Final Score: Mets 9 Padres 0  —  The Mets (26-21) defeated the Padres (17-31) by the score of 9-0 at Citi Field today.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Johan Santana started for the Mets and was brilliant, allowing four hits …

Matt Joyce's slam carries Rays past Red Sox, 7-4  —  BOSTON - Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to their third straight win, 7-4 over the Boston Red Sox [team stats] on Friday night in a game that saw the benches empty in the ninth inning.

Braves place Chipper Jones on DL with bruised leg  —  ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have placed Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised left leg and recalled catcher J.C. Boscan from Triple-A Gwinnett.  —  Boscan is starting Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals.

Astros' Harrell Beats Dodgers 3-1  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lucas Harrell took a shutout into the eighth inning, J.D. Martinez homered and the Houston Astros used four relievers in the eighth to get out of a bases-loaded jam and help secure a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

Marlins acquire outfielder Ruggiano from Astros  —  The Marlins and Astros completed a trade Saturday that sent outfielder Justin Ruggiano to Miami and Minor League catcher Jobduan Morales to Houston.  —  Ruggiano, 30, has 98 games of Major League service — with the Rays from 2007-2011 …

Helton HRs, Rockies End Reds' Streak With 6-3 Win  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Todd Helton homered and drove in three runs Friday night, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-3 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' longest winning streak of the season at six games.

Cubs' Ryan Dempster resolved to his fate as trade bait; skid hits 10  —  Ryan Dempster (left) seems resolved to his fate as trade bait.  He picked up the loss Friday despite giving up only one run in 7 1/3 innings.  Gene J. Puskar~AP  —  PITTSBURGH — Nobody has to spell it out for Ryan Dempster.

Cishek Earns 1st Save as Marlins Edge Giants, 7-6  —  MIAMI (AP) — Steve Cishek turned ninth-inning jeers to cheers, and all he had to do was strike out major league hits leader Melky Cabrera to end the game.  —  Cishek earned his first save of the year after struggling …

Wang Takes Win in Relief as Nats Beat Braves, 7-4  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Ankiel hit a two-run triple in Washington's four-run first inning, Ryan Zimmerman padded the lead with a three-run double in the seventh and the first-place Nationals beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 7-4 Friday night.

Dunn Homers, White Sox Pound Indians 9-3  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn hit his 15th homer, A.J. Pierzynski and Dayan Viciedo each went deep for the second time in as many nights, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Friday for their seventh win in eight games.