Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma won’t be allowed to begin throwing for another three weeks after having his injured finger re-examined Friday in Phoenix.

Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma won’t be allowed to begin throwing for another three weeks after having his injured finger re-examined Friday in Phoenix.

Behind 8 2/3 innings from Aaron Garza and an eight-run seventh inning, Houston routed Texas Tech, 9-0, on Friday in the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park, home of the Astros.

Amid the Dodgers’ transformation into a winning baseball team, there was Adrian Gonzalez, the quiet, steady one, the 10-year veteran, rock solid as always.

Amid the Dodgers’ transformation into a winning baseball team, there was Adrian Gonzalez, the quiet, steady one, the 10-year veteran, rock solid as always.

The Dodgers had plenty of injury updates Friday besides Zack Greinke’s, including those of Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig and others.

The Pirates sent them out to the mound one after the other Friday, with Gerrit Cole pounding 95-mph fastballs down in the strike zone for two innings and Jameson Taillon doing much of the same for the next two.

The Pirates sent them out to the mound one after the other Friday, with Gerrit Cole pounding 95-mph fastballs down in the strike zone for two innings and Jameson Taillon doing much of the same for the next two.

Zack Greinke’s strained right calf muscle did not appear to be severe the day after, but it probably will keep him from starting in the Dodgers’ season-opening series in Australia against the D-backs.

Were we that stupid? Or are the Blue Jays baseball’s best sleeper this season?

Were we that stupid? Or are the Blue Jays baseball’s best sleeper this season?

When the Braves gave Julio Teheran a six-year, $32.4 million contract extension during the early days of Spring Training, they showed they are confident in the 23-year-old right-hander’s ability to build upon the success he produced last season, when he took advantage of the opportunity to bounce back from the rough 2012 season he had with Triple-A Gwinnett.

Brian McCann doesn’t usually start hitting home runs until later in the spring, so the Yankees catcher hopes that it is a good sign that he has already cleared the fences in his new uniform.

Brian McCann doesn’t usually start hitting home runs until later in the spring, so the Yankees catcher hopes that it is a good sign that he has already cleared the fences in his new uniform.

Brian McCann doesn’t usually start hitting home runs until later in the spring, so the Yankees catcher hopes that it is a good sign that he has already cleared the fences in his new uniform.

If you think Fernandez is resting on the laurels of his 2013 National League Rookie of the Year season, think again. Fernandez picked up where he left off last season.

If you think Fernandez is resting on the laurels of his 2013 National League Rookie of the Year season, think again. Fernandez picked up where he left off last season.