Mets learning mood swings come fast and furious in April  —  Daniel Murphy (left) and Curtis Granderson were frustrated over the Mets' loss on Thursday night.  —  I'm A little pressed for time.  Help out a friend?  —  Has a baseball team ever owned a 15-8 record and reached crisis mode at the same time?

MLB Fixes the Trea Turner Problem for Everyone Else  —  Over the winter, the Padres, Nationals, and Rays agreed on a big three-way trade that shipped Wil Myers to San Diego, Steven Souza and a bunch of other stuff to Tampa Bay, and a couple of prospects to Washington.

Adam Eaton on White Sox' rough April: It's personal  —  MINNEAPOLIS - The beard is gone, and so is the month of April.  —  Good riddance, says White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton.  —  There was nothing much good about it for the 26-year-old leadoff man.  Fifteen hits and five walks in 19 games …

Giants' Hudson feels tug of family, may make this his last season  —  FOX Sports  —  At last year's All-Star Game, Tim Hudson watches the Home Run Derby with one of his daughters and son.  —  Tim Hudson thought his two daughters would want him home, and his son would want him to keep playing.

Homer Bailey To Undergo Tommy John Surgery  —  Reds starter Homer Bailey will undergo Tommy John surgery, the club announced.  Cincinnati expects him to return during the 2016 season, per the announcement.  —  Bailey had missed the tail end of last year after needing surgery to repair a torn flexor mass tendon in his right arm.

Duffy Throws Gem, Hosmer Homers, Royals Beat Tigers 8-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Danny Duffy pitched shutout ball into the eighth and Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 on Thursday night.  —  The Royals lost 13 of 19 to Detroit last year …

MLB commissioner says recent injuries to pitchers don't change opinion on DH rule  —  Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday that the recent instances of pitchers injuring themselves while batting haven't changed his opinion that the sport benefits from the two leagues playing under different rules.

Braves' Fredi G. says Cahill move to bullpen ‘not permanent’  —  The Braves demoted right-hander Trevor Cahill to the bullpen after three lackluster starts but manager Fredi Gonzalez said Cahill won't necessarily stay there.  —  Cahill won't make his scheduled start on Friday after he pitched …

Blue Jays' bats come alive in win over Indians  —  It marked a showdown of the cellar-dwellers, two teams that had set far loftier goals this season but are still awaiting liftoff.  —  In one corner, the Cleveland Indians, projected by Sports Illustrated before the season started as the team …

Strasburg Settles Down, Nats End Mets' Perfect Home Record  —  NEW YORK — An agitated Stephen Strasburg settled down in a hurry after a rocky start and the Washington Nationals became the first visiting team to win at Citi Field this season, beating the New York Mets 8-2 on Thursday night.

Book excerpt: Pedro Martinez talks 2003 season, rivalry with Yankees  —  Excerpt from “PEDRO” by Pedro Martinez and Michael Silverman to be published on May 5, 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Copyright © 2015 by Pedro Martinez.  Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

One email ended the pain and saved the career of Royals pitcher Chris Young  —  Chris Young is scheduled to make his first start for the Royals on Friday against Detroit.  SHANE KEYSER The Kansas City Star  —  Inside an extended-stay hotel in central New York, Chris Young wrote an email detailing the downfall of his career.

Injury updates: Andrew Bailey shut down with shoulder strain  —  A few rehab and injury updates from Brian Cashman:  —  After finally pitching in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday, Bailey was taken off the High-A Tampa roster and reassigned to extended spring training.