SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yadier Molina’s late arrival to spring training left him little time to fine tune his swing. He wasn’t seeing the ball, often going after every pitch. So when Molina homered for his first RBI of the season, things felt right again. The vetrean catcher connected on a slider leading off the…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The scoreless streak for the Minnesota Wild was pushing 70 minutes when they finally caught a break with a broken St. Louis stick. Joel Eriksson Ek got the game’s first goal a few seconds later, and the entire Wild bench jumped up in elation — with a bit of relief.…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yadier Molina wasn’t going to let an illness that kept the Cardinals catcher out of the previous day’s lineup also keep him from walking onto the field with Adam Wainwright for the 310th time on Wednesday. Nor was Molina going to take the rest of the day off after St.…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit his first major league home run, Brad Keller pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak. Witt connected for a solo homer in the second inning. The prized…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Perron was quarantined in his basement last year, listening to his kids run around upstairs and watching the St. Louis Blues get swept out of the first round. The 15-year veteran right wing sure showed his appreciation for being back in the playoffs. Perron had a hat trick and…