MLB Today: Orioles' Jones gets checked, Kershaw starts

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Friday:

ARE YOU OK?

Baltimore Orioles star center fielder Adam Jones will get checked out before the game at Texas. He ran into the wall chasing a fly ball in Kansas City on Thursday, and left the game soon after that with whiplash. X-rays on his neck and wrist were negative.

ROLLING

Clayton Kershaw is set to pitch at Dodger Stadium when Los Angeles hosts the Chicago Cubs. The lefty is 5-0 with an 0.90 ERA in his last nine starts. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner was 5-6 before his winning streak.

BANGED UP

The New York Yankees will see whether first baseman Mark Teixeira and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury are OK to play at Atlanta. Teixeira has been hobbling for a while, Ellsbury's hip is hurting and neither of them started New York's last game while recovering.

LATE HELP

Fernando Rodney is ready to join the contending Cubs after they got him in a trade with the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old reliever was cut by the Mariners last weekend after going 5-5 with 16 saves in 22 chances and a 5.68 ERA. A season ago, the closer made the All-Star team and posted a Seattle-record 48 saves.

FRESH START

Erasmo Ramirez starts for the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field as they look for a change of fortune against the AL Central-leading Royals. Tampa Bay is just 5-18 vs. KC in the last four seasons, and was swept at Kauffman Stadium in July, allowing 33 runs and 52 hits in four games.