Source: Sale of Padres is imminent  —  A deal for the San Diego Padres is imminent, and the franchise is the O'Malley group's “to lose,” according to a source with knowledge of the sale process.  —  Padres owner John Moores met on Friday with representatives from the two finalists …

Mets closer Francisco eggs on Subway rival by calling Yankees ‘chickens’  —  Mets on Twitter  —  At least somebody isn't afraid to talk trash about a cross-town rival.  —  “I can't wait to face those chickens,” Mets closer Frank Francisco told The Post when asked about playing the Yankees …

Trout caps Angels' comeback with go-ahead homer  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—Rookie sensation Mike Trout hit a go-ahead homer and scored from first base on a single as the Los Angeles Angels rallied from an early five-run deficit against Chad Billingsley to beat the Dodgers 8-5 Friday night in the opener of the season's second Freeway Series.

Rockies Lose to Oswalt in 1st Start of the Season  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Even though Roy Oswalt was in a different uniform, the Colorado Rockies had the same meager result against the right-hander on Friday night.  —  Oswalt continued his dominance against the Rockies …

Greinke, Brewers Beat White Sox 1-0 in 10  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Zack Greinke pitched three-hit ball over nine innings, Rickie Weeks drove in the lone run with a single in the 10th and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Friday night.  —  The Brewers finally pulled …

Giants Rally Past A's 5-4 in 9th, Rescue Lincecum  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Belt hit a tying two-run double and scored on Hector Sanchez's single during a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Bay Area rival Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Friday night.

Jair Jurrjens sharp in return as Braves halt Red Sox 5-game streak  —  BOSTON — Jair Jurrjens made an impressive return to the majors by allowing one run on three hits and shut down the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 win on Friday night.

Hammel leads Orioles over Nationals 2-1  —  BALTIMORE—Jason Hammel pitched eight innings of five-hit ball and had a career high-tying 10 strikeouts to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Friday night.  —  Coming off a one-hit shutout against Atlanta, Hammel …

Beltran Powers Cardinals to 11-4 Win Over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Beltran hit two two-run doubles in his return to Kauffman Stadium, and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded Vin Mazzaro and the Kansas City Royals 11-4 on Friday night.  —  David Freese and Tyler Greene added …

Twins Ink Bard For $1,227,000  —  The Twins signed supplemental first-round pick Luke Bard for $1,227,000.  His bonus matches the assigned value for his No. 42 overall selection.  —  A righthander like his brother Daniel (Red Sox), Bard missed much of his junior season at Georgia Tech after tearing a lat muscle in late March.

Burnett, Pirates shut down Tigers 4-1  —  PITTSBURGH—A.J. Burnett pitched six shutout innings to win his seventh consecutive start and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the fifth time in six games, 4-1 over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  —  Burnett (8-2) allowed two hits and three walks …