Gleyber Torres, Aaron Judge and streaking New York Yankees top Cleveland Indians 7-6  —  The Indians rallied back twice to tie the game, but couldn't stop New York from a walk-off win.  —  NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Miguel Andujar flared an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees …

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.

Albert Pujols becomes 32nd player in 3,000-hit club  —  SEATTLE (AP) - Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols got his 3,000th hit, reaching the mark with a broken-bat single Friday night against Seattle and becoming the 32nd player in major league history to join the exclusive club.

J.D. Martinez paying dividends for Boston Red Sox  —  When Boston signed J.D. Martinez in February, he was quickly penciled in as the team's primary designated hitter and chief home run threat, a weapon the Red Sox needed after belting a major-league low 168 long balls in 2017.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.”

Detroit Tigers discover what life is like without Miguel Cabrera  —  The four-game series between the Tigers and Royals continues Saturday with some new faces, but also without Miguel Cabrera, a feared bat in the middle of the Detroit lineup.  —  The Royals have won the first two games …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Wong back at second as Cardinals look to extend win streak  —  Riding a three-game win streak, all against teams from Chicago, all by the score of 3-2, the Cardinals will use mostly the same lineup for their Saturday matinee game with the Cubs at Busch Stadium.

Promising pitchers face off in Cincinnati Reds-Miami Marlins game  —  Caleb Smith and Tyler Mahle are making up for bad starts by themselves and by their respective teams with the kind of pitching that offers hope for the future.  —  The Miami Marlins opened the season 5-17 …

Betts Busts Loose: Part Two  —  The home runs are flying!  Nine players have already reached 10 home runs with plenty more on cusp of a double digit total.  While we shouldn't expect this many players to continue a 60 homer pace - Mookie Betts is on pace for 78 big flies …