After being shut down for three straight nights, the Cubs took out their frustrations against the rival White Sox in a 12-5 victory in the series finale at U.S. Cellular Field. Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro hit two-run homers and Mike Olt delivered a grand slam.

Dodgers third baseman Juan Uribe left Thursday night’s game against the Giants with mild right hamstring soreness in the ninth inning.

Third baseman Nolan Arenado set the Rockies’ club record with a third-inning single to center field to extend his hit streak to 28 games.

The numbers don’t represent the overnight turnaround that Cubs fans dream about, but it’s progress. That’s what this season is about for the Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and the Cubs — playing the game better across the board. Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo are doing their part.

The Blue Jays made it five straight with five homers in a 12-6 win over the Phillies at Rogers Centre Thursday night. With the victory, Toronto swept its four-game home-and-home series against Philadelphia. Two of the homers came courtesy of Edwin Encarnacion, who hit his 200th career blast in the second.

The Rangers put a stop to their three-game losing streak with some gritty mound work in a 5-0 victory over the Rockies on Thursday night.

In the sixth inning of Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Orioles, Brad Boxberger was thrown into a bases-loaded, no-out situation and accomplished the incredible. The 25-year-old right-hander struck out the side on nine pitches.

A night removed from rookie Jonathan Schoop’s decisive two-run homer, the O’s keep getting contributions from all over the lineup with Steve Pearce — also the center of a game-changing play — connecting for a two-run homer to seal Thursday’s 3-1 series sweep over Tampa Bay.

If you’re playing the Official Mini Fantasy Game of MLB.com from DraftKings, you know the importance of selecting the correct batters. With eight position players in your lineup, the majority of your fantasy points will typically come from your hitters.

The Phillies optioned infielder Freddy Galvis to Triple-A Lehigh Valley following Thursday’s 12-6 loss to the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays’ offense has been on fire recently, and while a lot of the production has been coming without the help of Edwin Encarnacion, that seems to be starting to change. Encarnacion hit his 200th career home run to lead off the second inning against the Phillies on Thursday.

Chris Davis will go through a series of on-field tests in Baltimore on Friday and, assuming everything goes perfectly, he could potentially start his rehab assignment on Saturday.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has all but officially declared Cain fit to face the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The right-hander has missed his last two outings with a cut on the index finger of his throwing hand.

The Rockies missed out on a run by a sliver when instant replay confirmed that Michael McKenry was tagged by Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos before touching home plate to end the top of the seventh on Thursday night.

The designated hitter was back for the Royals on Thursday night, and so was Billy Butler. With no DH at San Diego, Butler was out of the starting lineup and was used as a pinch-hitter in each of the three games.

Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has not resumed throwing after being placed on the disabled list retroactive to May 28 with left shoulder blade inflammation.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, having said last week that Yasiel Puig had taken hold of the right-field job, said on Thursday that Matt Kemp had done the same in center, leaving Carl Crawford and Andre Ethier fighting for playing time in left.