First the bad news: David Price went on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a left triceps strain. Fortunately for the Rays and the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, the forecast is good for his return.

Jordany Valdespin helped spark a rally and the Mets’ offense showed more life than usual Thursday, and Jon Niese looked more ace-like than Adam Wainwright in a 5-2 win against the Cardinals.

Mariano Rivera is flattered by the notion that he could start the All-Star Game. But it’s not really something he wants to do. Rivera, Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in saves (624) and games finished (910), said Thursday that he’d prefer to stay in his comfort zone.

Roy Halladay had successful shoulder surgery Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Phillies on Thursday afternoon.

Reid Ryan, the son of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and president and CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, will be named the next president of the Astros, a source confirmed to MLB.com on Thursday.

The Rays know David Price won’t be making his scheduled start Monday in Toronto, but they’re not quite sure who’s going to be filling in for their injured Cy Young Award winner. But they’ve narrowed it down to four candidates.

Jonny Venters underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament on Thursday afternoon in Gulf Breeze, Fla. This marked the second time in eight years that Dr. James Andrews performed the surgical procedure on the Braves reliever.

Joe Torre, MLB’s executive vice president of baseball operations, made a presentation to owners Thursday regarding the potential expansion of instant replay.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Adam Dunn homered twice and Dayan Viciedo added a solo shot, powering the White Sox to a series victory.

Coming up with five hits with runners in scoring position, including three with two outs, the D-backs rallied to take down the Braves, 5-3, securing a series victory and finishing off their seven-game homestand at Chase Field with a 4-3 record.

The Dodgers activated Zack Greinke from the disabled list Wednesday to start against the Nationals, and placed right-hander Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list due to a left groin strain.

The finale belonged to the backups. Carlos Corporan’s go-ahead double put the Astros in the lead for good, and after a drama-filled bottom of the ninth, Brandon Barnes capped off Houston’s first win in Detroit since 2000 with a game-saving catch in right-center.

Alexi Ogando had a no-hitter through five on the 30th anniversary of Nolan Ryan’s first career no-no, and Nelson Cruz launched a three-run homer and made a spectacular catch in the Rangers’ 6-2 win on Wednesday.

The Indians made Phillies starter Cole Hamels work hard for each out and Corey Kluber worked an efficient six innings without a walk in the Indians’ 10-4 win.

Catcher John Baker’s two-run single in the second wasn’t the decisive blow in the Padres’ 8-4 win over the Orioles before a crowd of 32,418 at Camden Yards, because the bottom of the lineup produced over and over again, as San Diego won for the second time in this brief two-game series.

There was a staged party recently inside the MLB Fan Cave, where fans came in off the street and (non-alcoholic) drinks were served up by Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen, the bartender-turned-potential All-Star, and his fellow Mariners pitchers Charlie Furbush, Lucas Luetge and Brandon Maurer.