Spacious Safeco may help struggling hitters  —  SEATTLE — On first glance, Safeco Field might be the worst place for the struggling White Sox offense to play a three-game series.  —  But the spacious ballpark, commonly known as pitcher-friendly, just might be the cure for the White Sox woes.

Padres lose 13th straight at home to Phillies  —  SAN DIEGO—After losing 12 of their first 15 games, the San Diego Padres have the worst record in the major leagues and are 8 1/2 games behind the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  Juan Pierre hit a go-ahead, two-run single …

MLB, union will deny Pujols-type deals in future  —  Major League Baseball and the Players Association have informed teams and agents that they will no longer approve personal-service deals and special “milestone” bonus clauses similar to those contained in Albert Pujols' contract with the Angels …

Final: Yankees 6, Red Sox 2  —  Game over: Yankees 6, Red Sox 2: Eppley allowed a single before Mariano Rivera dispatched of the sad sack Sox from there.  —  Sox are now 4-9 and losers of four straight.  They have dropped 29 of 40 going back to last year.  Yikes.

Angels beat Orioles, hand Matusz 12th loss in row  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—Howie Kendrick had three hits and three RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Friday night to end a three-game losing streak and hand Brian Matusz his 12th straight loss.

Blue Jays turn first triple play in 33 years  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have turned their first triple play in 33 years.  —  The Kansas City Royals had runners on first and second in the third inning Friday night when Eric Hosmer lined out to first baseman Adam Lind …

No charges filed against Cubs SS Castro in assault claim  —  CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County prosecutors have decided not to file charges against Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro for criminal sexual assault.  —  Spokeswoman Sally Daly tolds the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday that (http …

Chris Perez willing to pay the price for his Tweets: Indians Insider  —  SEATTLE — A $750 fine is not going to take the Tweet out of Chris Perez.  —  The Tribe's closer says his Tweeting style isn't going to change and that he may appeal the fine imposed on him by Joe Garagiola Jr. …

Willingham Has 3 RBIs in Twins' Win  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Josh Willingham extended his season-opening hitting streak to 14 games with a go-ahead three-run double and the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Friday night.  —  Willingham's hit in the seventh off Joel Peralta puts …

Yu Darvish's Command Problem  —  The quality of Yu Darvish's stuff is glaringly obvious.  His fastball sits between 91-95 MPH and has serious run, while he throws a pair of breaking balls that dive differently and works in an 89 MPH cutter with late action.

Giants hold on to beat Mets 4-3 in 10 innings  —  NEW YORK—Hector Sanchez hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning off Frank Francisco, and the San Francisco Giants came back after blowing the lead in the ninth and just hung on to beat the New York Mets 4-3 Friday night.

A-Rod slumping vs. southpaws leaves Yankees cleanup a mess  —  It all made baseball sense.  When the Yankees were facing righty starters, Joe Girardi sensed a vulnerability because he was batting Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano second and third, respectively.