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.

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.

D'Backs Agree To Extension With Miguel Montero  —  The Diamondbacks and catcher Miguel Montero have agreed to a five-year, $60MM contract extension, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (Twitter link).  The deal is the richest in Arizona club history and is expected to be announced at a press conference tomorrow.

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 …

Orioles Breeze Past Royals 8-2  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Hammel pitched six shutout innings, Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Friday night.  —  Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy had two RBIs apiece for the Orioles, now 28-1 when hitting a home run.

Orioles To Extend Adam Jones  —  10:42am: The deal will cover six years and fall in the $85MM range, Rosenthal and Morosi report (on Twitter).  This means the deal will buy out Jones' final arbitration year (presumably for $9-10MM) and five free agent seasons at approximately $15MM per year.

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.

Slumping Tigers Offense Busts Out Against Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince Fielder had three hits and two RBIs and the struggling Detroit Tigers offense broke out in a big way in a 10-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.  —  Alex Avila drove in three runs on two doubles …

Tonight's pitching matchup at Citi Field (Gee/Bass)  —  Dillon Gee (3-3, 5.44 ERA) will start for the Mets.  After two poor starts against the Phillies and Brewers, Gee rebounded to allow three runs in 6 2/3 innings to the Blue Jays last Sunday to earn his third victory of the season.

Aroldis Chapman: Starter or closer?  —  Reds' fireballing left-hander a closer for now, but could be a starter next season … It's become the coolest scene in the grand panorama of Cincinnati sports.  Possibly even cooler than fans who catch two home-run balls in the space of about a minute and a half.

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.

Cruz's slam, 8 RBIs fuel Rangers in rout of Jays  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam and tied his career high with eight RBIs, Josh Hamilton hit his 19th home run of the season and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3 Friday night.

Quentin slated to see game action in Minors  —  NEW YORK — Outfielder Carlos Quentin is headed out on a Minor League rehabilitation assignment — again.  —  Quentin, who earlier this month had a setback in his recovery from March surgery on his right knee, will play for Class A Lake Elsinore on Friday, Padres manager Bud Black said.