Felix Hernandez finished his first half with a powerful seven-inning scoreless performance in a 7-2 win over the Angels on Thursday and now will wait to see if he’s chosen to start his second straight All-Star Game on Tuesday.

One night after Clayton Kershaw made his audition to get into the All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile, Zack Greinke sent in his application to start the game for the National League with another dominating performance.

Mookie Betts has been one of the most-hyped prospects to reach the bigs in some time, and after a slow start to 2015, it seemed like it might have been too much, too soon. Instead, Betts has turned his season around, proving he’s worth the high expectations.

Taking after their manager, the Pirates don’t recognize moral victories. So Andrew McCutchen’s ninth-inning act didn’t salvage anything from the 4-1 loss to St. Louis on Thursday. It was a pre-show for Friday.

Here are a few matchups and games to look forward to on Friday.

These players could provide difference-making stats for DraftKings participants on Friday.

Much is made about first impressions, but Thursday was all about a final impression for Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez.

On Thursday, Yoenis Cespedes, a 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote continued to make his case for the Midsummer Classic in Detroit’s 4-2 win over Minnesota.

Any time Jose Fernandez steps on the mound, something special may happen. On Thursday night, in the Marlins’ 2-0 win over the Reds, it was another historical occasion.

Cody Anderson continued his historic stretch to begin a career and a sixth-inning rally provided him with enough run support to secure a win in the Indians’ 3-1 series finale victory over the Astros at Progressive Field on Thursday night.

Nationals center fielder Denard Span will likely go on the 15-day disabled list because of back spasms, according to a baseball source familiar with the situation.

Major League Baseball, the host Reds, Chevrolet and Guinness World Records joined forces to stage the Largest Game of Catch with All-Star Week underway, and after 15 minutes of baseballs flying everywhere across three fields, it became official. The record now stands at 1,058 kids, ages 8-18, all playing catch simultaneously at the P&G Reds Urban Youth Academy.

The Mets’ collection of bright young pitchers received a jolt on Thursday, when Mets doctors diagnosed top prospect Steven Matz with a partial tear of the lat muscle in his left side. Matz will miss his scheduled start Sunday against the D-backs and refrain from throwing for three weeks.

Tyrell Jenkins is pitching on another level this year; just ask him. “This has been the best season I’ve had as a professional by far,” Jenkins told MiLB.com after Triple-A Gwinnett’s 1-0 win over Norfolk on Thursday.

Miguel Cabrera has undergone physical therapy, been given a platelet-rich plasma injection and taken hyperbaric chamber treatments as he begins to work his way back from a medial calf strain, team trainer Kevin Rand said on Thursday.

An MRI showed Royals All-Star and Gold Glove outfielder Alex Gordon suffered a Grade 2-plus strain of his left groin and he will be out eight weeks, manager Ned Yost said Thursday.

On Thursday afternoon, the 102nd anniversary of the building of the John T. Brush Stairway, the New York City Parks Department cut the ribbon on the newly-renovated set of 80 steps running through Highbridge Park in Harlem, connecting Edgecombe Avenue to Harlem River Drive. For 50 years, from the opening of the stairway in 1913 to the demolition of the Polo Grounds in 1964, the stairs carried millions of sports fans from the top of the famous Coogan’s Bluff to the ticket booths behind home plate.