Rain sets up Sox-Yanks twin bill on Sunday  —  Series opener moved to 6:30 p.m. as part of doubleheader  —  NEW YORK — The weather has dealt yet another blow to the Yankees' regular-season schedule, forcing the postponement of Friday's game against the Red Sox.

Rangers clinch AL West title with win over Mariners  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are AL West champions again.  —  Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre hit long home runs and Craig Gentry had an inside-the-park homer in a 5-3 victory over Seattle on Friday night.

THOME HONORED BY INDIANS, WHO PLAN STATUE FOR HIM  —  CLEVELAND - All the memories, some fresh and some forgotten, have been chasing Jim Thome around this season — maybe his final season.  —  And as it nears the end, Thome knows his career may be ending, too.  —  “You can't play forever,” he said.

MLB will add wild-card teams, hold one-game playoff: sources  —  Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for Major League Baseball are moving at a fast pace and one issue the sides have all but agreed upon is adding two wild-card teams and holding one-game playoffs in each league …

Jocketty re-ups to be Reds GM through 2014  —  PITTSBURGH — The Reds announced Friday that general manager Walt Jocketty has been given a three-year contract extension through the 2014 season.  Jocketty's original four-year contract was to expire at the end of this season.  —  Terms were not revealed by the club.

D-backs take NL West with 3-1 win over Giants  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks completed an improbable run to their first NL West crown in four years, beating San Francisco 3-1 Friday night when rookie Paul Goldschmidt lined a two-run triple off Sergio Romo in the eighth inning.

Brewers win NL Central title  —  Ryan Braun snapped a tie with a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League Central title - their first division championship in 29 years - about 30 minutes after their 4-1 victory over the visiting Florida Marlins on Friday.

Martinez's Double in 11th Gives Tigers Win  —  DETROIT (AP) — Victor Martinez's run-scoring double in the 11th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  —  Brandon Inge started the inning with a walk off Willie Eyre (2-2), and Miguel Cabrera …

Cubs dent Cards' postseason hopes  —  Alfonso Soriano dealt the St. Louis' wild-card hopes another serious blow with his first home run of the month, a tiebreaking three-run shot in the eighth inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Cardinals 5-1 Friday night.

Melvin won't let contract be a distraction  —  MILWAUKEE — One of Brewers general manager Doug Melvin's best friends earned some job security on Friday, when the Reds signed GM Walt Jocketty to a three-year contract extension through 2014.  If Melvin gets a similar vote of confidence, it would not come until after the season.

Morrow, Blue Jays Deal Blow to Rays' Playoff Hopes  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Morrow pitched seven scoreless innings and the Toronto Blue Jays further dampened Tampa Bay's playoff hopes, beating David Price and the Rays 5-1 Friday night.  —  The Rays have lost four of five …

Kemp Homers to Lead Dodgers Over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Kemp moved a step closer to the NL Triple Crown with a solo homer and Ted Lilly combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Uggla, Braves beat Strasburg, Nationals 7-4  —  WASHINGTON—Dan Uggla and the Braves knocked around Stephen Strasburg a bit in a three-run first inning, and Atlanta helped its bid for a playoff berth by beating the Washington Nationals 7-4 Friday night.  —  Tim Hudson (16-10) …

MLB asks judge to order sale of Dodgers  —  Major League Baseball does not intend to approve any sale of television rights that would help Frank McCourt maintain ownership of the Dodgers, according to the request filed with a bankruptcy judge.  McCourt's plan to emerge from bankruptcy is ‘dead on arrival,’ MLB says.