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Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jeremiah Jackson hit the foul ball that caused manager Craig Albernaz to suffer a broken jaw and seven facial fractures on Monday. Jackson gave fans something more pleasant to talk about Friday night when he hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning off reliever Connor Brogdon, capping a 6-4 comeback win for the Orioles against the Guardians in Cleveland. The four-game series will continue Saturday evening when Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer (0-0, 3.60 ERA) opposes Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams (2-1, 2.38). Cleveland won the opener 4-2 on Thursday. “For me, it’s just about making the most of opportunities, whether it’s pinch hitting or starting,” said Jackson, who is batting .317 with five homers and

A pair of talented left-handers will take the mound on Saturday night when Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves visit Cristopher Sanchez and the scuffling Philadelphia Phillies. Both pitchers are off to solid starts this season. Sale (3-1, 3.27 ERA), the 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner, remains a force for first-place Atlanta in the NL East. Philadelphia, meanwhile, continues to count on Sanchez (2-1, 2.01), the runner-up to Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes in the 2025 NL Cy Young race. Sale has allowed one or fewer runs in three of his four outings this season. He held the Cleveland Guardians to one run in six innings on Sunday, throwing a season-high 97 pitches in a 13-1 victory. “Hall of Famers

Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson is preaching patience. Which is exactly what long-suffering fans of the Seattle Mariners — a franchise celebrating its 50th anniversary season while still seeking its first World Series appearance — don’t want to hear. The host Mariners were shut out this season for the fourth time in 21 games, tied for the most in the major leagues, by the American League West-leading Texas Rangers 5-0 on Friday night. It was Seattle’s fourth consecutive defeat and dropped them to 0-4 against the Rangers this season. The series will continue Saturday in Seattle. “We keep talking about it. We keep looking at things and talking about things and trying things,” Wilson said of the Mariners’ offense, which

Napoli host Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday in a Serie A match that still matters a lot, even if the Scudetto picture has mostly tilted away from them. Napoli sit second on 66 points with a game in hand, but Inter’s win over Cagliari pushed the gap to 12 before kickoff, so this now feels more like a must-win spot to protect second and keep the Champions League race under control. Lazio come in from the other side of the table fight, trying to stay alive in the European mix after slipping outside the strongest qualification positions. The recent form line is interesting because Napoli are not exactly flying, even if the home record still looks elite.