The Mets leaned on a five-run first-inning and a quality start from Jon Niese to defeat the Yankees, 6-4, in the Subway Series opener on Friday night. Frank Francisco worked a scoreless ninth inning for the save after calling the Yankees “chickens” heading into the series.

Royals starting catcher Salvador Perez, who had right knee surgery during Spring Training, was activated from the 60-day disabled list on Friday for the I-70 Series opener.

Jason Hammel has played a starring role in Baltimore's resurgence and, following the Orioles' 2-1 win over the regional-rival Washington Nationals, Hammel had teammates buzzing about his sound case to be another kind of star this summer: an All-Star.

Other than a Ryan Doumit solo home run, the Twins used small ball to manufacture enough runs to overcome a pair of two-run homers from the Reds in a 5-4 victory in the series opener in Cincinnati on Friday.

The Indians scored two batters into Friday's series opener with the Astros, then added a run in the ninth, and Tribe pitching made it stand for a 2-0 win in front of 26,932 at Minute Maid Park.

Right-hander Zack Greinke worked nine scoreless innings and Rickie Weeks snapped a 10-inning duel with an RBI single to give the Brewers a 1-0 victory over the White Sox on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

In his first start with the Rangers on Friday night, veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt held the Rockies to one run over 6 2/3 innings in a 4-1 victory — Texas' seventh in a row — at the Ballpark in Arlington.

Ricky Romero tossed seven strong innings while the Blue Jays' offense erupted with its most productive game of the month in a 12-5 victory over Miami on Friday night at Marlins Park.

A.J. Burnett blanked Detroit for six innings on two hits to the delight of a sellout crowd to win his seventh straight start, and the Pirates held off the Tigers, 4-1.

Home-plate umpire Jerry Layne had to exit Friday's Twins-Reds game in the fourth inning after being struck in the head by a broken bat. Tests at a local hospital came back normal, but he will miss the rest of the series.

Roger Clemens was back at Fenway Park on Friday less than a week after he was acquitted on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs.

The Mets hosted 40 members of the Achilles Freedom Team for Wounded Soldiers and their families for Friday's Subway Series opener.

The White Sox sent right-hander Philip Humber the 15-day DL, and recalled right-handed reliever Brian Bruney from Triple-A Charlotte.

At his induction into the Astros' Walk of Fame on Friday, Joe Morgan said his greatest moment in baseball actually happened before his first Major League game with the Colt .45s in 1963.

Veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer has completed three starts at Triple-A Norfolk, and the club is still mulling its next move in regard to the 49-year-old's future with the Orioles.

Joe Buck and Tim McCarver visited the MLB Fan Cave to talk about the upcoming All-Star Game and McCarver's appointment in Cooperstown next month.

Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Friday due to a strained left hamstring, and an MRI exam indicated that he will be out four to six weeks.