Fisher's homer leads Astros past Athletics 3-2  —  With several key stars sidelined by injuries, the Houston Astros relied on some lesser-known fill-ins who were in the minors just a week ago.  —  Derek Fisher hit a tiebreaking homer to lead off the eighth inning after pinch-runner Myles Straw …

Dylan Covey helps Chicago White Sox beat sloppy Cleveland Indians 6-1  —  Four of Chicago's six runs off of Trevor Bauer were unearned as the Indians committed four errors.  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Covey pitched six effective innings for his first win since August and the Chicago White Sox beat …

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera dealing with right knee soreness, set for MRI  —  ATLANTA - Miguel Cabrera's right knee has been bothering him.  —  For how long is unclear, but when he exited early May 14 against the Houston Astros and then wasn't in the Detroit Tigers' starting lineup the next …

'You can't review that': Diamondbacks drop fifth straight on controversial call  —  Of all the Diamondbacks' one-run losses of late, Friday's 5-4 defeat to the New York Mets was hands-down the strangest.  —  A controversial play down the third-base line was not reviewed by the umpires …

Homer-happy: MLB-record 1,135 HRs hit in May  —  More home runs were hit this May than in any other month in Major League Baseball history.  —  Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went deep in the eighth inning at Colorado on Friday, the final day of the month, to set the record with the 1,120th homer …

Dwight Smith hits 1st grand slam, Orioles beat Giants 9-6  —  BALTIMORE (AP) Former major leaguer Dwight Smith Sr. rose to his feet and emphatically pumped his fist as the ball cleared the center field fence.  His son not only ignited the home crowd, he also paved the way for one of the biggest wins …

Dellin Betances' recovery has been slow, but that could change soon  —  Dellin Betances said he felt awful this spring.  The Yankees' set-up man described his arm as feeling dead and tired all spring.  Friday, after throwing long toss the day after his second bullpen session, Betances felt strong.

Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro injures jaw in loss to San Diego Padres  —  Catcher Jorge Alfaro left the Miami Marlins' 5-2 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Friday night after the seventh inning with jaw discomfort after a foul ball ricocheted off his mask.

Jurado's parents nearly saw their son lose, but a call was made to the baseball gods  —  The Texas Rangers continued to move ever so slightly closer to the south side of Randol Mill Road on Friday night.  There are 54 games remaining at Globe Life Park.  —  Fittingly, the Rangers welcomed …

The Wonder of 1969: ‘Landing on the moon was amazing and the Mets were amazing’  —  Fifty years ago, on the television set in a bar at the Montreal airport, images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon flickered across the screen.  Ron Swoboda, outfielder/space buff, clinked his tumbler of Scotch …

Ex-Detroit Tigers All-Star Brandon Inge has found passion: Coaching, ending DIPG  —  EAST LANSING — Brandon Inge loved his days on the field as a player - especially the 13 seasons he spent in the majors playing primarily for the Detroit Tigers.  —  But the world of coaching wasn't something …

Goodrum's 2 homers, 5 hits lead Tigers past Braves 8-2  —  Niko Goodrum homered twice and had a career-high five hits, Nicholas Castellanos and Grayson Greiner also went deep, and the Detroit Tigers romped to an 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Bell caps historic month in style, Pirates top Brewers 9-4  —  Josh Bell spent some time in the seats above the Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park on Friday night, carefully folding a handful of gold T-shirts with the phrase “Bellieve” on them over the chairs as part of a promotion …

Gaither High's Oscar Mercado is still playing baseball for fun, and well with the Indians  —  The native of Colombia has adjusted to his move to the outfield and the majors.  —  CLEVELAND — Moving with his family from Colombia to their new home in the Tampa area as a 7-year-old, Oscar Mercado started playing baseball for fun.

Maddon critical of plate umpire Laz Diaz after loss  —  ST. LOUIS — An irritated Joe Maddon didn't hold back his criticism of home plate umpire Laz Diaz after an apparent missed strike three call in the 10th inning of the Chicago Cubs' 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

Mike Leake delivers, Jay Bruce reaches milestone in Mariners' win over Angels on Star Wars Night  —  Scott Servais has never seen a Star Wars movie.  —  This embarrassing bit of Mariners trivia was revealed a few minutes after 4 p.m. on Friday, when the topic of “Star Wars Night” was broached with the 51-year-old Seattle skipper.

Trevor Story homers twice, Rockies rout Blue Jays 13-6  —  Trevor Story hit a pair of two-run homers as part of a career-high seven-RBI night and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 13-6 on Friday for their sixth straight win.  —  It was his 13th career multi-homer game.

Is Bryce Harper worth $330 million?  It's too soon to tell  —  When the Dodgers courted Bryce Harper this spring, they spoke to him about the possibility of him playing left field for them.  —  Harper went on to sign a $330-million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.