Cards belt five homers in win over Padres  —  • That awakening the Cardinals said was coming, pledged was coming, really hoped was coming for the lineup arrived, emphatically, Friday night thanks to a pliant San Diego pitching staff and a flurry of home runs.  —  Oh, and Jedd Gyorko.

Contreras keeps on slugging, Cubs pound White Sox 11-2  —  CHICAGO (AP) - Willson Contreras had two homers, two doubles and drove in a career-high seven runs on his bobblehead day, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the crosstown White Sox 11-2 on Friday.  —  Contreras capped a five-run …

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals … Max Scherzer's first-pitch slider backed up and spun innocuously over the heart of the plate.  It was 85 mph.  It was mostly straight.  In years past, Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt might have sent it screaming into the left-field seats.

Hamels shines in Rangers' 1-0 win over Astros; Springer hurt  —  HOUSTON (AP) - Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister said there was a noticeable edge to starter Cole Hamels when he took the mound on Friday night against the Houston Astros and that he “had that face.”

Piscotty goes on bereavement list  —  Oakland has placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the bereavement list and recalled righthander Kendall Graveman from Triple-A Nashville.  —  Piscotty's mother, Gretchen, died Sunday from Lou Gehrig's disease.  The 27-year-old, who was acquired …

Detroit Tigers to play straight doubleheader Saturday vs. Mariners  —  The Detroit Tigers will play a straight doubleheader on Saturday at Comerica Park, starting at 4:10 p.m., against the Seattle Mariners after Friday's game was postponed just before 8 p.m. due to inclement weather.

Miller returns but allows Perez HR as Royals beat Indians  —  Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez, right, and Lucas Duda celebrate after Perez hit a two-run home run off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 11, 2018, in Cleveland.

Angels can't hold off Twins, give up three runs in ninth and lose 5-4  —  They gave away dolls featuring the likeness of Andrelton Simmons with a bobbling head on Friday at Angel Stadium.  —  To better represent the night, maybe they should have distributed dolls featuring the likeness of an Angels fans with a shaking head.

Amaya's walk leads South Bend to 5-1 win over Clinton  —  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Miguel Amaya drew a bases-loaded walk in the first inning, leading the South Bend Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Clinton LumberKings on Friday.  —  Brian Glowicki allowed a run, but got Eugene Helder to fly …

Next Slide  —  DENVER - The Milwaukee Brewers waited all season for their struggling offense to have a breakout game.  —  When it finally came, they didn't waste it.  —  Trailing, 9-3, after four innings, the Brewers kept swinging and swinging Friday night at Coors Field until they came away …

Kevin Gausman pitches 7 1/3 innings, helps Orioles earn season-best third straight win  —  Kevin Gausman doesn't need reminding how fleeting success at this level can be, not when he's specialized at false dawns over his six years as a big leaguer.  —  Even he would characterize everything …

Pirates deal Giants fifth straight loss, spoil McCutchen's return  —  PITTSBURGH-After Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco flew out to lead off Friday's contest, the game took a dramatic, emotional and positively perfect pause.  —  The man who put baseball back on the map in Pittsburgh stepped …

Matt Harvey allows one hit over four scoreless innings against Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Matt Harvey cruised through four scoreless innings in his Cincinnati Reds debut Friday night, limiting the Los Angeles Dodgers to only one hit — on a fly ball that should have been caught — and striking out two batters.

Gabe Kapler can relate to Mets manager Mickey Callaway's gaffe  —  Rough week for New York Mets rookie manager Mickey Callaway?  —  Gabe Kapler can sympathize.  —  In case you missed it, Callaway took the blame — and plenty of heat in the Big Apple — for the Mets batting out of order Wednesday.

Ramos leads Rome to 6-2 win over Augusta  —  NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jefrey Ramos singled three times as the Rome Braves beat the Augusta GreenJackets 6-2 on Friday.  —  Down 1-0, the Braves took the lead for good with five runs in the fourth inning.  The Braves sent 10 men to the plate …