Cespedes has go-ahead single as Mets top Braves in 12th  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes, who struck out in his previous four at-bats, hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the 12th inning to lift the  —  Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  —  Cespedes' single to right field drove in winning pitcher

Next Slide  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost to the Kansas City Royals, 3-2, on Friday evening at Comerica Park.  Not helped by his defense, closer Shane Greene picked up his second blown save of the season.  Greene allowed two runs on three hits and a walk in the top of the ninth inning.

Yankees' Aaron Judge smacks historic moon-shot homer  —  Aaron Judge clobbered a historic home run in the New York Yankees' 4-3 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  The slam came in the seventh inning Thursday at Yankee Stadium in New York.  Judge is now the fastest player in baseball history to hit 61 home runs.

Cincinnati Reds start Jim Riggleman's tenure with a loss to St. Louis Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS - The Jim Riggleman Era began like the Bryan Price Era ended: With a quiet loss.  —  The Reds fell to St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Friday night at Busch Stadium.  The Reds have lost three straight to fall to 3-16.

Last Slide  —  The season is barely three weeks old, but the Diamondbacks' bullpen already is exhibiting many of the same attributes as last year: assembled on the cheap, effective in a sort of non-traditional way and, most important, as good as anyone's.  —  The Diamondbacks entered Friday …

Giants put Pence on DL with thumb injury, recall Williamson  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have placed outfielder Hunter Pence on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right thumb and recalled outfielder Mac Williamson from Triple-A Sacramento.

Red Sox pitcher Drew Pomeranz activated off DL, to start vs. A's  —  Boston Red Sox left-handed starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz has been activated off the 10-day disabled list, the team announced Friday.  —  Pomeranz is slated to start Friday night's road game against the Oakland Athletics.

Cubs top prospect Adbert Alzolay dominates in Triple-A debut  —  Chicago Cubs top prospect Adbert Alzolay joins Iowa Cubs  —  It's easy to see why there are so many high hopes for Adbert Alzolay.  —  The 23-year-old was dominant in his Triple-A debut for the Iowa Cubs …

White Sox are 1st MLB team to ditch single-use plastic straws  —  Photos from a tour of the White Sox's Guaranteed Rate Field before the 2018 home opener.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox are ditching straws this season as part of the Shedd Aquarium's “Shedd the Straw” initiative.

Machado, Orioles beat Indians to snap 6-game skid  —  Manny Machado homered for the third time in two games and Trey Mancini added a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth inning as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Friday night in Baltimore.

Pitcher goes from working at Miller Brewery to facing the Brewers  —  When the Florida Marlins take the field Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the man who will take the mound is the same guy who, 15 months ago, was selling trinkets in the MillerCoors gift shop two miles away.

Phillies, Rhys Hoskins don't panic with two strikes  —  Rhys Hoskins kickstarted the Phillies' five-run second inning Thursday night by crushing a pitch through a stiff wind and over the left-field fence at Citizens Bank Park.  —  But it didn't happen until Hoskins was in a two-strike count.

Strahan, Aquino spur Pensacola to 5-0 win over Mississippi  —  PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Aristides Aquino doubled and singled twice, and Wyatt Strahan allowed just three hits over six innings as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos defeated the Mississippi Braves 5-0 on Friday.

Logue leads Lansing to 7-1 win over South Bend  —  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Zach Logue allowed just two hits over six innings, leading the Lansing Lugnuts over the South Bend Cubs in a 7-1 win on Friday.  —  Logue (1-0) picked up the win after he struck out five and walked one while allowing one run.

Olt hits walk-off double in 11th, Pawtucket beats Gwinnett 5-4  —  PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Mike Olt had a walk-off double in the 11th inning, as the Pawtucket Red Sox topped the Gwinnett Stripers 5-4 on Friday.  —  Ramon Flores scored the game-winning run after he reached base on a flyout.

Cubs slugger Kris Bryant surprised he has been hit by pitches six times  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Kris Bryant is on pace to set a Cubs single-season record he thought he would have no chance of reaching.  —  Through the first 16 games, Bryant has been hit by a pitch six times.

Column: Champion Astros showing no signs of World Series hangover  —  Carlos Rodon and Rick Hahn on Rodon's recovery: ‘We expect him back late May or early June.’ (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  When the Cubs and Indians got off to poor starts in the first half of 2017 …