Rangers starter Cole Hamels had one shaky inning of control issues but was otherwise brilliant, holding the Orioles to two hits over eight innings in a 4-1 victory on Friday night.

David Ortiz continued his push toward home run No. 500 on Friday night at Citi Field, rejuvenating his team’s offense in the process.

Right fielder Gregory Polanco saved the bacon for the Pirates in the eighth inning of their 5-3 victory over Colorado on Friday night. With the game tied, Polanco caught a one-out liner and gunned down Jose Reyes at home plate, completing an inning-ending double play.

Blake Swihart absolutely crushed the ball that turned Friday night’s game in favor of the Red Sox. But when you haven’t hit a home run in 134 at-bats, you don’t assume anything.

Trailing by a run with eight outs left, the Indians rallied against rookie reliever Trevor Gott, getting run-scoring hits by Abraham Almonte, Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana to beat the Angels, 3-1, at Progressive Field on Friday night.

Josh Donaldson sent a 1-2 fastball from Tigers starter Matt Boyd off the facing of the fifth deck — a projected 454 feet, according to Statcast — to help the Blue Jays to a 5-3 win in the series opener on Friday at Rogers Centre.

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The Marlins scored four runs in the first four innings off Max Scherzer on Friday night, then held on tight, earning a 4-3 win over the Nationals in the series opener.

Broadcaster Vin Scully announced Friday that he’ll return for his 67th season with the Dodgers in 2016, but even the legend behind the microphone might have to find new ways to describe Clayton Kershaw.

MLB Network and MLB.com will air two documentaries on Sunday that offer a look inside the 2015 Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series from Texas earlier this month, with inside-look footage focusing on several participants from across the U.S.

The Dodgers placed outfielder Yasiel Puig on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring and recalled infielder Jose Peraza from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

An anticipated matchup between two of the American League’s top rookies will have to wait. On Friday, Carlos Correa was out of the Astros’ lineup for the second straight game while nursing a sore left hamstring and Twins slugger Miguel Sano also did not start the series opener due to his own sore hamstring.

David Price saw his former Tigers teammates Friday afternoon, and it was like he never left. He said hello to defensive coordinator Matt Martin and staff in the dugout long before batting practice. He made his way through the visitors’ clubhouse at Rogers Centre and hugged just about everybody.

The city of Birmingham looked to the future and celebrated its past Friday, when more than 200 local students came out for the latest events in the Play Ball initative.

Indians manager Terry Francona wanted to end some of the speculation about his contract situation on Friday. With team president Mark Shapiro reportedly on the Blue Jays’ radar for their pending presidential vacancy, Francona’s future has been a hot topic of late.

Nationals center fielder Denard Span will not play another game this season, as he is expected to have surgery on his left hip labrum Tuesday, manager Matt Williams confirmed.

Jack Zduriencik, who has been unable to get the Seattle Mariners into the playoffs during his seven years as their general manager, was relieved of his duties on Friday.