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HIGHLIGHTS: Corbin stymies A’s for seven innings

Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin held the A’s to one run and struck out seven in seven innings in a 7-1 victory.

Scuffling Rays just what the Orioles ordered (May 26, 2018)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have dropped four of five games, including a 2-0 loss to the last-place Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, and traded away two key players to the Seattle Mariners before Friday’s game.

Paxton continues dominant May as Mariners beat Twins 2-1 (May 26, 2018)

SEATTLE (AP) James Paxton continued his dominant month by allowing one run in seven innings and striking out 11, and Mitch Haniger’s two-out RBI single in the sixth inning helped give the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

Storm rallies from 14-point deficit, top Sky 95-91 in OT (May 26, 2018)

SEATTLE (AP) Jewell Loyd scored 29 points and made four 3-pointers, Breanna Stewart added 28 points and the Seattle Storm overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Sky 95-91 in overtime Friday night.

Gray settles down after rough start, Rockies beat Reds 5-4

Pinch-hitter Noel Cuevas came through with a tiebreaking triple in the sixth inning, Jon Gray settled down after a shaky start

WATCH: Twins' Kepler takes Paxton deep in fifth inning

Max Kepler collected another extra-base hit against a lefty, mashing a homer in the fifth inning off Seattle’s James Paxton.

Guzman HRs again, drives in 3 as Rangers beat Royals 8-4 (May 25, 2018)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Ronald Guzman homered in his fourth straight start and drove in three runs, leading the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Friday night.

Sensational performance from LeBron, Cavaliers enough to force Game 7

eBron James scored 46 points and preserved his reign atop the Eastern Conference for at least one more game

Blue Jays hope to return to winning ways vs. Phillies (May 25, 2018)

May has not been kind to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Astros rally vs Miller, pour it on for 11-2 win over Indians

The Houston Astros scored 11 times in the final two innings to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-2 on Friday night.

Rays drop Game 1 to Orioles after trade with Mariners

The Baltimore Orioles shut out the Tampa Bay at the Trop after the Rays made a trade with the Mariners involving Alex Colome and Denard Span.

Betts hits 17th HR, Red Sox beat Braves after cutting Hanley (May 25, 2018)

BOSTON (AP) Mookie Betts hit his major-league leading 17th home run, J.D. Martinez slugged his 16th homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Friday night hours after a surprising roster shakeup.

Tigers rally past White Sox 5-3 with three-run eighth inning

Jeimer Candelario knocks in winning run

Urruti, Gonzalez help FC Dallas beat Toronto FC 1-0 (May 25, 2018)

TORONTO (AP) Maxi Urruti scored in the 11th minute and Jesse Gonzalez made a series of big saves in FC Dallas’ 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Friday night.

Blue Jays hold on to defeat Phillies 6-5 (May 25, 2018)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Justin Smoak homered, Sam Gaviglio struck out six over six innings and Ryan Tepera escaped a ninth-inning jam for his first save to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

Candelario’s RBI single lifts Tigers past White Sox 5-4

DETROIT (AP) Jeimer Candelario had a go-ahead RBI bloop single during a three-run eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Friday night.

Rockets, minus Paul, try to close out Warriors in Game 6 (May 25, 2018)

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Houston Rockets will attempt to close out the defending champion Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night, but will have to go about it without star point guard Chris Paul.

Marlins 3B Martin Prado limps out of game against Nationals

MIAMI (AP) – Marlins third baseman Martin Prado has left in the sixth inning against Washington after he pulled up limping while beating out a grounder.

WATCH: Ronald Guzman hits a TWO-RUN Home Run in 4th | Royals at Rangers

Mariners acquire Colome, Span from Rays in four-player trade

Rather than waiting to see where the Seattle Mariners are sitting by the time the trade market heats up, general manager Jerry Dipoto decided to be proactive.

Ohtani to rejoin Angels' rotation next week as team seeks to manage workload

Shohei Ohtani likely will rejoin the Los Angeles Angels’ rotation next week.

Former Flames head coach Gulutzan joins Oilers as assistant

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Former Calgary Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan has joined the Edmonton Oilers as an assistant coach.

Jaguars sign second-round pick D.J. Chark to 4-year deal

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed rookie wide receiver D.J. Chark to a four-year deal worth about $4.5M.

Angels' Rene Rivera out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery

NEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Angels catcher Rene Rivera had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and likely will be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks.

Nathan Eovaldi to start for Rays after recovering from second Tommy John surgery

Nathan Eovaldi is scheduled to make his first start in the MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays since having his second Tommy John surgery.

Nasa Hataoka leads LPGA Tour event in Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Nasa Hataoka shot a 4-under 68 on Friday, and the Japanese teenager leads by one stroke over Minjee Lee after the second round of the LPGA Volvik Championship.

Childhood rivals Sutherland, McCarron tied for Sr. PGA lead

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) Kevin Sutherland birdied his last two holes Friday for a 5-under 66 and a share of the Senior PGA Championship lead with California childhood rival Scott McCarron.

Rose has 2nd-round Colonial lead; up-and-down Grillo 1 back

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Justin Rose shot a 6-under 64 in the second round at Colonial on Friday, getting to 10 under for a one-stroke lead over Emiliano Grillo in the Fort Worth Invitational.

K-State extends Weber through 2022-23 season

Bruce Weber signed a two-year contract extension Friday that provides a bump in salary and could keep him at Kansas State through the 2022-23 season.

Ohtani likely to rejoin Angels’ rotation next week

NEW YORK (AP) – Shohei Ohtani likely will rejoin the Los Angeles Angels’ rotation next week.