Astros first baseman Carlos Lee suffered a left ankle sprain and was forced to leave Friday night's game in the first inning. The Astros characterize the injury as day to day.

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Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, who hasn't played since suffering a torn Achilles tendon on the final play of the 2011 season, revealed after Friday night's 5-1 loss to the Cubs that he hopes to travel to Clearwater, Fla., on Sunday and resume baseball activities within a week.

Rockies starter Drew Pomeranz left Friday's series opener against the Mets with left forearm tightness after four innings.

Saturday's pitching matchup between the Cubs and Phillies at Citizens Bank Park is full of intrigue and uncertainty.

It's been a while since Ian Kennedy lost a game for the Arizona Diamondbacks — more than eight months, to be specific. Facing the slumping Marlins in Miami on Saturday, Kennedy is looking to make it victories in 10 straight decisions.

Bryce Harper is the kind of prospect that comes along maybe once a generation. Bo Jackson? Yeah, that's a good comparison. That's why his debut is a red-letter day.

Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff, who's on the 15-day disabled list with an anxiety disorder, asked for solitude Friday in a brief statement he issued through the team.

The wait is over. The Nationals announced on Friday they have recalled outfielder Bryce Harper — the No. 2 prospect in all of baseball — and have placed Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his right shoulder.

The Nationals placed reliever Brad Lidge on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 22, because of an abdominal wall strain, and they recalled right-hander Ryan Perry from Triple-A Syracuse.

Miguel Cabrera joined the 1,000-RBI club at age 29 on Friday, hitting four digits with an RBI single in the third inning at Yankee Stadium.

Moose Skowron, the first baseman during the Mantle-Maris era of the Yankees' dynasty in the early 1960s, died Friday at age 81. He was a victim of lung cancer, detected in March 2011.

Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter provided another update on the status of his right shoulder injury on Friday, though the update shed no new light on when Carpenter might resume throwing.

David Samson ran the equivalent of back-to-back marathons Friday to honor the workers who built Marlins Park, and he also raised $550,000 for 10 charities.

An award has been established in memory of Greg Spira, a baseball researcher who was ahead of his time and passed away in December at age 44.

The next step of Andy Pettitte's comeback effort will come on Monday, when he takes the mound again for the Double-A Trenton Thunder.

Less than 24 hours after he served up a walk-off homer to the Rays' Brandon Allen, Angels right-hander Jordan Walden has been removed from the closer role. Southpaw Scott Downs will take over ninth-inning duties until Walden proves capable to return to the role.