Hernandez, Kemp homer in Dodgers' 3-2 win over Giants  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) In his low-key way, Ross Stripling thinks of himself as “an unknown guy having a random good year.”  —  Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp, third among National League outfielders in All-Star balloting, hopes …

Jordan Zimmermann coming off DL as Tigers aim for 4th straight win  —  The Detroit Tigers will go for their fourth victory in a row Saturday afternoon when they face the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a three-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

Gary Sanchez searches for stroke, Yankees for another win over Rays  —  When Gary Sanchez reached base after snapping a lengthy skid with a bases-clearing double, he reacted as if a significant weight was lifted off his shoulders.  —  This has been the worst stretch of Sanchez's 234-game career …

Kinsler leads beat-up Angels past A's to end four-game skid  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) On a day four more players went down, the Los Angeles Angels showed their depth and resiliency.  —  Ian Kinsler homered and drew a bases-loaded walk, Mike Trout had three hits and a sacrifice fly …

Braves unravel in seventh, lose messy game to Padres  —  The Braves' sold-out crowd Friday night was treated to a plethora of baseball's oddities, including an increasingly rare home-team loss.  —  The Padres derailed the Braves' perfect homestand, using a seventh-inning rally to win 9-3.

The value of four-homer games — and other wild nights  —  Wins above replacement would make a terrible daily stat.  —  For one thing, there are all sorts of margins of error in the calculations — around park factors, baserunning opportunities, value of positional adjustments and defensive ratings …

Royals' Jorge Soler has fractured toe, could miss time  —  Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler has a fractured bone in his left foot and will undergo additional tests, the team announced Friday.  —  Soler first injured his big toe after fouling a ball off his foot June 8.

Rockies' Trevor Story right at home playing Rangers in Texas  —  This weekend's series in Arlington, Texas, is a homecoming for Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story, who grew up coming to Texas Rangers games and is playing in the stadium for the first time with the goal of doing some damage to the team he used to root for.

Phillies manager Gabe Kapler explains his ‘different approach’ to bullpen management  —  Gabe Kapler wants to be clear.  It isn't his explicit intention to redefine bullpen usage for the analytics age.  And he doesn't wish to take the traditional approach to safeguarding a ninth-inning lead and turn it on its ear, either.

Adding DH to the National League would be a huge boon for the Cubs  —  Cubs relief pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. aims to return from disabled list before the All-Star break.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Commissioner Rob Manfred revealed that adding the designated hitter rule …

Slumping Orioles, Chris Davis look for answers vs. Marlins  —  Miami left-hander Wei-Yin Chen will face his former team for the first time when the Marlins take on the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Saturday.  —  Miami is in position to win a three-game series for the first time this season …

Kelly Gruber pulled from Canadian HOF panel for ‘erratic’ behavior  —  TORONTO — The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pulled Kelly Gruber from its induction weekend festivities after the former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman made an awkward appearance during a Pitch Talks panel discussion a day earlier.

Brandon McCarthy not thinking of upcoming rotation crunch  —  Brandon McCarthy might be fighting for his spot in the Braves' rotation.  —  McCarthy persisted through 5-2/3 innings Friday, allowing two runs in a 9-3 loss to the Padres.  But box score notwithstanding, the evening was a struggling, yet gutsy, outing for McCarthy

Sports agent claims Yankees prospect Justus Sheffield's family stiffed him over commission: 'It's been a nightmare'  —  Sports agent David Sloane says he was at a crossroads in his career by the time he first started following the Tennessee-born brothers, Jordan and Justus Sheffield …

Games of the Day  —  The Rays continue their series with the Yankees as Ryne Stanek takes on Luis Severino.  Stanek is one of the Rays openers.  He pitched well in both roles.  Severino cut his home run rate in half compared to last year and dropped his ERA by 0.7 runs.