Rockies shortstop Trevor Story’s two-run homer in the sixth inning against the Braves on Friday night was his 24th of the season, which tied the record set in 2007 by former Rockie Troy Tulowitzki for the most home runs by a rookie shortstop in National League history.

No one lives life to its fullest like Omar Vizquel.

After Mookie Betts smacked his second straight leadoff homer for the Red Sox, it seemed it could be another long night for the Twins. Instead, right-hander Kyle Gibson settled in, tossing eight strong innings of two-hit ball, and was backed by a solo homer from Brian Dozier and an RBI double from Miguel Sano in a 2-1 win on Friday night at Fenway Park.

Royals starter Danny Duffy held the Rangers to one run in 6 2/3 innings and won his fifth straight decision in a 3-1 victory on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. First-place Texas has now lost 15 of its last 19 games.

During the past week, Matt Kemp has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball. He launched a pair of homers and drove in four runs Friday night at Nationals Park to help lead the Padres to a 5-3 victory over the Nationals, who have lost four of their last five.

The Rangers are making a serious run at landing ace left-hander Chris Sale in a trade with the White Sox, according to Major League sources, but there are no indications yet if a deal can get done.

The Red Sox’s bullpen is finding some order again as the team activated right-hander Junichi Tazawa from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and optioned righty Noe Ramirez to Triple-A Pawtucket.

When Dexter Fowler checked in with Joe Maddon in his office Friday, the Cubs manager greeted him with, “You go, we go.” That’s the saying Maddon would give Fowler before each at-bat, and he has not used it since the outfielder has been on the disabled list. On Friday, Fowler was activated, Maddon sent him to the plate with his message, and the result was a leadoff home run in a 5-2 win.

The Giants’ luck continued to plummet as catcher Buster Posey left Friday night’s 3-2 Interleague loss to the New York Yankees with a bruised right foot.

It might not have been as easy as most, but Jeurys Familia locked down his 50th consecutive regular-season save in the Mets’ 5-3 win over the Marlins on Friday night at Marlins Park. Familia’s streak, which dates back to back to Aug. 1 of last year, is now the fourth-longest streak in Major League history.

The Giants’ struggles and the Yankees’ surge both continued Friday night as San Francisco shortstop Brandon Crawford committed an eighth-inning throwing error that helped New York generate the tiebreaking run in a 3-2 victory. It was San Francisco’s season-high sixth consecutive loss.

The Pirates got a solid performance out of their ace on Friday night at PNC Park, but Phillies rookie Zach Eflin answered with a gem of his own, throwing his first career shutout in a 2-0 win over Gerrit Cole at PNC Park.

James Paxton spent time between his starts with pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre tweaking the delivery of his curveball. The adjustments paid off Friday, as the left-hander kept the Blue Jays’ potent offense in check over seven innings in Seattle’s 2-1 win.

The jockeying for position in the National League East got a little tighter on Friday night as the Mets moved to within a half-game of the second-place Marlins with a 5-3 win at Marlins Park. The intensity was evident all night, and the Mets responded behind Jose Reyes’ three hits, two runs scored and an RBI, a pair of Yoenis Cespedes sacrifice flies and James Loney’s two-run homer in the ninth.

Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts exited Friday night’s 2-1 loss to the Twins with right knee soreness in the fifth inning. He was replaced by utility man Michael Martinez.

Two of the game’s elite young aces will be on the mound Saturday as the Mets’ Jacob deGrom and the Marlins’ Jose Fernandez meet in an National League East clash at Marlins Park.

Not something you see every decade.