Kendrick Falters in Starting Role  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just when it seemed Kyle Kendrick had found a home in the bullpen, he is back in the Phillies' rotation.  —  Results weren't the same.  —  Justin Upton hit his 100th career homer, Ian Kennedy threw six effective innings …

Latos Pitches and Hits Reds Past Pirates 3-0  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Mat Latos pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and hit a two-run homer Friday night as the NL Central-leading Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series against their closest pursuers with a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Posey homers and Giants beat Rockies 16-4  —  DENVER—Ryan Vogelsong pitched into the seventh inning, Buster Posey homered among his four hits and the San Francisco Giants broke out of an offensive slump to beat the Colorado Rockies 16-4 on Friday.  —  Brett Pill also went deep and Angel Pagan …

Blue Jays call up Hechavarria, option Cecil to Triple-A  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Toronto manager John Farrell liked the way his team fought Friday night.  He just didn't like the result.  —  The Oakland Athletics won in 15 innings for the second time this week, with Jemile Weeks hitting …

Carroll's Single in 10th Lifts Twins Over Red Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Jamey Carroll had four hits, including a go-ahead single in the 10th inning that sent the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Friday night.  —  Carroll and Justin Morneau each went 4 for 4 — Morneau doubled twice and Carroll also doubled.

Scioscia Protests 1st Inning Call in Angels' Loss  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Scioscia contends that a first-inning call by the umpires changed the course of the Los Angeles Angels' extra-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox.  —  Alex Rios hit his second homer of the game …

Sabathia Dominates Mariners Again as Yanks Win 6-3  —  NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10, dominating the Mariners as usual while leading the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory Friday night that stopped Seattle's seven-game winning streak.

Zack Wheeler now one step away  —  A year after being traded for an All-Star, he's on the verge of the bigs  —  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A couple hours before Carlos Beltran would play right field and bat cleanup in St. Louis, another game in a big league career long on accomplishment, Zack Wheeler kept running and touching cones.

Billingsley wins 3rd straight for Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES—Chad Billingsley won his third straight start since coming off the disabled list, batterymate A.J. Ellis hit two solo homers and had an RBI single, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.

Brennaman goes bald for a cause; raises $50K for Reds Community Fund  —  CINCINNATI - Hall of Fame Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman helped raise more than $50,000 for the Reds Community Fund thanks to his willingness to have his head shaved Friday.  —  “I think people really respect the fact that …

Final Score: Padres 3 Mets 1  —  The Mets (52-55) lost to the Padres by the score of 3-1 tonight in San Diego.  —  The Least You Should Know: … Michael Baron: Thole did a poor job of blocking the play at the plate on Carlos Quentin in the eighth inning, and that really put a damper on an otherwise good start by Dickey.

Hudson, Braves Stay Hot, Beat Reeling Astros 4-1  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Tim Hudson gave up only four hits and no earned runs in 7 1-3 innings to remain unbeaten in his career against Houston, and the Braves stayed hot with a 4-1 win Friday night that left the Astros with their worst 32-game stretch in franchise history.