Yankees bringing Wang back early  —  Chien-Ming Wang will be back with the Yankees for Friday night's game against the Phillies.  —  After Joba Chamberlain's first-inning knee injury drained the bullpen on Thursday night, the Yankees ordered Wang - who was on his way to Pawtucket …

Tampa Bay Rays place Scott Kazmir, Troy Percival on DL  —  UPDATE: The Rays are not putting a timetable on Kazmir's return, though it certainly sounds as if his absence will stretch beyond the initial 15-day DL period.  He said it has been bothering him since his start in Boston May 9.

Gammons: Sox have discussed a Delcarmen for Johnson swap with Nationals  —  Here's a transcript of ESPN's Peter Gammons during his regular Friday morning visit with the Mike and Mike Show on ESPN radio.  There is some good stuff in here, including:  —A clear denial that Indians players Victor Martiner and Cliff are on the market.

Paul heads to DL, Hoffman promoted  —  Injury forces Dodgers to call up rookie outfielder  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are expected to make a roster move Friday according to published reports, promoting Triple-A outfielder Jamie Hoffman to replace Xavier Paul.

Orioles Release Adam Eaton  —  4:22pm: According to the Baltimore Sun it's official- Eaton's been released.  As the Sun points out, Eaton only completed five innings in two of his eight starts this year.  Albers will get the call to join the O's.  —  3:34pm: As Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports, the Orioles will relase Adam Eaton.

Struggling Snider earns a ticket to triple-A  —  BOSTON — The Travis Snider experiment is over for now.  —  The 21-year-old power-hitting left fielder, who slugged his way on to the Blue Jays in spring training and opened the regular season with a rush, last night was packing his bags and headed to triple-A Las Vegas.

Looking on the bright side in Washington  —  Believe it or not, the Washington Nationals have good reason to be optimistic  —  The Nationals made history again this week: They tied a major league record by losing six straight games while scoring at least five runs in each game.

Yanks, Phils & Sox in Amazin' rivalry reversal  —  BOSTON - They don't play in the same division or even the same league, but there is no question the Mets and Yankees have a rivalry of sorts.  They try to outbid each other for free agents.  They try to outdo each other for the New York spotlight.

Harden goes on Cubs DL with back strain  —  SAN DIEGO- The Cubs placed Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list with a back strain on Friday, and inserted Randy Wells into the rotation for Saturday's game.  —  Harden felt a twinge in his last outing last Sunday, and in a subsequent side session this week in St. Louis.

Twins' Cuddyer hits for cycle against Brewers  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Cuddyer has hit for the cycle for Minnesota in his first four at-bats in the game against Milwaukee.  —  Cuddyer hit a three-run homer in the first inning Friday night against Brewers starter Manny Parra …

Martinez sent down after first game  —  Right-hander takes loss in first Major League appearance  —  MIAMI — Cristhian Martinez's first stint in the Major Leagues was a short one.  —  After making his first big league appearance on Thursday — when he gave up a go-ahead homer to D-backs …

Rangers activate Francisco, place Padilla on DL … HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers have activated closer Frank Francisco and sent right-handed starter Vicente Padilla to the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder injury.  —  Francisco will be available for Friday night's interleague series opener against the Houston Astros.