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.

Tigers still seeking end of skid at Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — The Detroit Tigers will start a former Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Saturday afternoon for the second game in a row in another attempt to end a losing streak that has reached 10 games.  —  Former Blue Jays left-hander Francisco Liriano …

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.

Yankees take on Red Sox, Chris Sale  —  NEW YORK — Greg Bird was rehabbing a right ankle injury for the first six meetings between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.  —  He carried a .191 average and several frustrating at-bats into Friday's series opener.

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.

Ron Gardenhire: 'We've got to ... treat each other with respect'  —  Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire on Friday defended the decision to fire pitching coach Chris Bosio for what the team called insensitive comments toward a clubhouse attendant.  —  “I think this has been a reality check …

Angels LHP Lamb latest on team sidelined by Tommy John surgery  —  Los Angeles Angels lefthander John Lamb will have Tommy John surgery, the team announced Saturday.  —  Lamb becomes the fourth pitcher on the squad this season to have the season-ending surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament.

Rangers Reaction: How Gallardo could be pitching himself into Rangers' plans for 2019  —  ARLINGTON  —  Take a look at the Chicago White Sox, who did next to nothing right and plenty wrong Friday night at Globe Life Park.  —  This is what a full-blown rebuild looks like and what the final …

‘I never expected that result’: Royals' Jorge Bonifacio opens up about his suspension  —  SEATTLE  —  All Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio wanted was a boost.  —  Some seven months ago, fresh off his first season in the major leagues, Bonifacio returned home to play winter baseball in the Dominican Republic.

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.

Cubs aim to extend win streak at home vs. Twins  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs' starting pitchers may not be performing as consistent as they would like, but Joe Maddon's offense is finding ways to make up for it.  —  Addison Russell's grand slam helped bail out starter Mike Montgomery …

Jared Hughes is piling up innings for the Cincinnati Reds — and he's happy about it  —  Cincinnati Reds right-hander Jared Hughes is on pace for 85 innings or so.  —  That would be a career-high by nearly 10 innings and 25 innings more than he threw each of the last two years.

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 …

Which prospects can Mets get in a trade?  We break down four deals  —  On his first day as the new face of the Mets' front office, John Ricco said “everything is on the table” when it comes to the trade deadline, and while the odds may be against him taking the huge step of trading Jacob deGrom …

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 …

Former Rays All-Star Dioner Navarro returning to field with independent league team  —  Former Rays All-Star C Dioner Navarro is planning to resume his playing career next month with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.Navarro, 34, last played in the majors in 2016

Nationals look for consecutive wins against Phillies  —  The Washington Nationals' bats finally came alive Friday night.  They hope that offense shows up again Saturday as the Nationals attempt to win two straight games for the first time in more than three weeks.