Mets, Braves Swap Church For Francoeur  —  6:07pm: Hubbuch clears up some confusion: the Braves are sending the Mets cash in the deal.  That makes more sense given the difference in salaries.  —  5:48pm: Adam Rubin of The NY Daily News reports that Braves also received cash in the deal.

Royals Acquire Yuniesky Betancourt  —  The Royals acquired Yuniesky Betancourt and cash from the Mariners for a pair of minor league pitchers, according to Joe Hamrahi of Baseball Daily Digest.  Betancourt makes at least $10MM before his current deal expires, so it'll be interesting to see how much the Mariners are contributing.

All-Star Game: Philadelphia Phillies OF Jayson Werth, Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz OF named as replacements  —  NEW YORK — Jayson Werth's power push paid off.  —  As did Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz's.  —  Fresh from homering for the fourth straight game, Philadelphia's Werth outfielder …

Joba Chamberlain struggles as New York Yankees fall 10-6 to Los Angeles Angels … ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joba Chamberlain continued his maddening string of inefficiency, the bullpen proved equally ineffective and the defense provided little help.  Considering all that conspired against the Yankees …

Rumors, rumors, rumors - all false???  —  RUMOR OFF-CENTRAL:  —  No, the Cincinnati Reds are NOT going to sign pitcher Pedro Martinez, as one scout suggested.  Martinez will undergo a physical, probably on Saturday, and if he passes the Philadelphia Phillies will announce he belongs to them.

Mauer accepts invitation to Derby  —  Catcher has hit a career-high 15 homers this season  —  Twins All-Star catcher Joe Mauer has officially accepted an invitation to compete in the State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday night at Busch Stadium.  —  Mauer will be pitched …

Yankees to celebrate 63rd Old-Timer's Day - and first at Yankee Stadium - with Hall-of-Famers and first-time attendees  —  The New York Yankees announced today that four Hall-of-Famers and at least six rookie Old-Timers will be on hand at the 63rd annual Old-Timers' Day on Sunday, July 19 at Yankee Stadium.

Game 86: Yankees at Angels (updated with Girardi pre-game audio and roster move)  —  YANKEES (51-34)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 4.04).  —  ANGELS (46-37)  —  Figgins 3B  —  Izturis 2B  —  Abreu RF  —  Rivera LF  —  Morales 1B  —  Napoli DH  —  Matthews CF  —  Mathis C

Sanchez makes most of opportunity, throws no-hitter in front of father  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Sanchez pitched a no-hitter and that was amazing enough.  —  If not for an eighth-inning bobble, he could've been perfect.  —  The San Francisco Giants left-hander threw the majors …

Angels place Hunter, Guerrero on DL  —  Center fielder will not participate in the All-Star Game  —  ANAHEIM — The Angels will face the Yankees this weekend without the heart of their lineup.  —  Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero, the third and fourth hitters in the Angels' lineup …

Astros claim Coste off waivers from Phillies  —  Catcher to Report to Club Tomorrow  —  HOUSTON, TX—The Houston Astros announced today that the club has claimed catcher Chris Coste off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.  The announcement was made by Astros General Manager Ed Wade.

CECIL OUTPITCHES BERKEN AS BLUE JAYS BEAT THE ORIOLES  —  BALTIMORE - Brett Cecil outpitched Jason Berken in a duel between struggling rookies, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 Friday night to snap a three-game skid.  —  Alex Rios hit two doubles and scored a run for the Blue Jays …

Final: Red Sox 1, Royals 0  —  Final: Red Sox 1, Royals 0 Papelbon strikes out Guillen and gets Teahen to fly out.  An 11-pitch ninth nets his 23rd save.  —  9:37, 1-0: Here are the final lines for the starters.  A pitching duel looks like this:  —  Bannister: 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 4 BB.