Dempster Dominates Again, Cubs Beat Red Sox 3-0  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Dempster pitched four-hit ball over seven shutout innings, and the Chicago Cubs hung on to beat team president Theo Epstein's former club, topping the struggling Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Friday.

Beckett out with inflammation; Morales to start  —  CHICAGO — Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett has been scratched from his Sunday night start at Wrigley Field because of right shoulder inflammation, the team announced after Friday's 3-0 loss to the Cubs.  —  Instead of calling up a pitcher …

Greinke admits he was bad guy in Royals saga  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Nobody does honest like Zack Greinke.  Because modern athletes have conditioned us to expect canned analysis, hollow words and cadaverous personalities, there is something so satisfying in somebody unburdened by what others might think.

Indians Grab Naquin For $1.75 Million  —  The Indians have agreed on a $1.75 million bonus with first-rounder Tyler Naquin, pending a physical.  —  A Texas A&M product, Naquin was one of the best pure hitters and had one of the strongest outfield arms in this year's draft.

Jays place Drabek on disabled list; call up Cecil  —  Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Kyle Drabek could be facing surgery on his right elbow after being put on the 15-day disabled list on Friday.  —  An MRI showed that Drabek had a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow and he will see Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham.

Red Sox sign third overall pick Pat Light, second-rounder Jamie Callahan  —  The Red Sox officially have signed supplemental first rounder Pat Light, a hard-throwing right-hander out of Monmouth University, to a bonus of $1 million.  Light routinely would work in the mid-90s for Monmouth …

Volquez Pitches Padres Past Mariners 6-2 for Sweep  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Edinson Volquez pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat the skidding Seattle Mariners 6-2 Thursday night for their first series sweep of the season.  —  Volquez (3-6) was in command all night …

Update On Timeline For Calling Up Prospects  —  In all likelihood, the wait is over.  Teams can now call prospects up to the MLB level with the expectation that the players will not obtain super two status three winters from now.  While there's no way of predicting where the super two cutoff …

Not on All-Star ballot?  Harper, Trout all write  —  Both rookies trying to become first write-in pick to start since '74  —  This is a highly unusual season for the All-Star Game selection process.  With the Midsummer Classic in Kansas City a month away, a case can be made that the most exciting …

For NY Mets ace Johan Santana, Terry Collins' concern over no-hitter did more harm than good  —  Well-rested hurler still looking to rein in over-aggressiveness  —  Johan Santana puts up another stinker - his second bad outing since throwing the first no-hitter in Mets history.

Reds hit 3 HRs in 12-5 win for sweep of Indians  —  CINCINNATI—Brandon Phillips hit one of Cincinnati's three homers and drove in four more runs on Thursday afternoon, leading the ailing Reds to a 12-5 victory and their first three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians since 2008.