Veteran right-handed pitcher Roy Oswalt had a predictably up-and-down effort Friday night for Double-A Tulsa — his first start of four or five before the Rockies discuss when to add him to the starting rotation.

Baseball and veterans are two of the most American institutions, and through many programs in the big leagues, soldiers are being honored and aided, including this Memorial Day weekend.

Jose Reyes started to run for the first time on Friday, and he continued to push the envelope in his recovery process before Saturday’s afternoon game vs. the Orioles.

Tyler Chatwood held the Giants scoreless for six innings on four hits, Michael Cuddyer homered and drove in three runs in his return from the disabled list and Nolan Arenado sparkled defensively as the Rockies won, 5-0, Friday night at AT&T Park.

Jeff Baker and Lance Berkman hit their first home runs in two weeks and Justin Grimm navigated a shaky start to lead the Rangers to a 9-5 victory over the Mariners at Safeco Field on Friday night.

Brandon McCarthy permitted just one run over seven innings, and the D-backs came alive with a five-run seventh to down the Padres, 5-2, on Friday at Chase Field.

Chris Young, a Houston native, added to an already solid track record in his home city in a big way on Friday night, hitting a go-ahead three-run homer in the ninth off Jose Veras that pushed the A’s to a 6-5 victory over the Astros.

Lefty Jason Vargas fired 7 1/3 solid innings and Chris Iannetta went deep for the second straight night, as the Angels used a three-run seventh to post a 5-2 win over the Royals on Friday at Kauffman Stadium.

Jeff Keppinger’s 11th-inning single with the bases loaded gave the White Sox a 4-3, walk-off win against the Marlins at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday night in Chicago. John Danks worked into the seventh in his season debut.

The Cardinals rode homers and three RBIs each from Allen Craig and David Freese to a 7-0 win in front of 45,134 at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Lance Lynn threw six scoreless innings to become the third National League pitcher to record seven wins on the season.

After the Mets knotted Friday’s game against the Braves, 5-5 in the eighth, enough rain pelted Flushing to bring the tarp on the field. The result, after a 76-minute delay, was a suspended game, to be continued at 6:10 p.m. ET on Saturday before the day’s regularly scheduled game.

The outlook for the 21-27 Angels is not nearly as grim as it once was this season. Every portion of the Angels’ game has picked up during a six-game win streak and there is further reason for optimism with ace Jered Weaver on the mend.

Jesus Sucre’s first Major League at-bat was one to remember, albeit for a very unusual reason. The Mariners catcher rolled into a 3-6-1 double play in which “1” — Rangers pitcher Justin Grimm — was not the player covering first base, as umpire Jeff Nelson mistakenly thought Mitch Moreland, who was on the bag, caught the ball.

There was more than enough offense to back Chris Tillman, as J.J. Hardy, Chris Davis, Danny Valencia and Adam Jones went deep in a 10-6 win over the Blue Jays on Friday.

While leading the Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Indians at a rainy Fenway Park, John Lackey allowed just two hits and an unearned run over seven innings.

Anibal Sanchez’s bid for his second career no-hitter was denied by Joe Mauer, whose one-out single up the middle in the ninth was the only hit the Tigers righty allowed in Detroit’s 6-0 win over Minnesota on Friday.

With a little bit of luck, no, make that late-inning relief pitching, the Yankees might be trying to catch the Rays in the AL East. The Rays entered Friday’s game suffering from an epidemic of blown late-inning saves, but that didn’t even come into play in this 9-4 loss.