Julio Urias was brilliant once again on Friday night as he allowed three hits and struck out five in five scoreless frames to pace Triple-A Oklahoma City in a win over Salt Lake. The left-hander generated four ground-ball outs and also picked off a runner in the outing, throwing 41 of his 64 pitches for strikes.

The Yankees saw progress again on Friday as Alex Rodriguez tested his strained right hamstring on the bases at the Oakland Coliseum, and while he is eligible to be activated from the disabled list, manager Joe Girardi suggested that the team may wait until next week after they return home.

Giants right-hander Sergio Romo is continuing to recover from a strained elbow flexor tendon in his throwing arm and could be activated from the disabled listd in 10 days to two weeks, manager Bruce Bochy said Friday.

But who is the real Phanatic?!

Everybody needs a breather after that.

Might as well call it Ender’s Game.

The last time Jack McDowell, who was the 1993 American League Cy Young Award winner, talked with Chris Sale, seemingly a future AL Cy Young Award winner, was in Spring Training about three years ago. But two of the White Sox greatest pitchers spoke about weight gain, not pitching nuances.

A combination of short starts that have taxed an inconsistent bullpen and the impressive one-inning outing Thursday night by journeyman Chin-hui Tsao led the Dodgers to change plans and continue with eight relievers.

No, don’t do it. Don’t overlook the Royals. They may have been 20-20 when they arrived at U.S. Cellular Field for a weekend series against the White Sox, but judging them by that record is like drawing conclusions about a movie in the first 30 minutes.

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson made the latest step in his recovery from left shoulder tendinitis Friday, throwing a 49-pitch simulated game at Angel Stadium.

Royals manager Ned Yost had a cut-and-dried explanation for his team’s pedestrian first 40 games.

It’s no secret the Astros’ Scott Feldman’s velocity has been up since he moved to the bullpen last month after making four starts, and the veteran right-hander even had to do a double take when he hit 95 mph with a fastball in the eighth inning of Thursday’s loss in Chicago.

Right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit made his first appearance since April 21 in Thursday’s 7-2 win at Baltimore, giving Mariners’ manager Scott Servais an added positive to go along with taking two of three games from the Orioles.

J.P. Arencibia is back in the Rays’ organization, as the club signed the veteran catcher to a Minor League deal on Friday. Initially, Arencibia will report to Triple-A Durham.

Having passed all the tests and checked off all the boxes needed, Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani felt ready for the sequel to his Minor League rehab assignment.

Beginning with Friday’s game against the D-backs, fans at Busch Stadium will be able to enjoy greater connectivity through a public WiFi system that was recently installed at the ballpark.

The Rangers announced plans for a new ballpark on Friday, and three hours south it was the talk of the clubhouse before the club’s series opener against the Astros.