J.B. Shuck helps Miami Marlins ends losing streak in franchise debut … J.B. Shuck went 4-for-4 in his Miami Marlins debut in a 7-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates, ending a three-game losing streak.  —  The four hits tied the franchise record for a player in his Marlins debut.

Frazier homers twice, Mets top Brewers 6-5 to win 9th in row  —  NEW YORK (AP) - Todd Frazier hit his first two home runs with the Mets, new catcher Jose Lobaton tripled in his first at-bat with the team, and New York extended its winning streak to nine with a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

Cincinnati Reds show a little life late but still lose 5-3 to St. Louis Cardinals  —  The Reds showed a little late life on offense Friday night - just not enough to avoid a loss.  —  They fell 5-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals before a crowd of 19,561 at Great American Ball Park.

One of MLB's most valuable pitchers, Diamondbacks' Archie Bradley not worried about paycheck  —  SAN FRANCISCO - In his heart of hearts, Archie Bradley still envisions himself as a starter.  That's how he became a top-10 overall draft pick, and how he reached the major leagues.

Next Slide  —  The Detroit Tigers' plans have not gone smoothly early this season.  First and foremost, the weather has caused three postponements and several other games to be played in less-than-ideal conditions.  But a bigger issue is the news that pitching coach Chris Bosio would be away …

'He's still waiting': Encarnacion can't understand why Bautista is unemployed  —  CLEVELAND — After launching a handful of balls over the fence during batting practice at Progressive Field on Friday afternoon, former Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion launched into a criticism of a system …

Royals sign autistic OF Tarik El-Abour to minor league contract  —  Outfielder Tarik El-Abour, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and did not speak until he was 6, signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on Friday, which was Autism Awareness Day.

Sanchez, Tucker lead Braves to 4-0 win over Darvish, Cubs  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Anibal Sanchez pitched three-hit ball over six innings,  —  Preston Tucker backed him with a three-run homer and the  —  Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 victory on Friday.  —  Sanchez struck out six and walked one.

AP source: Reynolds, Nationals agree to minor league deal  —  A person familiar with the negotiations says free agent Mark Reynolds and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract and the first baseman would get a $1.5 million, one-year deal if added to the 40-man roster.

Gleyber Torres working his way back in the Yankees' picture  —  DETROIT - Down at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Gleyber Torres is working his way back into the big-league conversation.  —  Torres is off to a hot start with the Yankees' Class AAA affiliate, batting .370 (10-for-27) over his first seven games with a triple, homer and six RBI.

Yankees' Tyler Austin felt it best to appeal MLB suspension  —  DETROIT - Yankees infielder Tyler Austin said he spoke with his agent as well as manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman before arriving at the decision to appeal a five-game suspension by MLB for his part in Wednesday night's brawl at Fenway Park.

Glowicki gets big strikeout, leads South Bend to 6-5 win over Lake County  —  EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Brian Glowicki struck Jorma Rodriguez out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the South Bend Cubs to a 6-5 win over the Lake County Captains on Friday.

Rockies edge slumping Nats on Gonzalez's 2 RBIs  —  Carlos Gonzalez homered and later hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Friday night in Washington.  —  Colorado won the series opener on Thursday night, 5-1, and has earned at least a split of the four-game set.

MLB suspends Nolan Arenado, Luis Perdomo as part of brawl punishments  —  NEW YORK — Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has been suspended five games for charging the mound after Luis Perdomo threw a pitch behind his back, inciting a benches-clearing brawl during Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres.

Cruz, Sharpe lead West Virginia to 6-4 win over Hickory  —  HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Chris Sharpe singled twice as the West Virginia Power topped the Hickory Crawdads 6-4 on Friday.  —  Evan Piechota allowed a run …

Stokes' run leads Biloxi to 5-4 win over Mississippi  —  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Troy Stokes and Lucas Erceg scored on an error in the eighth inning to help the Biloxi Shuckers secure a 5-4 victory over the Mississippi Braves on Friday.  —  Nate Griep allowed a run, but got Alay Lago to fly …