times for a few seconds of social-media attention. Jared Goff, the Cal quarterback who was chosen No. 1 overall during the first round of the NFL draft Thursday, was caught up in this right after he shook hands with Roger Goodell. [ Elsewhere:  Rams start 2016 NFL draft by picking Jared Goff over Carson Wentz ] It wasn't nearly as disastrous as Laremy Tunsil's draft-night social media firestorm , but it turns out that a few years ago Goff said he hoped Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig would get drilled with a pitch. Goff grew up in Northern California, so this was probably little more than the S.F.-L.A. rivalry at play. Still, when you get drafted by the Los Angeles Rams No. 1 overall, that's not the finest first impression. Even if it's a trudged-up old one. Here's his tweet: I really hope Yasiel Puig gets a fastball in his ribs tomorrow — Jared Goff (@JaredGoff16) July 29, 2013 Really, that's not a big deal. Even if 2,000 people felt the need to retweet it. We all have dumb things we posted on social media a few years ago. Like when we thought Macklemore wasn't that bad. More interesting was how Puig would respond. And he did not disappoint. @JaredGoff16 Big hug, Welcome to LA, I show you around, be my guest to @Dodgers game #PuigYourFriend #PuigNotLate https://t.co/85B1djlAGM — Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) April 29, 2016 Congrats @RamsNFL , good player, and thank you for bringing us the new @Dodgers fan #Dodgerblue — Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) April 29, 2016 Between #PuigYourFriend and #PuigNotLate (which he debuted last week) , Puig's hashtag game is ridiculously on point. If someone doesn't show up the Dodgers game this weekend with a #PuigYourFriend sign, we're all living wrong. More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @MikeOz Continue to Article

April 29, 2016 3:21:pm EST