Mike Moustakas clubs his 30th homer as Royals top Red Sox for ninth straight win  —  To hit a home run in the major leagues, a baseball player must possess a potent combination of tools.  Enough hand-eye coordination to barrel a 95 mph fastball.  Enough brute strength in the legs to launch a baseball 400 feet.

Masahiro Tanaka near-perfect, strikes out career-high 14 in Yankees' win over Rays  —  Masahiro Tanaka came up short in his bid for perfection on Friday night.  —  Still, he was absolutely dominant — and the Yankees need more of this type of dominance from their $155 million righty down the stretch.

Brewers 2, Cubs 1: Brent Suter delivers his best pitching performance  —  In the span of only five starts, Brent Suter has transformed himself from a short-term injury replacement in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation into someone who merits a longer look.  —  The left-hander delivered …

Robbie Ray hit by line drive  —  Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray falls to the ground after being hit in the head by a line drive back to the mound by St. Louis Cardinals' Luke Voit during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, July 28, 2017, in St. Louis.  Ray left the game.

Baseball notes: Rays add another reliever by acquiring Steve Chishek from Mariners  —  The Tampa Bay Rays continued to bolster their bullpen for the pennant race on Friday, acquiring reliever Steve Cishek from the Seattle Mariners for versatile right-hander Erasmo Ramirez.

Rangers open to trading Yu Darvish for right price  —  The Rangers have made it known that Yu Darvish is available but they want a lot in return.  —  The trade deadline is 3 p.m. Monday so get ready for a rumor and report-filled weekend.  —  Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal reported this morning …

Adrian Beltre adds two hits in Rangers win, leaves him two shy of 3,000  —  Adrian Beltre is on the brink of history.  The Texas Rangers third baseman collected two more hits in Friday's 8-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles to come within two hits of the magical 3,000-hit milestone.

Realmuto homers, knocks in 3 in Marlins' 7-4 win over Reds  —  MIAMI (AP) — J.T. Realmuto has been showing more power throughout the season and it came up at the right time Friday night.  —  Realmuto had three hits, including a tie-breaking home run to spark a four-run seventh inning …

Dodgers' Magic Johnson guarantees World Series victory  —  Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, and Magic Johnson at Kershaw's 5th Annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose Celebrity Tournament at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.  (Leon Bennett / Getty Images)  —  Magic Johnson called his shot Thursday night, and he wasn't shy about it.

Bruce Rondon gives up three-run homer as Tigers fall to Astros, 6-5 … Dallas Keuchel clearly did not look like himself tonight, and neither did the Houston Astros.  —  But that didn't matter because Bruce Rondon looked all too much like himself lately.  —  The Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever …

MLB says that regular-season games will be played in Asia and in England in 2019 and 2020  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to start the 2019 and 2020 seasons in Asia and play regular-season games in England in June of both years.  —  The collective bargaining agreement reached …

Astros' George Springer put on 10-day DL with quad discomfort  —  Astros players are dropping like flies.  —  First Carlos Correa was ruled out for six to eight weeks with a torn thumb ligament, then Colin Moran suffered a facial fracture forcing him out for the same amount of time …

Parker Bridwell rises up as the Angels sink the Blue Jays 7-2  —  Parker Bridwell gave up one earned run on three hits over 7 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays on Friday in Toronto.  (Tom Szczerbowski / Getty Images)  —  Parker Bridwell turned in another in a string of unexpected dominant starts …

Mets bolster bullpen getting A.J. Ramos from the Marlins  —  SEATTLE — The New York Mets have acquired reliever A.J. Ramos from the Miami Marlins for a pair of prospects.  —  The clubs announced the deal on Friday night, with the Mets sending Class A pitcher Merandy Gonzalez and outfielder Ricardo Cespedes back to the Marlins.

Phillies scratch Jeremy Hellickson, trade could be near  —  The Phillies may be near to finding a trade partner for Jeremy Hellickson as the pitcher was scratched from Friday night's start just 30 minutes before he was set to take the mound.  —  Friday was scheduled to be Hellickson's final start before Monday's trade deadline.