X-rays negative, but Jose Abreu to sit out Saturday with finger injury  —  HOUSTON - White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu will miss Saturday's game against the Astros with a swollen right index finger.  —  Abreu went to the hospital Friday night after the finger became so irritated that he asked …

Buehrle, Blue Jays Rally Past Twins 6-4 on Colabello Homer  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Colabello hit two-run tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning against former teammate Glen Perkins, giving Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-4 victory over the Twins on a soggy Friday night, stopping Minnesota's five-game winning streak.

Inside Baseball: Eight possible spots for Ryan Howard, and more notes  —  Ryan Howard is healthy and he is hitting, and this is may be the best chance for the Phillies to finally get serious about trading him.  —  Howard could help a contender, and it's high time for the Phillies to stop …

Lackey K's 9, Cardinals Beat Dodgers 3-0 for 5th in Row  —  ST. LOUIS — John Lackey worked seven scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals got just enough against Mike Bolsinger to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 for their fifth straight victory on Friday night.

Strasburg Leaves After 16 Pitches, Reds Beat Nationals 5-2  —  CINCINNATI — Washington's Stephen Strasburg left after only 16 pitches because of a stiff neck, and Zack Cozart had three hits as the Cincinnati Reds rallied against the Nationals' bullpen for a 5-2 victory on Friday night.

Harvey's 11 Ks not enough, Mets fall to Marlins  —  Matt Harvey struck out 11 in eight innings in his first start since his dead arm diagnosis, but the New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins, 4-3, Friday at Citi Field.  —  Harvey (5-3) allowed four runs and six hits, including a three-run home run to Justin Bour.

Jerry Dior, Designer of Major League Baseball's Logo, Dies at 82  —  Jerry Dior, a graphic designer who created one of the most instantly recognizable logos in the history of American marketing — the silhouetted batter that has long symbolized Major League Baseball — but who received official credit …

Good Bettis  —  Chad Bettis just finished five perfect innings for the Rockies.  He struck out three Phillies so far, and has thrown just 60 pitches.  There was a nice conversation by the Rockies broadcasters talking about how Bettis learned to stay over the rubber longer …

Hardy's 9th-Inning Single Lifts Orioles Past Rays 2-1  —  BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy's single drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, Chris Davis homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on Friday night to extend the Rays' losing streak to six games.

Gray Goes 8 in A's 6-2 Win Over Yankees  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Sonny Gray pitched eight innings for his sixth win of the season, Stephen Vogt drove in two runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 6-2 on Friday night.  —  Gray (6-2) retired 11 straight after walking Brett Gardner to lead off the game.