Ruggiano hits game-winning single with two outs in ninth  —  CHICAGO — Justin Ruggiano hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning Friday that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves 5-4.  —  Arismendy Alcantara singled with two outs off Jordan Walden (0-1) and stole second.

Swisher hits two-run HR in fifth as Indians beat White Sox  —  CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber allowed four runs in six innings, and Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer in the fifth, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.

Vazquez Has 3 RBIs to Help Red Sox Over Astros 8-3  —  HOUSTON — Rookie Christian Vazquez got his first three major league hits and drove in three runs, while David Ortiz had three RBIs to break open the game in the sixth inning and lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Tulowitzki, Stubbs homer as Rockies top Twins  —  DENVER - Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings, Troy Tulowitzki and Drew Stubbs each hit two-run homers, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday night in the teams' first interleague meeting at Coors Field in six years.

Marlon Byrd reveals 4-team no-trade clause  —  As baseball's trade season heats up, Marlon Byrd will be connected to any team looking for a bat.  —  The Phillies' rightfielder is having an excellent season.  He leads the team in homers (18) and slugging (.481) and is second in RBIs (52).

Yankees Acquire Jeff Francis  —  1:50pm: The A's have now released a correction that lines up with the Yankees' announcement (hat tip: MLB.com's Jane Lee).  Francis and cash considerations are indeed heading to the Yankees for a player to be named later.  —  1:17pm: The Yankees, however …

Yankees can't afford to wait six weeks for Tanaka to (hopefully) return  —  After Thursday's revelation that Masahiro Tanaka has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, I offer the following three statements:  —  1. Even though it's only a “partial” tear, there's a very real chance we've seen …

Reds Rally for 6-5 Win Over Pirates  —  CINCINNATI — Brayan Pena's pinch-hit single in the eighth inning completed another late rally by the Reds, who overcame more injuries on Friday and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 to keep their momentum going toward the All-Star break.

Cardinals Designate Mike O'Neill For Assignment  —  The Cardinals have designated outfielder Mike O'Neill for assignment, according to the MLB.com transactions page.  Presumably, the move was made to clear roster space for the recently-claimed George Kottaras.

Orioles Beat Yankees 3-2 in 10 Innings  —  BALTIMORE — Manny Machado led off the 10th inning with a double and scored on a one-out single by Nick Hundley, giving the surging Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.  —  It was the ninth win in 11 games …

Cardinals Claim George Kottaras  —  The Cardinals have claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Indians, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (on Twitter).  Kottaras was recently designated for assignment by Cleveland.  —  It's not surprising to see St. Louis pursuing catching depth …

Price is right: Mariners should step up and trade for Tampa ace  —  Heaven knows, the Mariners' biggest need is a right-handed slugger.  —  They passed on Nelson Cruz.  They failed to sign switch hitter Kendrys Morales.  They're 12th in the American League in runs, last by a considerable margin in OPS against left-handed pitching.

Lucroy in for Molina as NL catcher  —  NEW YORK — The Milwaukee Brewers' Jonathan Lucroy will replace injured St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina as the National League's starter for Tuesday night's All-Star Game.  —  The commissioner's office said Friday that the Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero …