Hankering for a full slate in MLB action in which every team plays? Friday is here to help. Let's dig in ... 

Friday's scores

Braves 4, Cubs 0 (box score)
Cardinals 5, Reds 3 (box score)
Rockies 2, Nationals 1 (box score)
Red Sox 7, Orioles 3 (box score)
Mets 6, Brewers 5 (box score)
Yankees 8, Tigers 6 (box score)
Blue Jays 8, Indians 4 (box score)
Marlins 7, Pirates 2 (box score)
Phillies 2, Rays 1 (box score)
Astros 3, Rangers 2 (box score)
Angels 5, Royals 4 (box score)
Padres 5, Giants 1 (box score)
Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 7 (box score)
Mariners 7, Athletics 4 (box score)
White Sox at Twins - POSTPONED

Albies keeps slugging

Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies is off to an impressive start to his age-21 season. He entered Friday having already homered four times -- notable, given last season's 15 homers across the majors and minors accounted for nearly 70 percent of his career total.

Albies didn't homer on Friday afternoon against the Cubs, but he found a way to bump his .630 slugging percentage up to .644 by doubling twice in a Braves victory. Albies also contributed on the defensive end with two fine exhibitions of glovework:

Quite nice.

Albies is now hitting .288/.300/.644 on the season. The on-base percentage could use some work (he hasn't yet drawn a walk in 61 plate appearances), but that's a heck of a first couple weeks for the majors' youngest player. 

Hicks notches inside-the-park homer

Outfielder Aaron Hicks returned to the Yankees lineup on Thursday. On Friday, he recorded his first home run -- but, oh, it wasn't your garden-variety over-the-fence home run. No, no it was an inside-the-parker.

Take a look:

Hicks entered the night having never recorded an inside-the-parker. In case you were wondering, here's a look at the route taken by Tigers center fielder Leonys Martin, who had to recover after the ball bounced off the wall and shot past him:

Later on, Hicks delivered a homer through more traditional means -- depositing a ball over the wall:

Hicks hit .266/.372/.475 during a breakout 2017. He missed two weeks due to an intercoastal strain. 

Springer haunts Hamels again

Astros outfielder George Springer has now homered three times this season following a two-homer game on Friday night. All three, believe it or not, have came against Rangers lefty Cole Hamels.

Springer started the season with a bang off Hamels, and followed up on Friday. He started the bottom of the first with another leadoff homer, then delivered his second solo shot of the night in the fifth inning.

Springer had been off to a slow start. Friday's performance alone didn't change that fact, but at least he's now hitting .196/.292/.411 rather than the .173/.279/.288 line he entered with.

Quick hits

  • Padres SP Dinelson Lamet will undergo Tommy John surgery. 
  • Derek Jeter won't attend next week's Marlins-Yankees series.
  • The Mets are now down two catchers after Kevin Plawecki hit the DL with a hand fracture. Starting catcher Travis d'Arnaud will soon undergo Tommy John surgery. Plawecki is expected to be out three to four weeks. 
  • Speaking of which, the Mets reportedly have interest in trading for Marlins C J.T. Realmuto. 
  • The Blue Jays have placed 3B Josh Donaldson on the DL with shoulder inflammation. 
  • As expected, Angels RHP J.C. Ramirez will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2018 season.
  • Athletics C Bruce Maxwell has reached a plea agreement pursuant to his October 2017 arrest on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct. 
  • Angels RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani has been moved up to seventh in the batting order for Friday night's game. 

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