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.

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 …

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.

Padres Beat Rockies 14-3, to Snap Three-Game Skid  —  SAN DIEGO — Ian Kennedy pitched six solid innings and the San Diego Padres broke a three-game losing streak by thumping the Colorado Rockies, 14-3, on Friday night.  —  Kennedy (1-1), who was rocked for eight runs in his previous outing, rebounded with a solid performance.

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 …

Adams Gives Cardinals 2-1 Win Over Pirates in 10 Innings  —  ST. LOUIS — Matt Adams hit a bases-loaded single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  —  The Cardinals have won four in a row, and 14 of their last 17 at home against Pittsburgh.

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.

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.

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.

Pederson's 1st Career Slam Helps Dodgers Rout D-Backs 8-0  —  LOS ANGELES — Prized rookie Joc Pederson hit his first career grand slam, Andre Ethier and Justin Turner added solo shots and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 on Friday night.