Cody Ransom's late grand slam leads Brewers by Pirates … MILWAUKEE — Cody Ransom hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  —  Ryan Braun hit two home runs as Milwaukee improved …

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.

Ellis' Go-Ahead HR Helps Dodgers Beat Padres 2-1  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched in and out of trouble for six innings, batterymate Mark Ellis hit his third homer of the season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated the return of Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp to the lineup …

Ross homers and drives in four as Braves beat Mets  —  ATLANTA — David Ross homered and drove in four runs, Chipper Jones also connected and the Atlanta Braves survived a crisis at shortstop to beat the New York Mets 7-5 on Friday night.  —  The Braves started the day thin at shortstop.

Cody Ross bamboozled by Bobby Valentine's benching  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Bobby Valentine's first lineup card of the second half of the season resulted in a closed door meeting with outfielder Cody Ross, who wanted to know why he wasn't starting …

Youkilis Sac Fly Gives White Sox 9-8 Win in 14  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Youkilis hit a sacrifice fly in the 14th inning, and the Chicago White Sox outlasted the Kansas City Royals 9-8 to win a game that stretched into the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Bumgarner, Posey lead Giants past Astros 5-1  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Madison Bumgarner pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Buster Posey homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Friday night.  —  Bumgarner (11-5) retired 13 straight until Chris Snyder's solo shot …

Ortiz, Ciriaco help Red Sox knock off Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — David Ortiz hit his 23rd homer and Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and drove in two runs Friday night, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.  —  Franklin Morales (2-2) allowed two hits over five scoreless innings …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.