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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Mikolas remains undefeated in St. Louis' win over Chicago  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) - Miles Mikolas continued his early season dominance of the National League Central, throwing seven shutout innings in the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.

Cards switch Tuivailala to long relief; Reyes progresses  —  For a player who hit a home run as an infielder a few hours before he learned the Cardinals were going to convert him to a pitcher the next day, Sam Tuivailala has become accustomed to shifting roles, pitches, anything to reach and stay in the majors.

Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire takes blame as bullpen blows game  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It unraveled in typical Tigers bullpen fashion, late in the game, after a big hit to take the lead.  —  And it will, undoubtedly, happen again this season — likely many more times.

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 …

Rockies hang onto defeat Mets  —  NEW YORK — Charlie Blackmon homered as Colorado raced to a big early lead, and the Rockies hung on to beat the New York Mets 8-7 on Friday night for their third straight win.  —  Hours after the Mets said they are cutting ties with former ace Matt Harvey, another New York starter struggled.

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.”

Cubs entering ‘constructive criticism’ phase with Yu Darvish  —  Photos of Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The evaluation period has ended, and the Cubs have seen enough to take the kid gloves off struggling starter Yu Darvish.  —  “Now we're ready to say things …

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.

Indians Acquire Oliver Drake From Brewers  —  Right-hander Oliver Drake, whom the Brewers designated for assignment on Tuesday, has been traded to the Indians for cash considerations.  The move was announced by Milwaukee via its Twitter account.  The Indians have yet to announce a corresponding move.

Toussaint leads Mississippi to 9-2 win over Pensacola  —  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Touki Toussaint struck out 10 hitters over six innings, leading the Mississippi Braves over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in a 9-2 win on Friday.  —  Toussaint (2-1) allowed two hits while walking two to get the win.

Pirates hit three homers, top Brewers 6-4  —  Starling Marte hit an inside-the-park home run, one of three Pittsburgh Pirates homers Friday in a 6-4 win over the host Milwaukee Brewers.  —  Corey Dickerson hit an upper-deck shot and David Freese hit a homer in the ninth for the Pirates …

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.

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.