It could be a while before the Phillies' four infielders are back on the field together. And that has some Philadelphia fans worried.

Giancarlo Stanton, Greg Dobbs and Logan Morrison resumed activity Thursday and will be used as Minor League DHs as they take aim at Opening Day.

Royals closer Joakim Soria has opted to undergo Tommy John surgery for a second time. That means that Soria will be out for the season.

A previously sluggish Orioles lineup came alive for the second consecutive game, resulting in a 6-4 win over the Red Sox at Ed Smith Stadium on Friday afternoon.

A Yankees split squad jumped on Phillies right-hander Vance Worley early Friday to take a 5-3 win on Friday in Clearwater, Fla.

Dan Uggla highlighted a three-hit day by victimizing Miguel Batista with a two-run, fifth-inning home run that gave the Braves a lead they would keep on the way to claiming a 9-4 win over the Mets at Champion Stadium on Friday.

Adam Wainwright took a major stride forward in getting regular-season ready on Friday. The right-hander, rebounding from Tommy John surgery, threw five scoreless innings, striking out five in the Cardinals' 2-1 win over the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium.

Quintin Berry's grand slam capped a six-run ninth inning Friday as the Detroit Tigers stormed back to beat the Pirates, 7-2.

Brian Bixler and Chris Johnson bashed solo home runs, and Bud Norris and Lucas Harrell each pitched three no-hit innings to lead the Astros past the Nationals, 5-1, on Friday afternoon at Osceola County Stadium.

MLB.com columnist Anthony Castrovince hosted a live web chat with fans on Friday. He touched on each division, offered up a few surprise teams and even made a bold March Madness prediction regarding his beloved Ohio Bobcats.

Ivan Nova pitched seven innings and a Yankees split squad rallied for five runs in the seventh to take a 6-4 win from the Twins on Friday.

The Red Sox and Braves haven't forgotten the fateful night of Sept. 28, when they tasted the final servings of their historic collapses. But they approached the ensuing offseason in contrasting fashions, and thus will enter the 2012 campaign on different wavelengths.

Astros center fielder Jordan Schafer, who sprained his left hand making a diving catch in the outfield on Sunday, said he's still a few days away from being able to return to the lineup.

Astros manager Brad Mills lauded the play of Brian Bogusevic, and said he probably has the upper hand in right field, where Travis Buck, J.B. Shuck and Jack Cust are all in the running.

The Rockies determined that their top prospect, third baseman Nolan Arenado, is not yet ready.

Though Vicente Padilla is recovered from the right hamstring injury that plagued him the past few days, he is no longer in the running for the starting rotation.