Happ gets 100th career win, Blue Jays top Orioles 5-1  —  J.A. Happ allowed two hits in seven innings to earn his 100th career victory,  —  Russell Martin homered and drove in two runs and the  —  Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Friday night to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a month.

Carlos Rodon ready to return to White Sox rotation  —  White Sox manager Rick Renteria on Chris Sale: 'He's got wipe out stuff.' (Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After shoulder surgery and a long rehab stint that included getting hit in the head with a line drive …

Angels' Shohei Ohtani placed on DL with sprained UCL; to be re-evaluated in 3 weeks  —  Shohei Ohtani will be placed on the Los Angeles Angels' disabled list with a sprained elbow ligament and miss at least three weeks before the club re-evaluates him.  —  The Angels announced …

Phillies have seemed to shift Maikel Franco to a reserve role  —  The Phillies faced a righthanded pitcher on Friday night and Maikel Franco sat on the bench, seeming to offer a view into how the team sees Franco's role going forward.  —  Matt Klentak offered a scenario of playing Franco …

Stephen Strasburg leaves Friday's game after two innings  —  Stephen Strasburg did not look right Friday night.  The Giants hit his normally untouchable fastballs all over the park.  He fidgeted with his shoulder.  He landed funny.  After he allowed three runs on five hits in two innings …

What the Mets Need Now: Some Yankees-Style Boldness  —  Part of baseball's allure is that so little works out as planned.  With so many players and variables, the game delights in smashing preconceived narratives.  Consider the fate of the New York teams, who met at Citi Field on Friday.

Astros' Verlander goes for eighth win vs. Rangers  —  The Texas Rangers, mired in last place in the American League West while acknowledging they are in a rebuilding mode, announced Thursday that they've reached an agreement with general manager Jon Daniels on a multi-year contract extension.

Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman trying out Scott Schebler in leadoff spot  —  For the second straight game Friday, Scott Schebler's name was written at the top of the Reds' lineup.  —  Entering this week, he'd only hit leadoff in seven games throughout his career but the early results look promising.

Snitker: Braves' pitching plans undecided but it's nice to have options  —  LOS ANGELES - Off days in the Braves' schedule before and after their weekend series against the Dodgers will make Julio Teheran's stint on the 10-day disable list less of a disruption that it might've been otherwise …

Astros pitching prospect Whitley stellar in return for Hooks  —  Houston Astros pitching prospect Forrest Whitley recorded 97 miles an hour on the radar gun on his first pitch in a game in 2018, and is what many Astros fans and executives hope is the beginning of a successful season …

Mets Place Jeurys Familia On 10-Day DL  —  The Mets have placed closer Jeurys Familia on the 10-day DL, per a club announcement.  He'll be replaced on the roster by right-hander Jacob Rhame.  —  Familia is said to be dealing with right shoulder soreness.  There's no further information available …

Arizona Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo focusing on Brad Boxberger's workload  —  DENVER - Closer Brad Boxberger's struggles on Wednesday, when he blew a save and exhibited significantly diminished velocity pitching for the third consecutive day, has manager Torey Lovullo reconsidering using him that frequently in the future.

Kipnis hits 3-run HR in 9th, Indians top Tigers 4-1  —  Jason Kipnis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the ninth inning and the  —  Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night.  —  Jose Ramirez almost broke the tie earlier in the ninth, hitting  —  Shane Greene's 3-1 pitch just past the foul pole …

Acuna begins baseball activities as injury rehab progresses  —  LOS ANGELES - Braves left fielder Ronald Acuna began hitting balls off a tee Friday in Atlanta, the first baseball activities for the rookie phenom since he injured his left knee and lower back in a frightening tumble May 27.

To shift or not, the bullpen shuttle and MLB's next big thing  —  My working assumption about shifts in baseball has been that they work so often that when they don't, it sticks in our minds.  I also kind of figured pitchers who get burned by a shift now and again tend to see it the same way.