The Carolina Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals in game three of the second round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1.

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Texas Rangers looking to continue a four-game home winning streak. Detroit has gone 13-3 at home and 25-13 overall. The Tigers have the third-ranked team ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves on Friday. Pittsburgh has a 12-26 record overall and a 7-12 record in home games. The Pirates are 1-4 ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Boston Red Sox after Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits on Thursday in a 10-0 win over the White Sox. Kansas City has a 23-16 record overall and a 15-5 record ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals start a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Washington has a 17-21 record overall and a 10-9 record in home games. The Nationals ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday to start a three-game series. Houston has an 11-7 record at home and an 18-18 record overall. The Astros have a 3-5 record in games ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Milwaukee Brewers looking to stop their seven-game home skid. Tampa Bay has a 16-21 record overall and a 9-16 record at home. Rays hitters have a collective ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday to start a three-game series. Seattle has a 12-6 record at home and a 22-14 record overall. The Mariners have a 10-5 record in ...

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Chicago Cubs to start a three-game series. New York is 24-14 overall and 13-3 in home games. Mets hitters have a collective .420 slugging percentage to rank ...

Arizona is 10-10 at home and 20-18 overall. The Diamondbacks have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .332. Los Angeles has gone 10-10 in road games and 25-13 overall. The Dodgers ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Randy Vasquez (1-3, 3.90 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Rockies: Antonio Senzatela (1-5, 5.50 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Miami Marlins to open a three-game series. Chicago has gone 7-11 at home and 10-28 overall. The White Sox have gone 4-1 in games when they hit two or more ...