Sources: Marlins slugger Stanton has broken bone in hand  —  FOX Sports  —  Giancarlo Stanton leads MLB with 27 home runs and 67 runs batted in.  —  Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has a broken bone in his left hand, as first reported by FOX Sports 1 MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal on Saturday.

Encarnacion Homers Twice, Jays Rout Rangers 12-2  —  TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion hit his seventh career grand slam and a solo homer as the Toronto Blue Jays handed the slumping Texas Rangers their season-high sixth straight loss, 12-2 Friday night.  —  Russell Martin and Danny Valencia …

Abrupt exit, more questions  —  WHEN THE national reporters begin making mysteriously authoritative proclamations about your bosses' feelings concerning your job performance, you needn't possess a persecution complex to sense the skids being greased.  —  Yesterday, Ryne Sandberg did what many proud …

Syndergaard sharp as Mets beat Reds, 2-1  —  Despite only recording two hits, Noah Syndergaard threw eight solid innings as the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds, 2-1, Friday at Citi Field.  —  Syndergaard (3-4) gave up five hits and one run in a career-high eight innings, striking out five batters on 89 pitches.

Morales, Gordon Power Royals Past A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Kendrys Morales and Alex Gordon homered to back Edinson Volquez, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Friday night.  —  Unlike when these two teams met in April, when there were bench-clearing scuffles in all three games …

Holt's 10th-Inning Single Lifts Red Sox Over Rays 4-3  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mookie Betts doubled to extend his career-best hitting streak to 13 games and scored on Brock Holt's 10th-inning single to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

Cano's HR Helps M's Beat Angels 3-1  —  LOS ANGELES — Taijuan Walker pitched seven sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, Robinson Cano homered and Nelson Cruz and Brad Miller had RBI doubles to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

Bourjos Scores on Throwing Error in 10th as Cards Beat Cubs  —  ST. LOUIS — Peter Bourjos scored the winning run from third on a throwing error by Mike Baxter in the 10th inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.  —  Bourjos began the inning with a double off Justin Grimm (1-2).

Orioles Use 8th-Inning Run to Beat Indians 4-3  —  BALTIMORE — Chris Davis singled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, J.J. Hardy homered and had two RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 Friday night.  —  Jimmy Paredes had three hits and scored twice for the Orioles …

Mercer's Walk-Off Lifts Pirates to 3-2 Win Over Braves in 10  —  PITTSBURGH — Jordy Mercer doubled home Andrew McCutchen with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  —  McCutchen doubled off Jason Grilli …

Ross, Kemp Lead Padres to 4-2 Win Over D-Backs  —  SAN DIEGO — Tyson Ross overcame control problems to combine on a two-hitter and Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.  —  Ross (5-7) allowed just two hits and struck out seven in six innings.

Arenado, Gonzalez Power Rockies to 8-6 Win Over Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Nolan Arenado hit a pair of home runs and had four RBIs, Carlos Gonzalez matched his career high with five hits and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 on Friday night.

OPENLY GAY PITCHER DELIVERS HISTORIC GEM  —  Thursday night, I wrote a blog post about Sean Conroy, scheduled for his first professional start for the Pacific Association's Sonoma Stompers.  Well, things could hardly have turned out better for everyone involved...