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.

Reds Xtra: The mailbag is overflowing with queries about Bailey, Harvey, Lorenzen  —  We go to the Twitter/email mailbag today.  Queries on the usual subjects (Homer Bailey, Matt Harvey) came in along with a whole lot questions about Michael Lorenzen.  —  Also got a question with the word …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Jays reliever Tepera lands on 10-day DL with elbow inflammation  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-handed reliever Ryan Tepera on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with elbow inflammation in his throwing arm.  —  The move, announced before Toronto's afternoon home game …

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.

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.

‘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.

NY Mets continue to use Wilmer Flores at first base instead of Dom Smith  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway on Jose Bautista's hot play Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  MIAMI — Winning - or at least the attempt to - is taking precedence over Dom Smith's development.

Carl Edwards Jr. says first rehab outing as ‘successful’ with Iowa Cubs  —  Carl Edwards Jr. talks about starting a rehab assignment with the Iowa Cubs Tommy Birch, tbirch@dmreg.com  —  One word summed up how Carl Edwards Jr. felt about his first rehab outing with the Iowa Cubs on Friday night.

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 …

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 …

Versatile Collin McHugh flourishing in bullpen role with Astros  —  Anyone passing through the hotel where the Astros were staying in Cleveland last month might have caught a show.  —  Pitchers Collin McHugh and Charlie Morton sat in the lobby playing their guitars together.