Hamels breezes through Cardinals, keeps archrivals winless at Wrigley  —  The Cubs' Javier Baez hits a two-run home run in first the inning Friday.  —  Dexter Fowler is picked off as Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo applies the tag in the sixth inning Friday afternoon.

Braves get their payback, hammer Urena in win over Marlins  —  This was the Braves' long-awaited payback for Jose Urena.  And their revenge came in the form of six runs and a win.  —  It was their second time facing the Marlins righty since he plucked Ronald Acuna last season, a controversy that sparked animosity between the sides.

Gregorius returns to Yankees after offseason elbow surgery  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Didi Gregorius taught himself to play piano while recovering from elbow surgery.  —  The Yankees are counting on his other talents.  —  Eight months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Gregorius was activated …

Kevin Cron's first career home run sparks Diamondbacks' win over Blue Jays  —  TORONTO - The Cron family group texts tend to light up on days when either C.J. Cron or his younger brother, Kevin, connect for a home run.  It's happened from time to time over the years, with C.J. playing …

Giants beat Kershaw, Dodgers 2-1 to end 5-game skid  —  Kevin Pillar hit an RBI single in a two-run sixth inning and San Francisco dealt Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw his first loss of the season as the Giants snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 2-1 win over the NL West-leading Dodgers on Friday night.

Murphy homers, benches clear, Rockies top Mets 5-1  —  Ian Desmond got plunked square in the back by a pitch from New York Mets rookie Drew Gagnon immediately after two colossal Colorado homers, leading to a bench-clearing scrum late in the Rockies' 5-1 victory Friday night.

Thundering Twins hand Tigers their 12th loss in 13 games at Comerica Park  —  Detroit — Matthew Boyd rarely shows any emotion on the mound.  But when he struck out Mitch Garver, swinging through his 108th pitch, to end the seventh inning, he gave a little kick and a fist-pump in exaltation.

Red Sox's Moreland back; Martinez not in lineup  —  The Boston Red Sox got Mitch Moreland back from the injured list Friday but J.D. Martinez was out of the lineup a day after leaving a game with back spasms.  —  Moreland, who leads the Red Sox with 13 home runs this season …

Cincinnati Reds' Scooter Gennett moving closer to return, will head to Arizona next week  —  PHILADELPHIA - Sidelined with a strained right groin since the end of spring training, Scooter Gennett will soon move into the next phase of rehab.  Gennett will report to the Cincinnati Reds' spring training complex …

Woodruff fans 10, Brewers' bats shine in 10-4 win over Bucs  —  Brandon Woodruff struck 10 in six innings and  —  Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer, helping the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Friday night.  —  Eric Thames also connected for Milwaukee, and NL MVP  —  Christian Yelich had three hits.

Chirinos has RBI in 11th to lift Astros over Orioles 4-3  —  Robinson Chirinos hit an RBI double with two outs in the 11th inning to lift the  —  Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  —  Yuli Gurriel singled with one out in the 11th before Chirinos hit a line drive to left field off

Hedges caps Padres' rally in 5-4 win vs Nationals  —  Austin Hedges' RBI single with two outs in the ninth capped a two-run rally off Sean Doolittle and gave the San Diego Padres a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.  —  Hedges' single brought in rookie Josh Naylor …

Leclerc took the loss for Rangers on Friday, but plenty of blame should be placed here  —  Jurickson Profar was presented with the Richard Durrett Hardest Working Man Award on Friday night after his impressing 2018 season for the Texas Rangers.  —  The on-field ceremony included 50 percent …

Dallas Keuchel and Braves: An unlikely pairing that became reality  —  Maybe the Braves and Dallas Keuchel were meant to be together all along; their union came after months of flirtation, and when a window opened, the Braves were getting their guy.  —  Keuchel, a Cy Young winner, officially signed with the Braves on Friday night.

MLB.com writer believes Indians should trade Trevor Bauer, Brad Hand  —  MLB.com writer Richard Justice believes the Cleveland Indians should trade starting pitcher Trevor Bauer and closer Brad Hand ahead of the July trading deadline.  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians enter a three-game series …