The Los Angeles Kings visit the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.

The Washington Capitals visit the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (0-1, 2.82 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Twins: Chris Paddack (0-2, 7.27 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 15 strikeouts) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies visit the Kansas City Royals looking to end an 11-game road skid. Kansas City is 10-14 overall and 7-4 at home. The Royals have an 8-1 record in games when they have ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-1, 0.87 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Corbin Brian Burnes (0-1, 4.64 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Boston is 8-5 in home games and 14-12 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective ...

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom leads the Athletics with 12 extra base hits (three doubles and nine home runs). Brent Rooker is 12-for-41 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBI over the last ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles hit the road against the Washington Nationals looking to end a four-game road slide. Washington has an 11-13 record overall and a 7-4 record in home games. The ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 7.41 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Angels: Tyler John Anderson (2-0, 2.08 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers. San Francisco is 16-9 overall and 6-3 at home. The Giants are seventh in the NL with 26 total home runs ...

The judge overseeing the sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA and the nation’s five largest conferences has delayed final approval of the plan until ...