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Davis scores four points on 2-of-10 shooting, playing 17 first-half minutes in his first game since Feb. 14, but Luka Doncic scores 30, leading Dallas to a 115-110 victory on Thursday night. The teams square off again Saturday.

Crunch time officially opened for the Lakers on Thursday night, as Davis got back in the lineup for the first time since mid-February in a halting, but healthy, way.

Cobb had not started in 10 days, and he gave up five runs in 2-2/3 innings. Trout suffered a left elbow contusion when he was hit by a pitch. He left the game an inning later.

With the Lakers currently in fifth place in the Western Conference and the Mavericks in seventh, there’s still a lot to play for with just over a dozen games to go in the regular season.

Rodriguez, 22, had barely pitched in the three years before reaching the big leagues, but he's been impressive this season, with the sharpest moving two-seam fastball in MLB. The development of a changeup has Joe Maddon thinking he could start too.

The three teams ahead of them in the chase for the West Division’s fourth and final playoff spot have struggled of late, and four of L.A.'s 13 remaining games are against the last-place Ducks.

Good prospects will be available when they make their first picks in the second and third rounds.

Coach Dallas Eakins said he had a "good chat" with the 19-year-old defenseman after a 4-1 loss Tuesday to the Kings.

Keeping the team leader in interceptions was important after the departures of free agents John Johnson and Troy Hill.

Mayers brought an 0.93 ERA into the game, but he didn't retire any of the three batters he faced. He gave up a pair of home runs, including a three-run blast to Adolis Garcia.

Team executives say the changes, accelerated by technology and the pandemic, help them know more about potential late-round prospects

After two months on the sidelines, the eight-time All-Star is expected to return to the starting lineup, assuming his troublesome right calf feels well after Wednesday's full-contact practice.

The Angels know Ohtani to needs to improve on walking 11 batters in 8 2/3 innings, and Manager Joe Maddon thinks it's a tempo issue that Ohtani will work through as he pitches more

The seventh-place Kings shut down the last-place Ducks and earn a 4-1 victory, taking advantage of a handful of scoring chances to win in their first home game in front of fans since March of 2020.

Ohtani had not pitched in 16 days because of a blister issue. He struck out seven and walked six. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols also hit 446-foot homers.