Cut index finger sidelines Blue Jays' Cecil  —  TORONTO — Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil was scratched from Friday's start against the Yankees after he sustained a cut on his left index finger.  —  Cecil reportedly suffered the injury while cleaning a blender.

Kevin Youkilis to sit Saturday too  —  BOSTON — It was already decided that Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis would not play Friday night, and now manager Terry Francona said Youkilis will also be out again on Saturday.  —  It's obvious Youkilis is hurting and is still bothered …

Carlos Beltran wants more from San Francisco Giants  —  DENVER — Carlos Beltran already escaped one ownership mess with the New York Mets.  Now the Giants, his current club, are in the midst of their second palace revolt in three seasons.  —  Beltran insisted the stunning ouster …

Most unlikely offseason spenders  —  Believe it or not, Dodgers and Marlins could be big players this offseason  —  Frank McCourt is a lot more familiar with spending humongous sums of money than the Florida Marlins are.  And we have the divorce court documents to prove it.

Collins: Mets' woes are execution, not effort  —  ATLANTA — A day after saying his team had “folded it up” in a loss that completed a 1-8 homestand, New York Mets manager Terry Collins shook up his lineup for Friday night's series opener against the Atlanta Braves.

Byrd's Single Lifts Cubs Past Astros, 4-3 in 12  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The Cubs finally caught a break.  —  Matt Garza pitched nine strong innings and Marlon Byrd's 12th-inning dribbler was ruled fair, giving him an infield single and lifting Chicago to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.

Game 151: Mets vs. Braves at 7:35 PM  —  Tonight at Turner Field, the Mets open a three game weekend series with the Braves.  Game time is 7:35 pm.  —  Here are tonight's starting lineups:  —  Chris Capuano (10-12, 4.49 ERA) will start for the Mets.  Capuano took a no-decision …

Joe Mauer has mild pneumonia  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Twins catcher Joe Mauer is likely to miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia.  —  Mauer received the diagnosis at the Mayo Clinic on Thursday and doctors recommended medication and two weeks' rest.

Matt Wieters Is Becoming Matt Wieters  —  Matt Wieters entered his rookie season of 2009 with considerable fanfare — especially among the baseballing nerd community.  Even before he'd played his first major-league game, Wieters had been celebrated both as the sporting version of Chuck Norris and …

Rockies' CarGo re-injures right wrist; Panda hits for cycle  —  DENVER — It's not enough for the Rockies to lose.  They continue losing players as well.  Carlos Gonzalez re-injured his right wrist while colliding into the right-field wall in the sixth inning, and will likely miss at least a few games.