Nationals star Bryce Harper ‘feels bad’ for Mets' Matt Harvey  —  Bryce Harper began Thursday's game 0-for-20 for his career against Matt Harvey, before extending that personal futility string by flying out in his first bat.  —  But the reigning NL MVP wasn't in any mood to gloat about breaking …

Shaky Cole, Good Defense Lead Pirates Over Rockies 2-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 20, 2016, 9:54 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte and John Jaso had two hits each and made fine defensive plays to help Gerrit Cole navigate through seven shaky innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat …

Sources: Competition committee agrees to changes to strike zone, intentional walks  —  A new strike zone could be on baseball's horizon and the old-fashioned intentional walk could be a thing of the past after both were agreed to by the competition committee at Major League Baseball's owners meetings this week, sources said.

Rays to sign J.P. Arencibia to minor-league deal  —  The Rays are set to sign C J.P. Arencibia to a minor-league deal, the Tampa Bay Times has learned.  —  3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago  —  Arencibia, 30, is expected to report initially to Triple-A Durham, but could provide …

What's it like to face Chris Sale?  The Astros tell all  —  Photos of the White Sox ace.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Astros brute Evan Gattis ran into Chris Sale the other night at Joe's Stone Crab.  —  “I told him not to strike us out,” Gattis said.  —  Sale didn't listen.

Lincecum signs $2.5M, 1 -year deal with Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Tim Lincecum signed a $2.5 million, one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, giving the injury-plagued team additional depth for their rotation.  —  The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is attempting to come back from left hip surgery.

Souza, Pearce Homer as Rays Beat Tigers 7-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 20, 2016, 10:54 P.M. E.D.T.  —  DETROIT — Steven Souza and Steve Pearce homered to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Friday night.  —  Miguel Cabrera homered twice in losing effort for the Tigers, who snapped a four-game winning streak.

Matz, Conforto Lead Mets to 3-2 Win Over Brewers  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 20, 2016, 10:09 P.M. E.D.T.  —  NEW YORK — Steven Matz pitched seven sharp innings to win his sixth consecutive start, Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Friday night.

White House shooting: Secret Service stops armed man  —  The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside the White House, according to US officials.  —  Police told ABC News that a man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in stomach.

Angels Designate Danny Reynolds For Assignment  —  The Angels have designated righty Danny Reynolds for assignment, per a club announcement.  His 40-man spot will go to Tim Lincecum, whose deal with the club is now official.  —  Reynolds, 24, was claimed off waivers from the Astros in early April.

The Quarter-Pole Odds Changes  —  We're basically a quarter of the way through the season.  About 60 percent of the league will have played at least 40 games by the time you read this.  This early landmark of the season has a funny way of sneaking up on us, because of the disruptions …

Yankees prospect Ty Hensley needs Tommy John again  —  1.3k Shares  —  For the second year in a row, Yankees prospect Ty Hensley will miss the entire season because of Tommy John surgery.  —  A first-round pick in 2012, Hensley is now 22 years old and has made just 14 minor league starts in his career.