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.

Peavy strikes out 10 as Padres beat Cubs for 7th straight win  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Peavy struck out 10 a day after vetoing a trade to the White Sox, and the San Diego Padres beat Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago Cubs 4-0 Friday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games.

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.

Buzz: The Stick, Dye, A.J., and LaRoche  —  This morning on ESPN Radio, Peter Gammons said the Nationals offered Nick Johnson to the Red Sox for 27-year-old set-up man Manny Delcarmen, who has a 0.95 ERA in 18 relief appearances for Boston.  —  ...this makes sense, since i was told …

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 …

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.

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.

Marlins' Gload tosses scoreless frame  —  First baseman pitches in relief in ninth inning of blowout loss  —  MIAMI — Relief for the Marlins on Friday night came in the form of a position player.  —  With the Rays enjoying a commanding 14-run lead in the ninth inning of a game they won …

Braves need to make changes to outfield mix  —  Braves general manager Frank Wren isn't in a position where he can wait until the July 31 trade deadline to upgrade his powerless outfield mix.  There's a need for immediate changes and also indication that we'll begin to see it in the near future.