Giants Acquire Jake Peavy  —  The Giants have acquired Jake Peavy from the Red Sox, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman tweets.  The Red Sox will receive pitching prospects Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree, ESPN's Buster Olney tweets.  —  The trade reunites Peavy with Bruce Bochy, who managed him with the Padres.

Cardinals Close To Signing A.J. Pierzynski  —  8:46pm: Pierzynski is already in Chicago and will join the Cardinals tomorrow, tweets Rosenthal.  An announcement is expected before tomorrow's game, which starts at 1:05pm CST, according to a tweet from Goold.

Puig, Dodgers Go Triple-Crazy, Beat Giants 8-1  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Yasiel Puig tied a franchise record with three triples and added a double and two RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers moved within a half-game of NL West-leading San Francisco by beating the Giants 8-1 on Friday night.

Davis Homers in 10th, Orioles Edge Mariners 2-1  —  SEATTLE — Chris Davis hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning, Nelson Cruz also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a record-tying start by Felix Hernandez in a 2-1 victory Friday night over the Seattle Mariners.

Angels Slip Past Tigers 2-1 With 6th-Inning Rally  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Efren Navarro and Kole Calhoun drove in runs in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame Drew Smyly's early dominance for a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Brown powers rare offensive outburst for Phillies, top D-Backs  —  PHILADELPHIA — Domonic Brown homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.  —  Grady Sizemore had three hits …

Eighth-Inning Homer Carries Kansas City to Fourth Straight Win  —  Billy Butler's two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning Friday night sent the Kansas City Royals to a victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians, 6-4, for their fourth straight win.  —  Butler connected against John Axford …

Williams sharp in 4-1 win over Oakland  —  To “expect the unexpected” is one of the most vague and oxymoronic phrases in our common vernacular.  —  It's a wacky saying, because it might lead one to actually expect something like six innings of five-hit, one-run ball from Jerome Williams …

Nationals continue surge, send Reds to seventh straight loss  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Denard Span matched Cincinnati's hit total with his four singles, and Tanner Roark allowed only three singles over seven innings Friday night, leading the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory that extended their surge and the Reds' slump.