How much will Matt Harvey pitch?  Innings limit debate coming to a head  —  Mets star right-hander Matt Harvey may be getting close to his innings limit.  Or he may not be.  —  It's hard to know who's right here, but one thing's for sure: The Harvey innings situation is a budding controversy …

Rizzo Slam Helps Power Cubs Past D-Backs 14-5  —  CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam in Chicago's eight-run fifth inning, and rookie Addison Russell homered twice in a game for the first time in his career to power the Cubs and Jon Lester to a 14-5 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.

Brad Ausmus' job as Tigers manager in jeopardy  —  Manager Brad Ausmus' job appears to be in real jeopardy after the Tigers, who were predicted by most to win the AL Central recently fell into last place.  —  Ausmus is a brilliant and personable fellow, but it doesn't help that Tigers fans …

Yankees Put Mark Teixeira on the Disabled List  —  Before this season, Mark Teixeira undertook a diet free of gluten, sugar and dairy to help prevent inflammation, which he felt aggravated his back and wrist injuries.  —  For the first four and a half months, Teixeira was a rejuvenated player, pounding 31 home runs.

The righty Teixeira fill-ins the Yankees plan to ignore  —  With Mark Teixeira (center) on the shelf, the Yankees could deal for post-waivers first basemen such as the Marlins' Casey McGehee (left) or the Astros' Chris Carter (right).  —  A player acquired through trade now - after Sept. 1 …

Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber scratched from Friday's start against Detroit  —  Indians right-hander Corey Kluber will miss Friday's start against Detroit with a strained right hamstring.  (Charles Krupa, Associated Press)  —  Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group

Your browser does not support iframes.  —  There's a perfectly good explanation for what happened that relieves Kiermaier of pretty much all blame, but it's more fun if you don't know.  Look at that guy!  What a silly person.  —  Realistically, for the hitter, it's probably a good thing that what happened happened.

BABIP in the Rogers Centre, Revisited  —  Josh Donaldson is posting an uncharacteristic .362 BABIP at the Rogers Centre.  (via Quist)  —  It's been quite some time since we've heard any public outcries regarding the new turf in the Rogers Centre.  The turf, which was installed prior to this season …

NFL owners to discuss changing Roger Goodell's role in disciplinary process  —  Owners of NFL teams plan to discuss the possibility of changing Commissioner Roger Goodell's role in the player disciplinary process, several people familiar with the situation said Friday.