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 …

Gibson Pitches 8 Strong Innings, Twins Beat White Sox 1-0  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Kyle Gibson pitched eight strong innings and the Minnesota Twins scored on a wild pitch to beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 Friday night.  —  Torii Hunter and Kennys Vargas each had two hits for Minnesota, which has won five of its last seven.

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.

Red Sox To Promote Blake Swihart  —  The Red Sox will promote top prospect Blake Swihart, Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com reports on Twitter.  Swihart will fill in for Ryan Hanigan, who went down tonight with a broken finger.  —  Boston will continue to look for external candidates behind the plate …

Canha Leads 7-Run 8th Inning for A's in 7-5 Win Over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Mark Canha started and ended Oakland's seven-run rally in the eighth inning, and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Friday night.  —  Canha led off the inning with a home run.

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.

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?