New York Yankees: Luis Severino baffles Baltimore Orioles  —  NEW YORK — Luis Severino tied a career high by pitching eight innings while Didi Gregorius homered and drove in four runs, leading the New York Yankees to an 8-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

MLB reviewing pitch by Tigers' Buck Farmer that hit umpire  —  Major League Baseball is reviewing how an umpire got hit this week by a pitch that a catcher missed in a game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

MLB Announces Fines For Red Sox & Yankees  —  Major League Baseball has announced punishment arising out of its investigation of mutual accusations of improper gamesmanship between the Red Sox and Yankees.  Both clubs will receive undisclosed fines, with the latter said to be tagged with a lesser amount.

Cubs' Theo Epstein says bullpen improvement key down the stretch  —  CHICAGO - Exactly one year ago Saturday, Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein, along with other members of the front office, watched the team play the Milwaukee Brewers from the left field bleachers at Wrigley Field.

Los Angeles Dodgers blank Washington Nationals behind Alex Wood  —  WASHINGTON — Alex Wood allowed just three hits in six scoreless innings and was backed by three early home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers crushed the Washington Nationals 7- on Friday night in a showdown of first-place teams …

Mahtook's walk-off single, Sanchez's pitching lift Tigers over White Sox  —  Look around the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse these days and you will see a lot of young players.  Out of contention this season, with a rebuilding, likely for the next few seasons, that has begun …

Rockies celebrate 2007 team with reunion, win over Padres  —  Bud Black of the Colorado Rockies cheers after a defensive out in the first inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on Sept. 15, 2017, in Denver.  (Dustin Bradford / Getty Images)

Rafael Montero cools off as Mets drop fifth straight game with loss to Braves  —  ATLANTA — On this already rough road trip, even the Mets hottest starter over the last few weeks couldn't get out of the fifth inning.  Rafael Montero was chased with two outs in the fifth as the Mets fell to the Braves 3-2 at SunTrust Park.

Mets fan gets a kick out of Yankees adopting his thumbs-down gesture  —  NEW YORK — Mets fan Gary Dunaier never imagined that his thumbs-down response to a Todd Frazier home run would become a salute for the crosstown rival Yankees.  —  Yet here they are, using Dunaier's inverted digit as a rallying cry during their postseason push.

Donaldson powers Blue Jays past Colon, Twins for 4-3 win  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with an infield single that ricocheted off the mound, sending the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory on Friday night over the Minnesota Twins …

Indians fever increasing - Friday game sold out, TV ratings soar as win streak hits 22  —  As the Cleveland Indians look to improve their American League-record win streak to 23  —  games on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals, they'll have a sellout crowd to root them on.

Friday's game  —  Diamondbacks at Giants  —  Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco.  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1).  —  MORE: Just dingers: Every home run J.D. Martinez has hit for D-Backs  —  Pitching notes  —  Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (13-5, 2.81) vs. Giants RHP Jeff Samardzija (9-13, 4.47)