The Padres tagged Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw for four runs in six innings in a 5-2 victory despite losing starter Clayton Richard to injury two pitches into the game.

The one home run Bartolo Colon allowed against Seattle was outdone by Oakland’s four, with Yoenis Cespedes responsible for two of them in a 6-3 series-opening win at Safeco Field.

Wily Peralta gave up two hits in seven scoreless innings in the Brewers’ 2-0 win over the Braves on Friday night. Jean Segura went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and Norichika Aoki added three hits.

The Rangers, down three runs after one inning, emerged victorious in their return to St. Louis with a 6-4 win over the Cardinals. The Rangers have won four of their last five after snapping a six-game losing streak.

Mississippi State defeated No. 3 Oregon State, 4-1, in Friday’s opener, while UCLA beat top-seeded North Carolina, 4-1, in the nightcap at TD Ameritrade Park to set up what promises to be an intriguing and well-played College World Series final.

Dayan Viciedo hit a three-run homer during a five-run third inning as the White Sox defeated Jeremy Guthrie and the Royals, 9-1, on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. Alejandro De Aza added a two-run shot.

Jeremy Hefner gave up three early runs before settling in, and Juan Lagares capped the comeback with a go-ahead double as the Mets downed the Phillies, 4-3, on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.

Rajai Davis hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to extend the Blue Jays’ winning streak to nine games with a 7-6 victory over the Orioles on Friday night at Rogers Centre.

Stephen Strasburg struck out nine in seven innings of one-run ball and Ian Desmond homered for the third straight day to give the Nationals their third straight win, 2-1, over the Rockies Friday at Nationals Park.

Two years after he was paralyzed and two weeks after the D-backs selected him in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, Cory Hahn visited Chase Field on Friday with his family, touring the ballpark and meeting people in the organization for which he will eventually work.

Thanks to a relentless offense that leads the Majors in runs scored, Jon Lester’s latest subpar performance felt more like a concern than a crisis for the Red Sox in Friday night’s 10-6 victory over the Tigers at Comerica Park.

Making his first Major League start, left fielder Zoilo Almonte put on a show for the 41,123 in attendance at Yankee Stadium, going 3-for-4 at the plate and launching his first career home run to help lead the Yankees to a 6-2 victory over the Rays on Friday night.

Scott Kazmir fanned seven and allowed just one run in seven innings of work as the Tribe beat the Twins, 5-1, on Friday night at Progressive Field.

Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp will begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment Saturday and initially will serve as the designated hitter at Triple-A Albuquerque, then move to the outfield.

Matt Garza went eight-plus innings and the Cubs hit three home runs as Chicago beat the Astros, 3-1, on Friday at Wrigley Field.

Jose Reyes went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored, playing all nine innings in his first rehab game with Triple-A Buffalo on Friday night.

The Mets placed Jonathon Niese on the 15-day disabled list Friday after the left-hander had to leave Thursday night’s win in Atlanta with a partial rotator cuff tear in his left shoulder.