Watch: Mookie Betts belts three home runs in first three at-bats  —  Mookie Betts decorated an impressive resume with yet another career first on Friday, collecting three home runs in his first three at-bats against the  —  Yankees.  —  Betts worked a full count against New York starter

Mets target Braves, Padres for Noah Syndergaard trade  —  The Astros have been the team most aggressively pursuing Noah Syndergaard, but the Mets' current stance is that only the Braves and Padres and their stacked systems are ideally positioned to obtain the righty, The Post has learned.

Dansby Swanson still out of Braves lineup, IL stint possible  —  Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson did not return to the lineup Friday as the team initially planned.  —  Swanson, who injured his heel on a base Tuesday, was held out of Wednesday's contest against the Royals.

Waguespack does his part, Jays provide a mere four hits in loss to Rays  —  Never mind the trade speculation involving the Blue Jays, the club would happily settled for anything resembling offence as the month of July starts to wind down.  —  Didn't happen (again) at the Rogers Centre on Friday night …

Orioles grab early lead, power past Angels in 9-3 win  —  Asher Wojciechowski pitched seven strong innings and  —  Renato Nunez and Trey Mancini homered for the  —  Baltimore Orioles in a 9-3 victory over the  —  Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.  —  Nunez hit a three-run homer …

Turner's late blast helps Dodgers beat Nationals 4-2  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Turner hit a two-out, three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Friday night to open a three-game series.  —  After the Nationals had retired 22 straight batters …

Gio Gonzalez Exits With Shoulder Tightness  —  10:34pm: Gonzalez may have avoided a serious injury.  Manager Craig Counsell said after the game, which the Brewers came back to win, that Gonzalez is day-to-day and could make his next start (via Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).

Murphy ties career high with 6 RBIs, Rockies rout Reds 12-2  —  Cincinnati Reds.  He is not sure why.  —  Murphy hit a three-run homer and a three-run double to tie his career high with six RBIs, leading Colorado over the Reds 12-2 on Friday night and giving the Rockies consecutive wins for the first time since June 28 and 29.

Cubs Acquire Derek Holland, Designate Tim Collins  —  The Cubs announced today that they have acquired lefty Derek Holland from the Giants.  To create roster space, fellow southpaw Tim Collins was designated for assignment.  —  Holland had recently been designated himself by the San Francisco organization.

Detroit Tigers, Chris Bosio sued by ex-clubhouse attendant; team refutes claims  —  SEATTLE — More than a year later, the Detroit Tigers' firing of former pitching coach Chris Bosio is back in the news cycle.  —  In a complaint filed against the Tigers and Bosio in Wayne County Third Circuit Court …

Muscle strain leaves Scherzer's status up in the air  —  Though he felt fine in the immediate aftermath of Thursday's start against the Rockies, Max Scherzer cautioned all along he wouldn't know he was in the clear from his lingering back injury until he saw how he felt after he woke up today.

Giants' recent hot streak looks a lot like first half of 2016 season  —  Giants season did not make sense as it was happening.  It didn't make sense that offseason, and it hasn't in the three years since.  Sometimes you just have to chalk things up to “that's baseball, and you can't figure out baseball …