Hearn placed on injured list with elbow tightness.  How concerned are the Rangers?  —  Not only did Taylor Hearn have one of the shortest MLB debuts in Texas Rangers history Thursday, it turns out that a sore elbow might have been a contributing factor.  —  The left-hander was placed …

The Vlad Jr. era is underway!  Here's how Guerrero's debut went down  —  Happy Vladimir Guerrero Jr. day!  —  The son of the great Hall of Famer made the most anticipated major league debut since - pick one - Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg or Alex Rodriguez or Ken Griffey Jr. on Friday in Toronto …

Miguel Andújar clears next hurdle, could rejoin Yankees soon  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Miguel Andújar passed a big test Friday and the Yankees are now hopeful he could rejoin them by next weekend.  The third baseman, who is rehabbing a partially torn labrum in his right shoulder …

Diamondbacks' offense riding its surprisingly hot start  —  As the baseball season entered its fifth week on Friday, the Diamondbacks began play with an offense that ranked first in the National League in batting average and slugging and was squarely in the Top 5 in most major categories.

Jacob deGrom activated, Jacob Rhame and Luis Guillorme optioned  —  As expected, Jacob deGrom made his return from the 10-day injured list on Friday for the Mets scheduled night game against the Brewers at Citi Field.  —  The Mets also added right-hander Corey Oswalt to their 25-man roster.

Cubs RHP Morrow confident in return this season  —  MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs closer Brandon Morrow is confident he'll pitch again this year despite another setback from offseason elbow injury.  —  Morrow, 33, was shut down recently after experiencing some pain in his elbow, after having minor surgery on it over the winter.

Pazos dealt from Phillies to Rockies for Stovall  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies acquired infielder Hunter Stovall from the Colorado Rockies for left-hander James Pazos on Friday.  —  Pazos was obtained from Seattle in December as part of the trade that sent infielder Jean Segura to Philadelphia.

Eloy Jimenez returns to the White Sox lineup for the opener of a 3-game series against the Tigers  —  Post-Tribune  —  Eloy Jimenez rejoins the starting lineup as the White Sox open a three-game series against the Tigers at 7:10 p.m. at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Miami Marlins shut out for seventh time this season as Philadelphia Phillies even series  —  Brian Anderson tried to make a play at the right-field wall, but there was no play to be made.  —  J.T. Realmuto got too much out of the pitch.  —  The former Marlins All-Star catcher hit …

Foltynewicz returns to Braves' rotation Saturday  —  Mike Foltynewicz, the Braves' best starting pitcher last season, finally will make his first major-league start of 2019 on Saturday night.  —  He missed almost all of spring training and the start of the season because of right elbow soreness stemming from a bone spur.

Twins bury Orioles with home run barrage  —  Nelson Cruz, Eddie Rosario and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back-to-back solo homers in the first inning, and the Minnesota Twins continued their recent homer barrage against the visiting Baltimore Orioles with five blasts in a 6-1 victory on Friday night.

Rockies' Story, Arenado belt homers in win over Braves  —  Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado hit back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches and finished with two hits each, and the Colorado Rockies beat the host Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Friday night.  —  Daniel Murphy had three hits …

Pujols passes Gehrig for career RBIs; Angels top Royals 5-1  —  Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer in the first inning and moved passed Lou Gehrig into fourth place on the career RBIs list, and  —  Tyler Skaggs pitched five shutout innings as the Los Angeles  —  Kansas City Royals 5-1 Friday night.

Renfroe, Hosmer homer as Padres edge Nationals 4-3  —  Hunter Renfroe hit a tiebreaking solo drive in the ninth inning, and the  —  San Diego Padres topped Washington 4-3 on Friday night after Carter Kieboom went deep for the Nationals in his major league debut.

Mad Max: Scherzer third-fastest to 2,500 K's  —  WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer continues to put himself in rare company.  —  The Washington Nationals ace and three-time Cy Young winner recorded his 2500th career strikeout on Friday, becoming the third-fastest pitcher to reach the plateau, based on innings.