The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. This kid: In the span of five major-league games, Bryce Harper has gone from curiosity to essential for the Washington Nationals. Manager Davey Johnson batted the 19-year-old rookie third in the order Thursday night and Harper came through with a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning of Washington's 2-1 victory against Arizona. Harper had batted seventh in his first four games. He's 6 for 16 with four doubles so far. ''He's a baseball player,'' teammate Jayson Werth said. ''When you're a baseball player, you can be 15 or you can be 50. If you know how to play the game you can play.'' Can't top this ( du, du-du-du ): Anything that Jered Weaver can do, Brandon Morrow can do ... almost as well. A day after Weaver no-hit the Minnesota Twins, Morrow tossed a three-hit shutout at the Los Angeles Angels. Also backed by J.P. Arencibia's three-run homer, the Toronto Blue Jays won 5-0. It was Morrow's second career shutout, his other coming in 2010 when he struck out 17 against the Rays. That day, in Dave Stieb-like fashion , Morrow had a no-no broken up by Evan Longoria with two outs in the ninth. "I missed more bats that night, but I think I pitched better tonight,'' Morrow said. ''My fastball command was really what did it for me. That's probably the best I've ever been with that. I mean, I felt like I could have hit that down-and-away strike with my eyes closed. I probably could have thrown all fastballs the way I was locating.'' Damn: In case you missed it, Mariano Rivera tore the ACL in his right knee shagging a fly ball during batting practice. He's probably out for the season. Perhaps for good. Rivera's loss also overshadowed a 4-3 loss by the New York Yankees at Kansas City. Mike Moustakas homered and drove in three runs, and Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was a tad better than Yanks rookie David Phelps. Miami: A sound machine after all?:

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The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.

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TORONTO (AP) Yu Darvish won his third straight start, Mitch Moreland and Craig Gentry homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Monday night.

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TORONTO (AP) Yu Darvish won his third straight start, Mitch Moreland and Craig Gentry homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Monday night.

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TORONTO (AP) Yu Darvish won his third straight start, Mitch Moreland and Craig Gentry homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Monday night.

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TORONTO (AP) Yu Darvish won his third straight start, Mitch Moreland and Craig Gentry homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Monday night.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) John Farrell has plenty of reasons to be bummed that the Toronto Blue Jays won't be back in Kansas City this season. Four of them, to be exact.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, Kelly Johnson also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the bumbling Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep.

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Despite turning three triple plays in the first three years of their existence, the Toronto Blue Jays had not turned one since a Sept. 21, 1979 game against the New York Yankees. But their 33-year drought finally came to an end on Friday when Kansas City's Eric Hosmer lined a pitch to first baseman Adam Lind with runners on first and second in the third inning of Toronto's 4-3 win over the Royals . . Many baseball fans, of course, will remember the 1992 World Series against Atlanta, when Devon White's spectacular catch of a David Justice fly ball almost turned into just the second triple play in Fall Classic history. Bob Davidson's blown call at second base, however, prevented the Kelly Gruber and the Blue Jays from recording the third out. The umps didn't have any such challenge on Friday, as the play was much more cut-and-dry. Lind told reporters he knew the triple play was in the cards as soon as he caught the ball. From the Associated Press :

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Toronto Blue Jays had not turned a triple play in 33 years and the Kansas City Royals hadn't hit into one since that same season.

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