The Tigers have been an annual thorn in Cleveland’s side during Indians manager Terry Francona’s time at the helm. With a 9-4 victory over Detroit on Thursday night, the Tribe continued to flip the script in a rivalry that had been fairly one-sided in recent years.

While negotiations on a new labor contract remain in the early stages, Commissioner Rob Manfred is encouraged by the pace of talks. He hopes a new deal will be in place before the end of the World Series.

Jung Ho Kang is back with the Pirates.

Josh Hamilton’s path back to the Major Leagues has hit another snag, as the Rangers announced Thursday that the veteran outfielder will not start his rehab assignment when first eligible on Friday.

After a string of three subpar starts, Jaime Garcia looked in ideal form on Thursday as he pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory and series win over the Phillies at Busch Stadium.

A decision on a two-game series scheduled for May 30-31 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to celebrate Roberto Clemente Day will be made soon by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at U.S. Cellular Field.

A’s right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt was seen on Thursday by Dr. Timothy Kremchek in Cincinnati. Dr. Kremchek is of the opinion that Bassitt needs ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow, and the surgery is scheduled to take place on Friday at Beacon Orthopedics. Additional details will be available following the surgery.

For all the hype given to Carlos Correa, Cleveland’s Francisco Lindor has a pretty good argument himself to be considered “baseball’s best shortstop.”

Five starts into a five-year deal with the Detroit Tigers, Jordan Zimmermann has a 5-0 record and a 0.55 ERA. Because the number five is easily associated with Zimmermann as he prepares for his outing Friday night opposite Cole Hamels and the Rangers at Comerica Park, here are five things to know about his historic start to 2016.

It’s called ‘Friendliest Catch,’

A child’s curiosity can uncover much in life. Mets outfielder Michael Conforto’s mother, Tracie Conforto, never crowed about her athletic accomplishments when her children were young. But there were a great many of them, and by the time Michael Conforto reached grade school, his friends were asking questions. Conforto searched for answers.

This year’s Top 30 International Prospects list includes 14 players from the Dominican Republic, 10 from Venezuela, five from Cuba and one from Mexico. The positions break down like this: eight outfielders, 17 infielders, three pitchers and two catchers.

A new month has already brought better results for Tyler Jay, who, on Wednesday, fired a season-high 6 1/3 scoreless innings. The 22-year-old lefty scattered five hits, walked two and matched his season high with seven strikeouts while also inducing six ground-ball outs.

Jose Altuve, Jason Castro and Carlos Correa each homered, with Altuve and Correa adding a single and a double, to lead the Astros to consecutive wins for the first time this season in a 16-4 rout of the Twins on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park.

The Red Sox had lost their first three games against lefty starters this season, and were getting shut down by the fourth (Carlos Rodon) in the early innings on Wednesday night. Instead of a right-handed hitter — the Red Sox had six of them in the lineup — turning the tide, it instead was old reliable.

The Cardinals rallied for two runs in the ninth inning for a walk-off win, as Phillies’ closer Jeanmar Gomez suffered his first blown save.

Here are the Top 6 GIFs from Wednesday’s games, courtesy of @MLBgifs.