The condition of Tonya Carpenter, the fan struck by a broken bat during Friday’s game between the A’s and Red Sox at Fenway Park, improved to “good” on Thursday afternoon, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

How well teams truly fared in the 2015 Draft won’t be known until careers play out on the diamond over the next two decades. That makes trying to assess how clubs did immediately after the Draft ended a dicey proposition.

Third baseman Evan Longoria delivered a go-ahead home run in the third and the Rays bullpen preserved that lead by shutting down the Angels’ lineup over the four final innings to take Game 2 of the series, 4-2, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field.

There’s nothing wrong with the Royals having a crowded airplane carrying them to the All-Star Game in Cincinnati. They’ve earned the right to be the most represented American League team. But, with that said, Mike Moustakas over Josh Donaldson? Nah, that doesn’t play. Not with the season that Donaldson is having.

We know for sure that the Cincinnati Reds are hosting this summer’s All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park. What we don’t yet know is whether the Reds will be represented in the National League’s starting lineup.

Alex Gordon clubbed a three-run homer and Edinson Volquez fired seven strong innings as the Royals rolled to a 7-2 win over the Twins on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep at Target Field.

One day after being shut out on the road for the first time this season, the Cubs scored a season-high 12 runs, led by three-run homers from Chris Coghlan and Miguel Montero, to post a 12-3 Interleague victory Wednesday over the Tigers.

Reliever Tim Stauffer was designated for assignment following the Twins’ 7-2 loss to the Royals on Wednesday night at Target Field. Michael Tonkin will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester.

Jose Quintana allowed one run in seven innings and Adam LaRoche, Geovany Soto and Jose Abreu each had a home run to lead the White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the struggling Astros on Wednesday night, spoiling the Major League debut of heralded Houston pitching prospect Vincent Velasquez.

Twins outfielder Torii Hunter was ejected for arguing after being called out on strikes in the eighth inning and manager Paul Molitor also was run by home-plate umpire Mark Ripperger as the Royals completed a three-game sweep with a 7-2 win on Wednesday night at Target Field.

The Mets came into existence in 1962 and since then, the New York teams have only been in the same postseason three times: 1999, 2000 and 2006. The local clubs came home this week in first place in their respective divisions, a rarity for mid-June.

Right fielder George Springer is perhaps the only player who’s heating up during the Astros’ season-high seven-game losing streak, during which Houston has scored only 16 runs (2.3 per game) on 46 hits.

The Mariners took advantage of Trevor Bauer’s wild pitching, walking five times and scoring more than three runs for the first time since May 26 in a 9-3 victory at Progressive Field on Wednesday night.

Another day, another new power arm for the Astros’ starting rotation. Vincent Velasquez made his debut on Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field, two nights after Lance McCullers Jr. had held his own for seven innings against Chris Sale. It didn’t take long to reach one conclusion.

As he readies for his return, Justin Verlander will be coming up on a memory. Eight years ago Friday, at Comerica Park, he no-hit the Brewers.

The Orioles won their third straight game and their fifth in the past six, clinching the series with a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night at Camden Yards. It marks just the second time this season that Baltimore has won three in a row.

The Braves made major roster alterations in the offseason. Some people assumed that this meant the Atlanta club would fall off the face of the earth. It is too early for a last laugh, but the Braves get at least an interim chuckle at this point. They have been competitive and then some. As we speak, 59 games into their season, they are two games out of first place in the NL East.