Recent errors by Cubs' Javier Baez ‘surprising’  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon quickly corrected a local radio reporter who said Javier Baez's offense speaks for itself.  —  “His defense speaks for itself,” said Maddon, referring to the dazzling stops and powerful throws from his middle infielder.

Rangers Rangers: A connection to Harvey, but how much would be gained by adding him?  —  ARLINGTON  —  Rougned Odor is scheduled to head to Double A Frisco on Saturday to begin a rehab assignment after his strained left hamstring cleared all the final tests with the Texas Rangers' medical people.

Cole fans career-high 16 in 1-hitter, Astros rout D-backs  —  Gerrit Cole called his gem Friday night “probably my best” of his 134 career major league starts.  —  The best of a lot of very good ones lately.  —  Cole struck out a career-high 16 in a one-hitter and the Houston Astros routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 Friday night.

Youngsters Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres propel Yankees to win  —  NEW YORK — As soon as he saw the ball fall into a patch of Yankee Stadium outfield grass and out of nearby defenders' reach, Miguel Andujar took a quick peek over his shoulder.  —  With a glance toward the New York Yankees dugout …

Christian Villanueva: Playing MLB game in Mexico ‘dream come true’  —  MONTERREY, Mexico — San Diego third baseman Christian Villanueva will become just the third Mexican to play a regular-season major league baseball game on home soil when the Padres begin a weekend series against the Dodgers on Friday.

Bautista debuts, Acuna draws fans but Braves lose to Giants  —  ATLANTA — Braves manager Brian Snitker liked what he saw from Jose Bautista, Atlanta's new third baseman.  —  Even though the Braves' five-game winning streak was snapped, Snitker watched Bautista double off the wall …

3,000 hits: After Albert Pujols, club will grow more exclusive  —  Albert Pujols became the 32nd member of the 3,000 hit club when the Los Angeles Angels first baseman reached the milestone on Friday against the Seattle Mariners.  —  It's the fourth consecutive season we've seen a player reach …

Cincinnati Reds 2018: Pitcher Tanner Rainey hopes to cut down on walks from MLB debut  —  Back in the Reds' bullpen for the second time within the last month, Tanner Rainey hopes to make the most of his latest experience.  —  Rainey's first stretch in the big leagues had disastrous results …

With Miggy on the mend, Detroit Tigers' prospect Grayson Greiner gets call  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was the longest game of Grayson Greiner's life.  It was, in a word, miserable.  —  The Tigers' catching prospect was going about his business on what figured to be a normal game day for Triple …

FANTASY PLAYS: A week at Coors Field perfect for streaming  —  For the first time this season, we get a week full of Coors Field games.  You'll want to load up on hitters from the Rockies, Angels and Brewers, while avoiding the pitchers in those matchups.  Don't worry, though.

Lowrie's sixth-inning single deciding run, A's beat Orioles  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jed Lowrie hit a tiebreaking two-out single in the sixth, Khris Davis launched an earlier three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Friday night.

Franco's home run leads San Jose over Lancaster in 10 innings  —  LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Wander Franco hit a two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to lead the San Jose Giants to a 7-6 win over the Lancaster JetHawks on Friday.  —  The home run by Franco scored Jalen Miller.

Cleveland Indians designate INF Gio Urshela for assignment  —  Both Urshela and fellow infielder Erik Gonzalez were out on minor league options, which meant a decision had to be made.  —  The Indians were forced to say goodbye to one of their most beloved young prospects Friday …

Giants haven't ruled out serious elbow injury as Johnny Cueto seeks second opinion  —  San Francisco Giants ace Johnny Cueto will see noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews on Monday to get his sore pitching elbow evaluated.  —  Cueto, who leads the majors with an 0.84 ERA …

Harper homers twice, Nationals beat Phillies 7-3  —  WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper wasn't impressed to learn the distance of his mammoth home run in Friday night's 7-3 win over the Phillies.  —  Told his second homer of the game had travelled 473 feet, Harper replied: “It's not how far.  It's how many.”