Red Sox To Activate Eduardo Rodriguez, Move Clay Buchholz To Pen  —  The Red Sox have some important pitching changes in the works, as Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports on Twitter.  Manager John Farrell says that the club will activate lefty Eduardo Rodriguez to start on Tuesday …

A-Rod, Tanaka Lead Yankees Past Rays 4-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 10:00 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez homered for the first time since coming off the disabled list, Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Friday night.

Davis, Machado Lead Orioles to 6-4 Win Over Indians  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 10:37 P.M. E.D.T.  —  CLEVELAND — Chris Davis' RBI double broke a seventh-inning tie, Manny Machado went 4 for 5 and the Baltimore Orioles ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.

Piscotty, Cardinals Slam Scherzer, Nationals 6-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 9:48 P.M. E.D.T.  —  WASHINGTON — Stephen Piscotty hit a grand slam off Max Scherzer during a five-run third inning and Jaime Garcia quieted the Washington Nationals lineup as the St. Louis Cardinals won 6-2 on Friday night.

Hector Olivera Receives 82-Game Suspension  —  Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has accepted an 82-game suspension, without pay, under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, the league announced earlier this afternoon.  Olivera's suspension is retroactive to April 30 and will run through Aug. 1.

Chip Hale, Tony La Russa point fingers at Pirates for HBPs … PITTSBURGH - Emotions ran high after a pair of Diamondbacks hitters were struck on the head by pitches from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Arquimedes Caminero on Tuesday night, with Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa …

Hosmer Homers, Drives in 4, as Royals Top White Sox 7-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 11:27 P.M. E.D.T.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Hosmer had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals rallied to defeat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Friday night.

Brewers Win 9-5 to Hand Reds Their 11th Straight Loss  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 11:15 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MILWAUKEE — Aaron Hill hit two solo homers, Jonathan Lucroy added a solo shot and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers outslugged Cincinnati for a 9-5 victory Friday night …

Rex and Rob: The Battling (and Babbling) Buffalo Bros  —  Grand plans, tied hands and lap bands.  The chatter is fast, furious and full of bad words as the Ryan twins discuss their 2015 failures, their sideline reunion and how the Bills will beat the big, bad Belichick once and for all

Markakis Has 2-Run Single in 8th, Braves Top Marlins 4-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 11:01 P.M. E.D.T.  —  ATLANTA — Nick Markakis hit a tie-breaking, two-run single off third baseman Nick Prado's glove with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat …

MLB Rumor Central: Shelby Miller to the minors?  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks are mulling the idea of sending struggling right-hander Shelby Miller to the minor leagues.  —  “We want to get him on track the best way we can.  We will figure it out and do what's needed,” …

Mock Draft 4.0  —  As we've written before, as the draft draws closer, college players move up draft boards and high school players go down.  —  With teams finishing their meetings and sending scouts in packs to evaluate players at college conference tournaments, some of the names …