The Brewers lost an early lead before taking it back and then some in a 9-3 win over the Dodgers that was much more tense than the final score indicated.

Billy Butler blasted a monster two-run homer and had three RBIs to lead the Royals to a 4-2 Interleague decision over the San Francisco Giants on an enjoyable 75-degree Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Nick Castellanos and Eugenio Suarez powered a three-run ninth inning with back-to-back homers, with Suarez delivering a go-ahead shot to straightaway center for a 5-4 win at Rogers Centre on Friday night. Anibal Sanchez left in the fifth with a right pectoral strain.

Why have the Brewers spent a franchise-record 127 straight days in first place when preseason predictions generally placed them in fourth? There is never one simple answer for a question of this magnitude. But if your answer starts with “starting pitching,” you’re headed in the right direction.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter moved into a tie with Honus Wagner for sixth place on Major League Baseball’s all-time hits list with an infield single — No. 3,430 — in the first inning of Friday night’s 10-6 win over the Indians.

An initial exam diagnosed right-hander Anibal Sanchez with a right pectoral muscle strain after he exited Friday night’s 5-4 win over the Blue Jays in the fifth inning. He’ll return to Detroit on Saturday for an MRI exam.

Bartolo Colon’s 200th victory was a gem. He twirled eight innings of one-run ball against the Phillies in the Mets’ 5-4 win Friday night at Citizens Bank Park. In becoming the third pitcher to win his 200th game as a Met (along with Orel Hershiser and Pedro Martinez), the veteran allowed six hits while posting a 6-0 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

On the day the O’s celebrated the club’s 60th birthday, the 2014 Orioles made the night a celebration for the 43,743 at the stadium. Baltimore belted six home runs and received a solid performance from Chris Tillman to eliminate any drama from a 12-2 win against the Cardinals.

Major League Baseball’s oldest franchise has 75 players enshrined in its Hall of Fame. That number will increase by four on Sunday evening, when Ken Griffey Jr., Dave Parker, Ron Oester and 19th century first baseman Jake Beckley are inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame.

Add another page to the legend of Yasiel Puig, who snapped a bat at the handle while checking his swing without ever touching the ball on Friday night.

Astros leadoff hitter Jose Altuve left Friday’s game against the Rangers after five innings due to discomfort in his neck.

Fans bringing signs poking fun at Giants outfielder Hunter Pence has become a social-media phenomenon, one that Pence is enjoying.

Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels is not going to be traded anywhere this month. The Cubs reportedly claimed Hamels on revocable waivers this week, but the 48-hour window to make a trade has passed with the Phillies pulling back Hamels from waivers.

The Marlins traded right-hander Jacob Turner to the Cubs in exchange for two Minor League relievers on Friday.

Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement about the succession process this afternoon.

How do you top an extra-inning home run in your big league debut? If you are Cubs rookie Javier Baez you go deep twice with four RBIs in game No. 3.

My job is to help make sure that nobody else ever does what I did when I left the game. It is my responsibility to make sure that everyone who is part of the MLB family knows that there will always be help if they need it, and they can thrive in a fair and equitable workplace that embraces all aspects of diversity.