Yankees could turn to opener this weekend with James Paxton still out  —  James Paxton will not be back in the rotation this weekend.  The Yankees' left-hander, who is on the injured list with left knee inflammation, threw a bullpen on Friday.  While Aaron Boone said it went well …

Bundy handles Indians as Orioles end slide with 5-1 win  —  The Indians treated their fans to a postgame fireworks display.  —  Dylan Bundy barely let them hear a pop.  —  Bundy kept Cleveland's lineup in check — and in the ballpark — for 5 2/3 innings and Jonathan Villar hit a three-run homer …

Cards activate Carlos Martínez, cut Gregerson  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated Carlos Martinez from the injured list after the right-hander missed the first 44 games of the season because of a strained right shoulder.  —  The club also designated veteran …

White Sox put LHP Banuelos (shoulder) on IL  —  CHICAGO — White Sox left-hander Manny Banuelos has been placed on the injured list, another blow to a Chicago pitching staff that already lost Carlos Rodon and Nate Jones for the season this week.  —  Banuelos left in the fifth inning …

Twins Place Nelson Cruz On IL, Promote Luis Arraez  —  The Twins announced that they've placed designated hitter Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list due to a left wrist strain and promoted infield prospect Luis Arraez for his big league debut.  Arraez's promotion was initially reported …

Kevin Gausman set to start Saturday after suspension  —  Braves starter Kevin Gausman will return from his suspension and start Saturday, though he jokes the team might not need him back.  —  Gausman was suspended for intentionally throwing at Marlins starter Jose Urena earlier this month.

Carlos Gomez coming back to Mets — for real this time  —  Carlos Gomez's second stint with the Mets will begin Friday.  —  The veteran outfielder was informed following Thursday's game for Triple-A Syracuse that the Mets were selecting his contract.  It was unclear whether Gomez …

Miami Marlins snap scoring drought and losing streak with big night against deGrom  —  It was a simple hit from Garrett Cooper, a ground ball through the left side of the infield in the third inning against New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom at Marlins Park on Friday night.  —  It ended up being much more than that.

There's a very simply way for Calhoun to stick with Rangers for the rest of the season  —  With no offense intended toward the the city of Nashville or its fine citizens and baseball fans, Willie Calhoun would rather not return there anytime soon.  —  Or ever, at least not as a lineup regular for Triple A Nashville.

The Show before The Show: José Iglesias wows Cincinnati Reds teammates in pregame routine  —  When the Cincinnati Reds begin batting practice before games, it's not the home runs landing in the second deck of seats that captures everybody's attention.

How Adbert Alzolay did in his first start of the season with the Iowa Cubs  —  Adbert Alzolay on coming back to Iowa Cubs and his spring training injury  —  During his first start of the season with the Iowa Cubs, Adbert Alzolay showed some of the reasons why he could someday have a bright future ahead of him in the big leagues.

Zack Greinke MRI comes up clean, will throw bullpen Saturday  —  All in the Diamondbacks clubhouse are breathing a sigh of relief as an MRI on pitcher Zack Greinke came back clean although no determination has been made on whether or not he will make his next start which would come on Tuesday at San Diego.

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday  —  Full 15-game slates usually offer up plenty of quality starting pitchers to stream.  Well, that's not the case this Saturday.  This one is pretty ugly, folks!  There are a lot of potential land mines out there.

Mariners call up two more relievers, option Erik Swanson, designate Zac Rosscup for assignment  —  In the latest episode of “As The Mariners' Roster Churns,” two more relievers were called up from Class AAA Tacoma, a rookie starting pitcher was optioned back to Tacoma after back-to-back rough outings …

Freddie Freeman on Austin Riley: He's working counts and not missing  —  Braves face-of-franchise first baseman Freddie Freeman is sold on Austin Riley.  —  Riley has played two games in the majors, both manning left field rather than his natural position of third base.

Ian Kinsler says emotional response wasn't directed at Padres fans  —  Padres second baseman denies his profane reaction after homer was due to fans' displeasure with him  —  Ian Kinsler arrived in San Diego with the dream that he could accomplish at the end of his career something like what he had at the beginning.