Anderson pitches 8 scoreless, Rockies beat Dodgers 3-1  —  Tyler Anderson got in a groove from the first inning and kept on going.  —  Anderson tossed a career-high eight scoreless innings, Pat Valaika,  —  Chris Iannetta homered, and the  —  Colorado Rockies beat the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night.

Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos continues to improve as outfielder  —  TORONTO — Nicholas Castellanos continues to improve as an outfielder.  He's also been the Detroit Tigers' most consistent offensive player.  Combine his willingness to become more of a team leader and you wind …

Rookies Suarez, Slater lead Giants past Diamondbacks 2-1  —  PHOENIX — A pair of rookies helped the Giants get their weekend in Arizona off to a winning start.  —  Andrew Suarez pitched six strong innings, Austin Slater had a pair of RBI doubles and San Francisco beat the Diamondbacks 2-1 on Friday night.

Pirates top Padres, Lauer, 6-3  —  SAN DIEGO-Eric Lauer was battling on Friday.  —  Himself.  The Pittsburgh Pirates.  His San Diego Padres' teammates.  —  The Pirates ended up winning 6-3.  —  Lauer had by far his worst start of the six he has made in what had been a strong month.

Mets' Jacob deGrom gets nod for game against Marlins  —  No matter how well he pitches, the New York Mets do not win very often when Jacob deGrom is on the mound.  —  The Mets do not win very often regardless of the starting pitcher, which is why the phrase “deGrom trade” is an easy search engine term.

Baseball notebook: Cubs' Darvish not expected back until after All-Star break  —  The Yu Darvish saga continued Friday with the news the Cubs' big free-agent pickup flew to Dallas on Thursday for a second opinion on his triceps tendinitis.  Darvish will remain out for at least a few more weeks …

White Sox look to rebound after getting blasted by Rangers  —  Texas was expected to be one of the major leagues' top power teams this season despite being in rebuilding mode.  —  The Rangers proved that premise to be true when they flexed their considerable muscle on Friday and ripped five home runs …

CC Sabathia proves old is new again in Yankees' rout of Red Sox  —  Mookie Betts hacked feebly at CC Sabathia's 97th and final pitch, and the Red Sox right fielder was only able to send a dribbler 55 feet to the right of the mound.  —  But the 37-year-old Sabathia, all 300 pounds of him …

Surging Mariners take on frustrated Royals  —  Robinson, who?  —  At least that's what some in Seattle are asking as the Mariners return to Safeco Field on Friday night to face the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a nine-game homestand.  —  The Mariners have gone a surprising 29-14 …

Blue Jays Place Ryan Tepera On 10-Day Disabled List  —  The Blue Jays announced this morning that right-hander Ryan Tepera has been placed on the 10-day DL due to right elbow inflammation, with the placement retroactive to June 28.  Jake Petricka was promoted from Triple-A to take Tepera's spot on the 25-man roster.

Dodgers send rookie Walker Buehler to Class-A Rancho Cucamonga  —  LOS ANGELES — Rookie Walker Buehler, the Dodgers' top prospect, has been optioned to the minor leagues after struggling in a relief appearance.  —  The team says Buehler was sent to Class-A Rancho Cucamonga before Friday night's game against Colorado.

Teheran pitches 6 shutout innings, Braves beat Cardinals 5-1  —  ST. LOUIS — Julio Teheran was confident he could shake off his slow start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.  Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker was not so sure.  —  Teheran walked the first two batters …

Scrappy Rays face challenge of Justin Verlander, Astros  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays continue to win games they perhaps shouldn't, and they'll have an opportunity for more of that Saturday against Houston's Justin Verlander.  —  The Rays (40-41) hit the midway point …

‘The Replacements’ keep Brewers rolling past Reds  —  The strength of a contending club often isn't determined by who plays every day, but who plays only every few days.  Or every few weeks.  Or even every few months.  —  The Milwaukee Brewers were concerned when they began their Friday night game …

Willson Contreras back behind the plate vs. Twins with heat again expected in mid-90s  —  Addison Russell says he is 'happy that it's summertime' after his grand slam against the Twins (Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Willson Contreras is behind the plate …

Three up, three down: What's trending in MLB  —  Three up  —  Good will hunting: Wesley Sykes wasn't the first sportswriter to tweet a picture of Fenway Park from the press box.  He's probably the first to post one with this caption: “Twelve years ago I was cleaning the bathrooms …

Daily Dose: National Treasure  —  National Treasure  —  The Nationals entered play on Friday losers of each of their last three games, having been outscored 16-3 in those contests.  They had slugged an MLB-worst 12 home runs as a team during the month of June.