Rangers reaction: It's all going down this weekend  —  Somebody slap me, I'm getting dizzy.  There is too much going on in the Texas Rangers' universe.  —  Pudge Rodriguez is going into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, Yu Darvish trade rumors are floating around and Adrian Beltre on his quest for 3,000 hits.

Suter's strong outing lifts Brewers past Cubs 2-1  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers called on Brent Suter to slow down the surging Chicago Cubs in the opener of a pivotal three-game series Friday night.  —  Suter responded by tossing seven scoreless innings in a career-long outing …

Conforto hits 2 HRs in hometown as Mets beat Mariners 7-5  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Conforto returned to his hometown and hit a pair of solo home runs, Neil Walker and Curtis Granderson had two-out RBI singles in the eighth inning and the New York Mets rallied for a 7-5 win over the Seattle Mariners …

Arizona pitcher Ray is doing well after being hit in head  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said pitcher Robbie Ray, who was hit in the head by a line drive during Friday night's game against St. Louis, is doing well and will be put in concussion protocol.

Dodgers Acquire Luke Farrell From Royals  —  The Dodgers announced on Friday that they've acquired right-hander Luke Farrell from the Royals in exchange for cash.  Farrell was designated for assignment earlier this week when Kansas City acquired the trio of Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter from the Padres.

Romano shelves change-up, struggles with command in loss  —  Cincinnati Reds RHP Sal Romano on walking six vs. Miami Marlins Wochit  —  MIAMI - In the first inning, Sal Romano couldn't see the signs.  That's not why he failed to throw his change-up against the Miami Marlins on Friday.

FANTASY PLAYS: Darvish at the trade deadline  —  Yu Darvish's situation is intriguing with the trade deadline nearly here.  Speaking of intriguing, there's a breakout season in Baltimore, a future superstar arriving in the majors and a young player struggling mightily.  —  CHEERS

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.

Orioles acquire pitcher Jeremy Hellickson from Phillies  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles acquired starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson in a trade late Friday night, a move made in hopes of boosting a struggling rotation and maybe keeping them in the chase for a wild card spot.

Wood, 3 relievers combine on 3-hitter in Padres' win  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Travis Wood settled in quickly with the San Diego Padres.  —  Acquired Monday in a six-player trade with Kansas City, Wood picked up on the energy of a young team that plays hard — even if it is mired in fourth place …

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 …

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.

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 …

Instant Analysis: Five takeaways as Giants stumble in seventh vs Dodgers  —  BOX SCORE  —  LOS ANGELES — The Giants have just about nothing to brag about this season, but coming into this weekend, they could at least hold onto the fact that they have played the Dodgers tougher than anyone else in the National League.

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 …