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.

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 …

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.

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 …