After jumping ahead, 0-2, on Carlos Gonzalez with two outs in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s 2-0 win over the Rockies, Cardinals reliever Kevin Siegrist, for the first time ever, followed his urge to shake off catcher Yadier Molina.

The Home Run Derby during All-Star Game festivities in San Diego still sits two months removed, but White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier would be lying if he didn’t admit to already thinking about the event.

The Brewers, a small-market club in rebuilding mode, became David when their starting pitching evolved into a weapon, a slingshot of sorts in this case. Their victory over the Cubs in this series was as entertaining as it was unpredictable.

Mike Clevinger spent some time lying on a leather couch in the middle of the visitors’ clubhouse at Great American Ball Park on Thursday afternoon. The Indians’ rookie pitcher scrolled through his phone and chatted with Mike Napoli. One day after his Major League debut, Clevinger was just happy to relax.

Take a bow, Tyler.

Is your fantasy starting rotation struggling, or perhaps in need of a strikeout boost? Then consider adding these pitchers, who are all scheduled to make two starts in Week 7.

Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta will take the next step in rehabbing his left thumb on Friday when he starts a rehab assignment with the Class A Peoria Chiefs.

Led by Adam Lind’s three-run homer, the Mariners handed a red-hot Orioles club a series loss at home with Thursday’s 7-2 win at Camden Yards.

Some players have received calls. Others have gotten letters or a word from their club’s communications departments. The messages, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at the conclusion of the quarterly Owners Meetings at MLB’s headquarters, are to “re-emphasize the significance of the pace-of-game initiatives.”

Despite being outscored by 28 runs, Pete Mackanin’s club entered Thursday seven games above .500. How are they doing it?

The city never sleeps, but the Yankees have been in a slumber early this season. They snoozed through another lackluster loss on Monday afternoon, this one to the lowly last-place St. Louis Browns by a score of 5 to 1 before a quiet crowd of 5,588 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Like the change of seasons, there’s a feeling of inevitability with Justin Upton’s offense. He always had a reputation as a furiously streaky hitter, but also a track record of consistency at season’s end.

Three weeks from today, the Philadelphia Phillies will make the first selection of the 2016 Draft. Who they will take still very much remains up in the air. In Jonathan Mayo’s mock draft last week, he had them taking a college hitter, Kyle Lewis. Jim Callis has a new one coming Friday. As the clock is ticking on the start of another Draft, Mayo is keeping this week’s Inbox all Draft-related.

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy will head to extended spring workouts on Friday to begin his rehab. The hope is that he will start to ease into weight-bearing exercises.

Top-ranked Draft prospect Jason Groome is a once-in-a-lifetime type talent in the small hamlet of Barnegat Township in southern New Jersey. He’s returned to his hometown high school after spending his junior season at IMG Academy in Florida and is well aware that his next chapter could be a life-changer.

When the San Francisco Giants are on a roll like this, almost everyone in baseball seems to be struck by the same thought. Uh oh, here they come.

On the night Jon Lester threw the 18th no-hitter in Red Sox history, it was also the turning point in the left-hander’s career.