Dodgers' Alex Verdugo, Yadier Alvarez and Angels' Jaime Barria selected to Futures Game  —  Dodgers prospect Yadier Alvarez pitches for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)  —  Outfielder Alex Verdugo and right-handed pitcher Yadier Alvarez have been selected to represent the Dodgers in the Futures Game.

Rangers fall to Indians, but Cashner OK after scare  —  CLEVELAND  —  In the moments after he was struck by a broken bat Thursday, no one was sure how serious the injury was to native Texan Andrew Cashner as he fell to the mound at Progressive Field.  —  The good news for Cashner …

Yankees can fill pitching needs with Jose Quintana, David Robertson — here's what trade with White Sox would cost  —  The kids keep coming from the minors and making good on the praise that has been heaped on the Yankees' farm system.  —  There was Miguel Andujar getting three hits …

Nationals speedster Trea Turner fractures wrist on hit by pitch  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals have lost Trea Turner indefinitely due to a broken wrist suffered Thursday.  —  In the bottom of the seventh inning of Washington's 5-4 loss to the Cubs, Turner was hit in the right wrist …

Cubs' Kris Bryant could be sidelined until next week  —  WASHINGTON — Kris Bryant was out of the Chicago Cubs' starting lineup for a series finale at Washington, a day after spraining his right ankle, and could be sidelined until next week.  —  The reigning National League MVP turned …

Braves Designate Bartolo Colon  —  The Braves announced that they have designated veteran righty Bartolo Colon for assignment.  Atlanta selected the contract of southpaw Rex Brothers to take his roster spot.  —  It always hurts to drop a player who's owed a big salary — in this case …

Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday  —  The final weekend of the first half kicks off with a typical full Friday slate of MLB games, all played under the lights.  Aces are scant, but there's a nice array of spot-starters to fortify your pitching as well as hitters to help …

Fantasy news to know for every MLB team  —  The Baltimore Orioles are due to get their lights-out closer Zach Britton back in the next week, while outfielder George Springer is putting up a torrid month of June for the Houston Astros.  —  For that and more news around the league …

Cards rally for 8 late runs (5 driven in by Grichuk) to beat D'backs  —  PHOENIX  • Simply, it's all in the eyes of the beholder.  —  In one eye is the mediocre 37-41 record compiled by the Cardinals.  In the other is the fact that, after a 10-4 win over Arizona Thursday …

Asdrubal Cabrera now says he'll play any position for Mets  —  Asdrubal Cabrera apparently has had a change of heart regarding his future with the New York Mets.  —  Five days after requesting a trade because the Mets moved him from shortstop to second base, Cabrera told the New York Post that he was backing off the demand.

Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen says plans for a humidor at Chase Field have been pushed back to next year.  —  Major League Baseball spokesman Michael Teevan said the commissioner's office grew hesitant once the timetable was pushed back beyond the midway point of the season.

Reds notes: Luis Castillo impressive in home debut  —  When Reds manager Bryan Price went out to the mound to get starter Luis Castillo in the sixth inning of Wednesday's 4-3 Reds victory over the Brewers, he heard some chatter from his infielders.  —  “To a man, they were going 'wow …

Rays employee helps save suicidal woman near Pirates stadium (w/video)  —  A Rays front-office employee joined umpire John Tumpane in saving a woman threatening to jump from a bridge near PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh.  —  Multimedia production manager Mike Weinman, 32 …