Ryan Howard said everything is cool with Phillies manager Pete Mackanin. “I don’t think we were ever not cool,” Howard told MLB.com on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. Howard and Mackanin felt the need to clear the air in a meeting before an 8-4 loss to the Braves. Howard then went 2-for-4 with a double in the first inning that scored the game’s first run.

The Yankees are preparing to send Chad Green for an MRI examination on Saturday morning, and it will likely be a sleepless night for the rookie right-hander, who said that the possibility of Tommy John surgery is on his mind.

Francisco Liriano has a chance to become a key piece of the bullpen if the Blue Jays make the postseason, and they’re going to give him an early audition for that potential role.

With the calendar flipping to September, each team has the opportunity to expand its roster. Here’s a look at the top prospects teams have called up since rosters expanded.

Following Thursday’s off-day, A.J. Hinch decided on Friday to move Dallas Keuchel to the back of the rotation to give him extra rest as he deals with fatigue.

Presumably he’d be holding it for ransom.

Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright is in jeopardy of missing his next start as he deals with the lingering effects of a right shoulder injury, manager John Farrell said Friday.

For Cubs star first baseman Anthony Rizzo, Friday marked the eight-year anniversary of the day he learned he was in remission. Coincidentally, Friday was the same day that Major League Baseball held a league-wide effort to raise awareness for childhood cancer.

If you don’t bring a house-warming gift, you can’t stay.

Following a Minor League rehab stint that spanned more than two weeks, left-hander Sean Doolittle returned to the A’s bullpen on Friday.

Baseballs are just tiny Death Stars.

Dick Enberg returned to Dodger Stadium on Friday night, where he is slated to call his final series in the city where he got his start as a professional broadcaster.

The Brewers won a waiver claim on outfielder Yasiel Puig last month and subsequently engaged in unsuccessful trade talks with the Dodgers, FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Friday.

Tim Tebow did enough in his Tuesday workout to impress multiple teams. The Braves are among the teams interested, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reports.

The Nationals received good news Friday afternoon. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg, who is on the disabled list with right elbow soreness, threw a bullpen session without any problems. Strasburg is expected to have another session in two days. If things go well, Strasburg could be activated sometime next week.

Newly acquired outfielder Coco Crisp couldn’t help but feel nostalgic when he strolled into the Indians’ clubhouse at Progressive Field on Friday morning. After all, it was the first Major League clubhouse he called home.

Should everything stay on schedule, Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman could pitch on Sept. 11