Flowers, White Sox bullpen lift Chicago over Astros  —  CHICAGO — Slump-ridden Tyler Flowers drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning double, and four Chicago pitchers retired the final 22 batters to lift the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Angels Close To Acquiring Huston Street  —  9:57pm: Another player is expected to be going with Lindsey to the Padres, tweets Rosenthal.  One possibility, according to a tweet from Brown, is 23-year-old righty R.J. Alvarez.  —  9:47pm: A deal is being finalized to send Street to the Angels, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.

Arencibia says he used to be his own worst enemy  —  TORONTO — A reflective J.P. Arencibia says he has been his own worst enemy in the past.  —  “A lot of my struggles were from doubts and trying to do too many things,” the former Blue Jay told reporters Friday upon his return to Rogers Centre with the Texas Rangers.

Alderson wants to see more before deadline buy or Murphy sell  —  Mets GM Sandy Alderson (inset) wants to see the Mets play 10 more games before making a trade deadline call on second baseman Daniel Murphy and others.  —  SAN DIEGO — Despite the Mets' improved play heading into the All-Star break …

Two-run homers by Bogaerts, Gomes boost Red Sox over Royals  —  BOSTON — Jonny Gomes hit a go-ahead two-run pinch homer in the sixth after another two-run shot in the inning by Xander Bogaerts and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night.

Sandoval's Homer Helps Giants Beat Marlins 9-1  —  MIAMI — Pablo Sandoval hit a three-run homer off one of his favorite foils, and the San Francisco Giants beat the slumping Miami Marlins 9-1 Friday night.  —  All-Star Madison Bumgarner (11-7) allowed one run in six innings.

Pirates start second half with comeback win over Rockies  —  PITTSBURGH — Travis Snider's pinch-hit double in the eighth scored Neil Walker to spark the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  —  Walker trotted home when Colorado right fielder Carlos Gonzalez …

CC to have season-ending surgery on right knee  —  Lefty scheduled to undergo arthroscopic debridement procedure on Wednesday  —  NEW YORK — CC Sabathia's season is over.  The Yankees left-hander has been scheduled to have arthroscopic debridement surgery on his right knee …

Cards notes: Wainwright will rest this weekend  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  The made-for-television duel between the National League's top two pitchers and the aces Cardinals manager Mike Matheny chose between for this past week's All-Star Game start won't happen.

Ellsbury, Phelps Lead Yankees to 4-3 Win Over Reds  —  NEW YORK — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-run homer, and David Phelps pitched the Yankees to a fast start in the second half, leading New York to a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.  —  Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran …

Heyward, Simmons Pace Braves Past Phillies  —  ATLANTA — Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs, Andrelton Simmons had two RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves won their third straight game with a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.  —  Returning from the All-Star break …

Billy Butler doesn't want to be traded, hopes Royals pick up $12.5 million option for 2015  —  Billy Butler swung a pair of Mariucci bats inside the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park, rotating the lumber from hand to hand, pondering the factors behind his first-half torment.