Laffey throws seven shutout inning, Rasmus drives in two as Jays pound BoSox  —  Aaron Laffey pitched seven shutout innings and Colby Rasmus drove in two runs, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  —  The win snapped a three-game losing streak …

Verlander Leads Tigers Past White Sox 4-2  —  DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander shut down the White Sox after the third inning, and the Detroit Tigers backed their ace with timely hitting in a 4-2 victory over Chicago on Friday night in the opener of a big three-game series.

Crawford, Lincecum Lead Giants Over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Crawford hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Tim Lincecum threw seven sharp innings and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Friday night.

Stark: The 10 best (potentially) available starting pitchers  —  Cole Hamels, Zack Greinke and Matt Garza highlight the arms who could get dealt  —  The world is full of mysteries, and here's one of them:  —  It's supposed to be The Year of the Pitcher, right?

Reds hit 3 HRs, beat Brewers 3-1 behind Bailey  —  CINCINNATI—Homer Bailey pitched eight innings for his first career win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night, and Zack Cozart hit the first of Cincinnati's three solo homers for a 3-1 victory that kept the Reds in first place in the NL Central.

Weaver's Angels Take Big Series Opener From Texas  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mark Trumbo and Mike Trout homered, Jered Weaver pitched seven resilient innings to earn his 12th win, and the Los Angeles Angels opened a weekend showdown between the AL West's powers with a 6-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Rays Rally to Beat Mariners 4-3 in 14 Innings  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ben Zobrist snapped a 14th-inning tie with an RBI double and B.J. Upton homered and drove in two runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

Final Score: Dodgers 7 Mets 6  —  The Mets (47-46) lost to the Dodgers (50-44) by the score of 7-6 tonight at Citi Field.  —  The Least You Should Know: … For a full recap and box score, check out SNY's In-Game Live.  —  Michael Baron: So, I guess it's time to officially be concerned about Santana.

Brewers offered Greinke $100M-plus but signs suggest he'll become a free agent  —  Greinke will most likely wind up a free agent.  (Getty Images)  —  The Brewers offered star righthanded pitcher Zack Greinke a $100-million-plus, five-year deal sometime within the past few weeks …

Barry Larkin and the Hall's call  —  A writer who covered the Reds' shortstop reflects on his Cooperstown qualities  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The newspaper clips are yellowed and crinkly with the passage of two decades.  They've survived moves from Cincinnati to Denver to the Philadelphia suburbs …

Griffin shuts down Yankees as A's win 4-3  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—A.J. Griffin glanced into the visiting dugout and saw Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira among others.  Oakland's rookie right-hander felt some nerves all right.  —  Then, Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run homer …