Lowrie, Wallace, Bogusevic Homer to Pace Astros  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jed Lowrie, Brett Wallace and Brian Bogusevic homered and the Houston Astros got a strong effort from their bullpen to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Friday night.  —  Houston's win was just its third in the last 13 games.

Cano, Yanks Rough Up Santana in 9-1 Win Over Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Cano homered twice and hit one of three straight long balls off an ineffective Johan Santana to lead the New York Yankees to a 9-1 rout of the Mets on Friday night.  —  Hiroki Kuroda allowed one hit …

Mariners use 6 pitchers in no-hitter vs. Dodgers … SEATTLE — Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined on the third no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history, a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  —  The no-hitter was the fourth in the majors this season …

Arrieta Again Hit Hard, Orioles Lose to Phillies  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jake Arrieta put on a performance that was a quite a crowd pleaser at Camden Yards.  For the large portion of the crowd that came to root for the Phillies, that is.  —  Arrieta ran into trouble right away …

Squeeze Bunt Send Reds Over Tigers, 6-5 in 10  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Wilson Valdez's squeeze bunt with one out in the 10th inning scored Miguel Cairo and sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  —  Cairo started the rally against left-hander Phil Coke …

Roberts' HR in 9th gives Arizona win over A's  —  PHOENIX—Ryan Roberts hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  —  Roberts, who also doubled twice, lined a 2-1 pitch from Brian Fuentes …

Blue Jays one of many expected to target Quentin, assuming he's available  —  The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to be among the teams targeting Padres hot-hitting outfielder Carlos Quentin if, as expected, he's made available.  —  The Blue Jays are said to have long liked Quentin.

Bedard Pitches Pirates to 4-2 Win Over Royals  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Erik Bedard pitched seven solid innings, Neil Walker had three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Friday night for their 10th victory in the last 13 games.  —  Bedard (4-6) allowed two runs …

Matt Joyce's homer helps Rays beat Marlins 5-1  —  MIAMI—Matt Joyce homered, doubled and scored three times, and the Tampa Bay Rays escaped several jams to beat the slumping Miami Marlins 5-1 Friday night.  —  The Marlins went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

Stark: Five teams that have shocked the most in 2012  —  Tigers, Mets, Phillies, Rays and White Sox not following the preseason script  —  The game of baseball is a fascinating invention.  Just when we think we might actually understand it, just when we think we might actually know something about it …

John Smoltz inducted into Braves Hall of Fame, No. 29 retired … ATLANTA (AP) — John Smoltz exhaled heavily and shook his head minutes after his No. 29 was retired by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  —  “I'm glad that's over,” Smoltz said.  “That's a doubleheader I just pitched.”

Nader Criticizes Ads on Yankees Radio Broadcasts  —  Ralph Nader, famous for his consumer crusades and presidential campaigns, has found a new target for his advocacy: ads read on WCBS-AM during Yankee games by John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.  —  In a letter Friday to team executives Randy Levine …

Garcia to be shut down for at least four weeks  —  ST. LOUIS — Jaime Garcia will be shut down for at least the next four weeks after a second opinion on Friday confirmed that he has an impingement in his left shoulder.  —  Garcia traveled to California to visit with Dr. Lewis Yocum …