Inside Baseball: What you want to know about A-Rod vs. Yankees  —  One of the more fascinating aspects of a potential Alex Rodriguez courtroom showdown over a possible $30 million in milestone bonus money is that most, if not all, of the key folks involved already have ample reason not to love A-Rod.

Jon Lester, Addison Russell record firsts in win  —  Friday was a day of firsts for the Cubs.  —  Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings for his first win, a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.  Addison Russell hit the first home run of his career, a solo shot in the third inning …

Rays Blank Orioles 2-0 in Strange ‘Home’ Game for Baltimore  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Colome and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 2-0 Friday night in a relocated home game for the Orioles.  —  The three-game series was moved from Camden Yards …

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.

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?

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.

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 …

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.