Darvish increases velocity in 2nd rehab start

The number Yu Darvish wore in his rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock wasn’t a familiar one Friday night, but the popping sound his pitches made was. Darvish, making his second rehab start in his return from Tommy John surgery, allowed one run on two hits in his three innings of work while wearing jersey No. 75.

Cubs jump on Scherzer with 4 HRs for win

For the first time in 12 games at Wrigley Field this season, the wind was blowing out, and both the Cubs and Nationals took advantage. Anthony Rizzo and Ben Zobrist smacked back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and Zobrist added a three-run shot in the fifth to power the Cubs to an 8-6 victory over the Nationals on Friday afternoon.

MLB relocating Puerto Rico series to Miami

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association on Friday announced that the two games between the Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates set for later this month in San Juan, Puerto Rico, have been relocated. They will be played at Marlins Park, with tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday.

Rockies place Hundley on 15-day DL

Rockies catcher Nick Hundley is going back on the disabled list. The team placed Hundley on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained left oblique. The veteran catcher, in his second season with the Rockies, was previously placed on the seven-day disabled list after suffering a concussion from a foul tip on April 13.