Volquez Pitches 7 Strong Innings in Royals' 5-1 Victory  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 13, 2016, 11:24 P.M. E.D.T.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Edinson Volquez pitched seven effective innings, Alcides Escobar had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run and the Kansas City Royals beat …

What To Expect: Gary Sanchez  —  After a rough start to the year offensively, the Yankees' bats have recently begun to awake from their early-spring slumber, the most recent evidence being three home runs on Thursday night against the Royals.  That included an opposite-field blast …

Jose Reyes Suspended Through May 31 Under Domestic Violence Policy  —  Major league baseball has announced that Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes has been suspended without pay through May 31st under the league's joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy.

Dickey Helps Blue Jays Beat Rangers Again, 5-0  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 13, 2016, 11:39 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — R.A. Dickey tossed eight innings, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Friday night.

Rays hope to correct struggles before it's too late  —  The Rays are one-fifth of the way through their schedule, which means they have officially entered the gray area where it's no longer early but it's not too late.  —  This is also about when teams start to make evaluations …

Rockies pitcher Jon Gray is an avid ghost-hunter  —  Jon Gray is just like you and I.  —  He goes to work, travels, and in his downtime, enjoys the odd hunt for dead spirits with the help of thermal imaging equipment.  —  The 24-year-old Colorado Rockies pitcher joined MLB Network Radio …

Southside HS students charged in accidental shooting  —  GREENVILLE, SC (WSPA) - One student at Southside High School accidentally shot themselves in the school cafeteria Friday morning and two students will be charged after the gun was brought to the school.

Valencia Homers Twice in A's 6-3 Win Over Rays  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 13, 2016, 10:45 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Danny Valencia hit his first two home runs of the season in his first game back from a hamstring injury and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Friday night to end a five-game skid.

Cubs Hit 3 Homers in Support of Hammel, Top Pirates 9-4  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 13, 2016, 5:43 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Addison Russell, David Ross and Kris Bryant homered, leading Jason Hammel and the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4 Friday.

Rangers, Kyle Lohse Agree To Minor League Deal  —  12:26pm: Lohse indeed agreed to a minor league contract, tweets Sherman.  He can opt out of the deal on June 1, tweets Heyman.  —  12:08pm: The Rangers and veteran right-hander Kyle Lohse have agreed to terms on a deal, tweets MLB Network's Jon Heyman.

Why now is the right time for the Brewers to trade Ryan Braun  —  Most of Ryan Braun's career is probably behind him now, at age 32, with a past that he cannot change.  But each day, Brewers hitting coach Darnell Coles watches him prepare for what's ahead.  The next at-bats, against the next pitcher …

Angels Designate Javy Guerra For Assignment  —  Following last night's loss to the Cardinals, the Angels designated right-hander Javy Guerra for assignment, per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times (Twitter link).  As Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register tweeted …