Topic: Kelly Johnson

TORONTO -- Jason Vargas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Melky Cabrera had three hits and an RBI, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Thursday night.

The prosecution's first witness in the Bill Cosby trial wept as she described an incident in which she said the entertainer drugged and abused her.

The Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets have the most to lose as baseball's free agent market opens for business.

NEW YORK -- The first two contests of the New York Mets' four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies lasted 20 innings.

New York Mets second baseman Neil Walker simply couldn't play through the pain anymore and is opting for season-ending back surgery.

NEW YORK -- The biggest win of the season for the New York Mets was about 15 minutes old.

NEW YORK -- New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera exited Sunday's game in the first inning with a sore left knee.

NEW YORK -- Neil Walker hit a long go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon.

NEW YORK -- New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera had to be helped off the field Sunday afternoon when he suffered a strained patellar tendon.

NEW YORK -- The Colorado Rockies earned two of their biggest wins of the season in different fashion.

MIAMI -- This could have gone terribly wrong for New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz.

CHICAGO -- Kyle Hendricks said that when things are going well even some bad pitches will often have no ill effects.

NEW YORK -- As the unquestioned alpha male of the New York Mets, Matt Harvey demands attention even when he gives the appearance of shirking from it.

WASHINGTON -- Nationals ace Max Scherzer didn't even try to play coy when asked about teammate Daniel Murphy.

ATLANTA -- A first-inning homer by Freddie Freeman was the only offense the Atlanta Braves could muster against New York Mets nemesis Bartolo Colon.