Felix Hernandez shut down the Blue Jays in eight scoreless frames in the Mariners’ 4-0 victory on Friday. Kyle Seager went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Jason Bay added a solo shot.

The Pirates continued to raise the mark of any good baseball club — another day, another hero — to ridiculous heights on Friday. They have been on a pretty good extended tear, with relatively little of the load being carried by the usual heavy-lifters. Role players have been behind the roll. That theme continued in a 3-1 victory over the Nationals in PNC Park.

Chris Young, sidelined by a strained left quad, “didn’t have his best day running,” said A’s manager Bob Melvin, and it now looks like he’s headed for the disabled list, with a source telling MLB.com on Friday night that outfielder Michael Taylor is heading to New York in time for Saturday’s game.

A.J. Griffin pitched seven-plus shutout innings against the Yankees, allowing six hits with one walk and four strikeouts to guide his club to a 2-0 series-opening victory in New York on Friday.

Domonic Brown was one of three Phillies to homer behind a sharp Jonathan Pettibone in Friday’s 4-1 win over the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was activated off the bereavement list to start Friday night’s game against the Giants, with Ted Lilly going on the 15-day disabled list.

The Dodgers went into the Giants series Friday even more shorthanded than they thought when first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was a late scratch with a stiff neck.

Having had the opportunity to walk around and interact with his Braves teammates this week, Jason Heyward has regained some of the energy that was depleted when he essentially remained sedentary for a week following his April 22 appendectomy.

A day later, the Red Sox remained unfazed by allegations from by Blue Jays analysts Dirk Hayhurst and Jack Morris that Clay Buchholz was doctoring the baseball in his Wednesday start.

Despite miserable, wet and frigid conditions, the Reds found the remedy for their road woes and hitting funk in one convenient spot. That would be the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field, where they earned a 6-5 win to open a three-game set on Friday.

Cardinals closer Jason Motte will have Tommy John surgery next week and won’t pitch this season, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said on Friday.

The Royals-White Sox game scheduled for Friday night was rained out. The game will be made up at 1:10 p.m. CT on Monday, previously an open date for both clubs, and it will be televised by FOX Sports Kansas City.

Johnny Cueto, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since April 15 because of a strained right lat muscle, came down with soreness in his right oblique. His rehab assignment start that was scheduled for Friday at Double-A Pensacola has been scratched.

More than 200 ticket packages, autographed memorabilia and one-of-a-kind VIP experiences are available as bidding opened for the fifth annual UMPS CARE Charities Online Auction.

From Babe Ruth to George Steinbrenner to the term Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby has had several connections to baseball over the years.

Jake Peavy was scratched from Thursday’s series finale against the Rangers with back spasms and replaced by Hector Santiago.

This week’s four-game series against the moribund Marlins seems like the perfect opportunity to get on a roll. The Phillies started on a good note Thursday with a 7-2 victory at Citizens Bank Park.