White Sox LHP Rodon feeling healthy after shoulder surgery  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Rodon is relieved.  He feels good and thinks he could return to the Chicago White Sox in late May.  —  So it's a much different situation than last year.  —  The 25-year-old Rodon is back in Chicago …

Chicago embarrasses Colorado Rockies at Coors  —  DENVER — Javier Baez and Kyle Schwarber each had a homer and four RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs rode a seven-run sixth inning to a 16-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  —  Baez had four hits, finishing a triple shy of the cycle.

Nats beat Dodgers 5-2 in uneven matchup of Scherzer, Kershaw  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) The Dodgers didn't make it easy on Max Scherzer.  In the end, though, he was just better than Clayton Kershaw.  —  Scherzer allowed one run over six innings in the 13th all-time meeting of three …

Sonny Gray, still yet to meet Yankees' expectations, may force Bombers to eventually trade for another pitcher  —  Chazz Palminteri, another famous Sonny from the Bronx, was shown on the scoreboard at the Stadium soon after the Yankees' starting pitcher was booed off the mound.

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 …

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 …

Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes thinks playing golf will help end slump  —  New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes wants to swing his way out of an early season slump, but with his golf clubs rather than his bat.  —  “One of the things that I did before, years ago, when I was in a slump …

Mets have used strong throwers like Tomas Nido with Noah Syndergaard  —  Mets Asst. GM John Ricco discusses Kevin Plawecki's injury  —  ATLANTA — For the second straight start, Tomas Nido caught Noah Syndergaard.  —  “I like the combination a little bit,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said before Friday's game.

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.

Baseball roundup: Error helps Royals snap 9-game skid  —  Detroit rookie first baseman Niko Goodrum dropped Jon Jay's grounder and then made a wild throw, allowing the tiebreaking run to score in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals snapped a nine-game losing streak …

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.

Bullpen collapses late as Rangers fall to Mariners, 6-2  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Jean Segura hit a two-run double in a four-run ninth inning after Mitch Haniger's tying homer in the eighth, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers 6-2 on Friday night.

Cubs' Ben Zobrist headed to DL with lower back stiffness  —  Photos from the Cubs-Rockies game at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on Friday, April 20, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs infielder Ben Zobrist will be placed on the 10-day disabled list because of persistent lower back stiffness …

Field hustles home as Rays win in 10  —  Pinch runner Johnny Field scored the decisive run from second base on an infield grounder with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays posted an 8-7 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Tropicana Field.

Angels drop fourth straight game with loss to Giants 8-1  —  At one point Friday night, the fifth inning was delayed because a beach ball fell onto the field.  —  And that was pretty much the highlight for the home team at Angel Stadium, where a lot of negative things unfolded.  —  Yeah, again.

Giancarlo Stanton's slump may be coming to end after second-straight strong game  —  With a player of Giancarlo Stanton's caliber and stature, it was only a matter of time before he connected on a ball and watched it fly over the fence.  —  That moment came Friday night.