The Mets need Pete Alonso now more than ever as his bat has the ability to carry the franchise  —  When Pete Alonso hit 53 home runs last season and broke Aaron Judge's rookie record of 52, it meant that for the first and only time since Babe Ruth invented the home run three guys with 50 …

Bryce Harper's RBI in ninth lifts Phillies past Mets 6-5  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Bryce Harper's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the  —  Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 victory over the  —  New York Mets on Friday night.

White Sox Ian Hamilton Out With Shoulder Soreness  —  The Chicago White Sox have made a number of roster moves.  Reliever Ian Hamilton has been placed on the injured list with shoulder soreness, while Leury Garcia moves to the 45-day IL.  Bernardo Flores and Cheslor Cuthbert are getting …

Cody Bellinger homers twice and Clayton Kershaw shines in Dodgers' win over Angels  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Five MVPs took the field at Angel Stadium on Friday night.  Two of them, Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw, carried to the Dodgers to a 7-4 victory over the Angels.

Source: Reds-Pirates game on Saturday postponed after positive coronavirus test  —  MLB, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates  —  Saturday's game between the Reds and Pirates has been postponed after a Cincinnati player tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, a source told ESPN's Buster Olney.

Stephen Strasburg Leaves Start Early  —  Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg's early season injury issues continued Friday in a start against the Orioles.  Strasburg departed in the first inning, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com was among those to report.  The Nationals replaced him with righty Erick Fedde.

Nationals To Promote Luis Garcia  —  The Nationals will promote infield prospect Luis Garcia, per Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com (via Twitter).  He's expected to join the team for its game this evening.  —  Garcia, who just turned 20 in May, will step right into the starting lineup.

MLB Mulls Plan For Teams To Add 15 More Players To Alternate Site  —  The cancellation of the minor league baseball season has left thousands of players out of work.  Only the few dozen selected by each organization for a spot in its 60-man player pool have had any semblance …

Lynn tosses 2-hit complete game, Rangers beat Rockies 3-2  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Lance Lynn allowed two hits in the first inning on the way to his first complete game in six years, Nick Solak homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the  —  Colorado Rockies 3-2 Friday night.

Buffalo Bombers: Blue Jays bats explode in blowout win over Rays … BUFFALO — Rowdy Tellez had to be joking, right?  —  With a straight face, Tellez said prior to the game that his team's new home away from home — Sahlen Field — wasn't a hitter's ballpark.  The evidence is really starting to dispute it.

Kelly, Calhoun lead Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Merrill Kelly pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning,  —  Kole Calhoun hit a solo homer and a run-scoring single, and the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks pulled away late to beat the