Cubs' Ryan Dempster could be gone soon  —  Tony Campana of the Cubs makes an unsuccessful bunt attempt in the sixth inning at Wrigley Field Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Chicago.  John J. Kim~Sun-Times  —  Searching for ways to avoid looking directly into the blinding baseball being played by the Cubs?

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 …

Dodgers Rally for 7-6 Victory Against White Sox  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Loney scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Matt Thornton in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between division leaders.

Moustakas' Throw Saves Royals' 3-2 Win Over Cards  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Moustakas cut down Tyler Greene at the plate to end the game, capping a wild ninth inning and preserving the Kansas City Royals' 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

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.

Posey, Cabrera Lead Giants Past Mariners 4-2  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Buster Posey led off the second inning with a solo home run into the second deck of the left field seats, National League hitting leader Melky Cabrera added a two-run shot in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants opened …

A's release Manny at slugger's request  —  OAKLAND — The Manny Ramirez experiment has come to an uneventful end.  The A's announced before Friday's game against the Padres that they granted Ramirez his outright release after the outfielder requested it.  —  Oakland made a splash when it signed …

Mets' Bay exits game after hitting head on wall  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets left fielder Jason Bay was forced to leave Friday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds after hitting his head again against the left field wall on Jay Bruce's second inning inside-the-park home run.

Simmons Hits HR, Braves Beat Orioles 4-2  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Andrelton Simmons made amends for his first career error by hitting a two-run, go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat Baltimore 4-2 on Friday night to end the Orioles' five-game winning streak.

Darvish 11 Ks for Rangers in 6-2 Win Over Astros  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish matched his major-league high with 11 strikeouts over eight innings after an extended break and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Friday night.

Maldonado's homer sends Brewers past Twins 5-3  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Martin Maldonado's two-run, tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning off Matt Capps pushed the Milwaukee Brewers past the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Friday night, and John Axford bounced back from consecutive blown saves to preserve the lead.

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 …

Rockies top Tigers 12-4 with 8 runs in 10th inning  —  DETROIT—Wilin Rosario hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the 10th and the Colorado Rockies went on to score a franchise-record eight runs in an extra inning, beating the Detroit Tigers 12-4 on Friday night to snap a season-high, eight-game losing streak.