Kyle Gibson fired 6 1/3 quality innings, while Chris Colabello drove in three runs to lead the Twins’ offense in a 10-1 win over the Royals on Friday at Target Field.

Running their winning streak to seven games, the Brewers used the long ball to plate ample runs, and Wily Peralta was sharp on the hill for a 4-2 victory over the Pirates at Miller Park on Friday.

As Yu Darvish cruised through the first five innings Friday night against the Astros, it appeared the Rangers might be able to celebrate something special when the game ended. They did, but it wasn’t the perfect game or no-hitter that looked to be materializing when Darvish retired the first 15 batters he faced. Instead, it was a hard-fought 1-0 victory in 12 innings at Globe Life Park

After Friday night’s game, the Rays announced they will be adding Erik Bedard to their 25-man roster.

The scuffling Phillies had to face Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, who allowed just one run in 18 innings in three starts last season against them, and entered the night with 13 consecutive starts in which he allowed two runs or fewer. But then Fernandez allowed a career-high six earned runs as the Phillies beat the Marlins, 6-3, on Friday night.

The Red Sox had to stay away from Koji Uehara in Friday night’s 4-2 victory against the Yankees, as the star closer felt some tightness in his right shoulder during pregame activities.

David Price came out dealing Friday night to lead the Rays to a 2-1 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park.

Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager had what would have been his first home run of the season overturned using video replay in the fourth inning of Friday’s game against the Athletics.

Perhaps the full-fledged offensive revival they seek will come soon. For now, the Red Sox are just hoping to come up with enough timely hits to win. They were able to do that Friday night at Yankee Stadium, as the big swing of the night — a three-run homer by Grady Sizemore — paved the way for a 4-2 victory over the Yankees.

Cubs manager Rick Renteria challenged whether the Cardinals’ Allen Craig was hit by a pitch by Jose Veras in the ninth, and the call was upheld.

Right-hander A.J. Burnett left Friday’s game against the Marlins in the fifth inning because he was experiencing “groin soreness,” the team announced. The Phillies said he left for precautionary reasons.

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was dashing along the grass at AT&T Park early Friday afternoon, feeling almost as good as he looked. But almost wasn’t good enough for the Rockies.

Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton had surgery on his left thumb Friday morning to repair a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament and a torn capsule. “Everything went well,” said manager Mike Scioscia.

Dustin McGowan threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his longest start since 2008, and the Blue Jays took advantage of two Baltimore errors to pull out a 2-0 victory over the Orioles on Friday night.

Third baseman Chase Headley has a sore right knee. But for now, it’s pretty clear that his slow start pains him worse than the knee.

The third annual Business Diversity Summit will take place in New York on Monday and Tuesday, connecting more than 1,000 job seekers and entrepreneurs of different backgrounds with a chance to do business with the game of baseball.

Dodgers pitchers Clayton Kershaw, Brian Wilson and Chad Billingsley, who are all on the disabled list, continued their recoveries from injuries Friday, but manager Don Mattingly said there isn’t a return date set for any of them.