Before Friday’s game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pronounced the hatchet buried between Justin Turner and Yasmani Grandal following the pair’s argument in the dugout during Thursday night’s 8-6 loss to the Brewers.

After going 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA in his last three starts, Jeff Samardzjia was eager to end a game that had already ended the bad feelings of that rough streak. And he did exactly that in his complete-game performance Friday, a 5-1 Giants win over the Rays.

John Gant has not experienced much stability this season, as he has spent much of it routinely transitioning from Minor League starting pitcher to short-term Major League reliever. But when given a chance to make his second big league start on Friday night against the Mets, the Braves right-hander calmly indicated he was finally right where he belonged.

With the Rays hosting their best regular-season crowd in more than 10 years at Tropicana Field, Jeff Samardzija had his best start of the season in the Giants’ 5-1 victory.

When Adam Conley faltered in the sixth inning of Miami’s 5-1 win over the Rockies on Friday night, the bullpen stepped up to toss the club’s 16th one-hitter.

There have been two dozen other Canadians who wore a Blue Jays uniform, but none of them ever had a game quite like Michael Saunders did Friday night in Baltimore.

Carlos Santana launched a towering home run leading off the ninth inning against White Sox reliever Nate Jones on Friday night, powering the Indians to a 3-2 walk-off victory at Progressive Field. The blast came after Cleveland and Chicago traded late blows.

Hisashi Iwakuma has been around long enough to know the score. And not just the 8-4 total that stood on the Fenway Park board after his Mariners topped the Red Sox in Friday’s series opener.

Changing things up is how a number of opposing pitchers have approached Christian Yelich. It happened again in the sixth inning on Friday night when, in a fastball count, the Marlins’ left fielder was delivered an elevated changeup from Rockies right-hander Jon Gray.

Phillies manager Pete Mackanin’s team meeting Thursday didn’t have its desired effect.

Matt Harvey seemingly had it all figured out. After posting a 3-7 record with a 6.08 ERA through his first 10 starts of the season, the right-hander responded with three starts in which he allowed just two runs over 20 innings.

Left-hander Cole Hamels won a brilliant pitching duel against Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha on Friday night, as the Rangers held on for a 1-0 victory at Busch Stadium. Texas won its fourth straight, while St. Louis has lost three in a row.

With one swing, David Ortiz tied three Hall of Famers — including fellow Red Sox legend Ted Williams — with career homer No. 521 in Friday night’s 8-4 loss to the Mariners at Fenway Park.

The 0-2 pitch from Nate Jones to Carlos Santana leading off the bottom of the ninth Friday night at Progressive Field was supposed to be a fastball up. At least, that call was the first one from White Sox catcher Alex Avila. But Jones had another idea.

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy’s month-and-a-half wait to return to Major League action after his left foot fracture will end Saturday. Manager Buck Showalter announced after Friday’s 13-3 loss to Toronto that Hardy will be activated for Saturday’s contest.

A most worthy foe.

Franklin Gutierrez is a man of few words, but a lot of big hits for the Mariners over the past two years. And he delivered both in eloquent fashion in Friday’s 8-4 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.