MLB News Index

• Royals-A's benches clear after Esky's injury
  The benches cleared during the Royals-A's game in the top of the seventh inning after Brett Lawrie slid hard into Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar, who injured his left knee on the play.
• Trout goes deep; youngest to 100 HRs, 100 SBs
  Mike Trout hit the 100th homer of his career on Friday, lofting a fly ball over the left-field fence at Minute Maid Park to become the youngest player with 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases.
• Mets defeat Marlins to keep win streak alive at 6
  Bartolo Colon once again baffled and amazed both on the mound and at the plate, Michael Cuddyer drove in the go-ahead run and the Mets overcame an early Giancarlo Stanton homer to win their sixth straight game, 4-1, over the Marlins.
• Harper, Espinosa power Scherzer to first win
  Max Scherzer earned his first win of the season, and got support from home runs by Bryce Harper and Danny Espinosa in Washington's 7-2 victory over the Phillies on Friday.
• McClendon: Early adversity will help Mariners 'build character'
  Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon says the team's early struggles in close games against tough teams would be good for his club in what is expected to be a banner year.
• A-Rod closes in on Mays with first multi-HR game since '12
  Alex Rodriguez continues to swing a hot bat for the Yankees, homering twice off Rays pitching on Friday to give him 658 career homers as he closes in on Willie Mays (660).
• Carpenter channels Willie Mays Hayes with acrobatic run
  Trying to score from third base on Matt Holliday's first-inning fly ball to Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton on Friday, Matt Carpenter used some split-second improvisation by somersaulting over catcher Brayan Pena.
• Looking back on the Astrodome's Top 12 moments
  The Astros will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Astrodome before their game on Saturday. Here's a look back at the top 12 Astros moments at the "Eighth Wonder of the World:"
• Garcia at least 6 weeks from rejoining Cardinals
  Though lefty Jaime Garcia took another small step forward on Friday by facing hitters for the first time since March 24, the Cardinals don't expect him to factor into their Major League plans for at least six more weeks.
• Taking advantage of opportunity, Myers stays hot
  Including the go-ahead homer in the Padres' 5-4 victory over the Cubs, Wil Myers has 12 hits in his last 26 at-bats. He took a close ball in the seventh before launching a three-run shot.