AROUND THE HORN
Angels: Angels righthander Noah Syndergaard was scratched from his scheduled start against the White Sox on Friday because of an undisclosed illness. Right-hander Jimmy Herget got the start in place of Syndergaard against Lucas Giolito in the opener of a four-game series. Manager Joe Maddon said Syndergaard “wasn’t feeling well,” but wouldn’t elaborate on the symptoms.
Rockies: Rockies placed struggling left fielder Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list Friday because of back pain. The move is retroactive to Tuesday, and Bryant won’t be eligible to return until May 6 at Arizona. Bryant, who signed a $182 million, seven-year freeagent deal in March, is still looking for his first homer with the Rockies. He’s batting .281 with four RBIs and 12 strikeouts in 65 plate appearances. An MRI Friday showed no structural issues. Manager Buddy Black said Bryant has been experiencing back soreness since a week ago and believes it has affected his early performance. “He would never tell you that, but I do think it has limited him,” Black said. The Rockies recalled infielder Elehuris Montero from Triple-A Albuquerque to replace Bryant. He was expected to arrive sometime during Friday’s game against the Reds. Sam Hilliard was to start in left field Friday night. “It was just the soreness — we felt it wasn’t getting better to the point where we felt he was going to be able to play in the next couple of days,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “That should give him, we hope, ample time to get healthy and feel good about where he is physically with his back.”
Rays: Josh Lowe and Mike Zunino homered for the first time this season,
Corey Kluber gave up one hit in six innings and the Rays beat the Twins 6-1 on Friday, halting the Twins’ seven-game win streak. Lowe’s first career homer came in a four-run first off Twins starter Dylan Bundy. Zunino’s solo shot put the Rays up 6-0 in the third. Kluber (1-1) gave up one run on one hit and no walks in six innings, striking out six in his fourth start for the Rays. The Rays jumped on Bundy (3-1) from the first pitch, which Brandon Lowe hit for a double. Wander Franco followed with an RBI double and after a single by Yandy Diaz. Lowe’s threerun homer made it 4-0. Bundy, who had given up one run in three previous starts, gave up six on seven hits in six innings, striking out seven.
Padres: Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth homered, and Yu Darvish pitched six effective innings to lead the Padres to a 7-3 victory over the Pirates on Friday night. Kim was 2 for 4 with a two-run home run in the second inning to tie the game at 2. Cronenworth, who also went 2 for 4, then belted a solo shot in the seventh to finish the scoring.
Marlins: Jorge Soler and Miguel Rojas homered and the Marlins won their sixth straight game, beating the Mariners 8-6 Friday night. Soler’s homer in the first inning bounced off a column behind the left-center field pavilion and was measured at 468 feet, the third-longest in the major leagues this season. Jesús Sánchez’s two-run single with the bases loaded against Mariners starter Matt Brash capped a four-run second inning. Jesús Aguilar and Jacob Stallings also had RBI singles that stretched the Marlins’ lead to 6-3. Miami increased its lead on Rojas’ two-run homer in the third inning.