Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres come through again as Yankees no longer surprised by Baby Bombers  —  Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres anchored the Yankees offense in an 8-1 win over the Red Sox Friday night, but inside the clubhouse it was just another day at the office for the youngest of the Baby Bombers.

Next Slide  —  TORONTO — The growing pains — and the losing — continued.  —  The Detroit Tigers extended their losing streak to 10 games with a 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday night at Rogers Centre.  —  It's the Tigers' longest losing streak since they dropped 10 straight from Sept. 13-22, 2003.

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 …

Shortstop or third base?  Why scouts - and maybe Phillies - believe Manny Machado can play either position |  Scott Lauber  —  For two months, the Phillies have played rookie second baseman Scott Kingery at shortstop.  They were using a shortstop at third base, too, at least until …

MLB: Yu Darvish heads to Texas for opinion on sore triceps muscle  —  Yu Darvish went to Texas to get another opinion on the sore triceps muscle that flared up again in a bullpen session on Thursday.  —  The setback ended plans for the right-hander's return to the Chicago Cubs rotation this weekend.

Rays face another tough Astros pitcher — Cole  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays were beaten by the slimmest of margins in the series opener, and the Houston Astros' dominating starting pitching gets another chance to showcase itself at Tropicana Field on Friday night.

A's Paul Blackburn hits his stride in win over Indians  —  Marcus Semien, Khris Davis and Josh Lowrie deliver key hits as homestand opens with a victory  —  OAKLAND — The A's returned from a triumphant road trip showing they hadn't lost their touch, getting a strong performance …

Tim Tebow Selected for Double-A Eastern League All-Star Game  —  Tebow is currently hitting .261 with 5 homeruns in 67 games this season with the Double-A Rumble Ponies.  —  Tim Tebow has received his first All-Star nod of his baseball career.  —  Tebow was named to the Binghampton Rumble Ponies' roster …

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.

Padres happy to be back home vs. Pirates  —  SAN DIEGO — There will be a double homecoming Friday night at Petco Park.  —  Right-hander Joe Musgrove, who was born and raised 20 minutes east of San Diego in El Cajon, will be facing the Padres for the first time as the starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Back in the saddle?  Rougned Odor may be rescuing his career with overall improvement in June  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers will finish out June on Saturday with the most timely and appropriate promotion of the season.  —  They will give out bobbleheads featuring Rougned Odor on top of Smokey …

A.J. Pollock begins rehab assignment, should rejoin Diamondbacks by All-Star break  —  When it comes to injured players, minor-league rehab assignments and, most importantly, timetables for when his athletes are ready to rejoin the Diamondbacks, manager Torey Lovullo tries to offer as much information as he can.

Eddie Butler to join Iowa Cubs on rehab assignment  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.  Mark Marturello and Michael Zamora/The Register