Brewers Prepared To Offer Greinke Extension  —  The Brewers are believed to be willing to offer Zack Greinke an extension worth close to $100MM over five years, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports.  However, people close to the team aren't particularly hopeful that the right-hander …

Fister strong, Cabrera, Peralta homer as Tigers beat Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta homered, Doug Fister pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Mismatched Sox wearing on Bobby?  —  Boston manager Valentine seems to be encountering problems from all directions … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Halfway through Bobby Valentine's first season as manager of the Boston Red Sox, signs of disconnects are everywhere, regardless of how much he and others try to downplay them publicly.

Yankees Sign Hensley For $1.2 Million  —  The Yankees have signed first-round pick Ty Hensley, a righthander from Santa Fe HS in Edmond, Okla., for $1.2 million.  —  Hensley originally agreed to a $1.6 million bonus shortly after the draft, matching the assigned pick value for his 30th overall selection.

Soriano (2 HRs) helps Cubs take down D-backs  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Alfonso Soriano slugs 2 home runs as Cubs drop D-backs … CHICAGO — Alfonso Soriano homered twice, doubled twice and had five RBIs on Friday as the Chicago Cubs beat …

Teixeira hits two home runs as Yankees overcome Angels  —  NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira homered twice and drove in five runs, Russell Martin hit a go-ahead single and the New York Yankees overcame yet another homer by Mark Trumbo to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Friday night.

Dodgers activate Kemp, Ethier from disabled list  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated star outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier from the disabled list Friday, and they have optioned outfielders Elian Herrera and Scott Van Slyke to Triple-A Albuquerque.

Mark Appel will stay at Stanford  —  NEW YORK — Highly touted pitcher Mark Appel spurned the Pittsburgh Pirates and decided to remain at Stanford for his senior season, the first big casualty of baseball's new restrictions on amateur signing bonuses.  —  Appel was the only unsigned player among 31 …

Miami Marlins begin second half of season with plenty of questions to answer  —  MIAMI —  Manager Ozzie Guillen likes to keep things light.  But he was only half-joking Thursday when he looked up at the clouds above Marlins Park and said a mock prayer.  —  “You know what I want for second half?

Angels' Weaver has no regrets after staying put for less  —  Jered Weaver tilts his head back, brushes back his long sandy-brown hair with his right hand, shuts his eyes and, for a split moment, allows the notion to assault his senses.  —  If not for his fateful decision last August …