Grichuk, Cooney Lead Cardinals Over Braves 4-2  —  ST. LOUIS — Randal Grichuk homered and rookie Tim Cooney threw seven solid innings to earn his first major league win, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Mets call up prospect Michael Conforto after placing Michael Cuddyer on DL  —  2h - MLB MICHAEL CUDDYER KYLE SCHWARBER NEW YORK METS + more  —  Adam Rubin discusses the value Mets prospect Michael Conforto will bring to the team during Michael Cuddyer's stint on the DL.

Mets Acquire Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson  —  The Mets have officially acquired both Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson from the division-rival Braves.  Two minor league righties — John Gant and Rob Whalen — will head to Atlanta in return.  —  New York will also absorb about $2.7MM in salary …

Cowherd details flap over comments made about Dominican Republic  —  Colin Cowherd addresses the on-air remarks he made a day earlier concerning Dominicans and their intelligence related to baseball.

Pirates Get to Scherzer, Top Nationals 7-5  —  PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco homered and drove in three runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates exacted some measure of revenge against Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals in a 7-5 win on Friday night.  —  Just over a month after Scherzer no-hit the Pirates …

Inside Baseball: Big trade storylines involve Padres, Tigers, Hamels  —  After an almost unprecedented lull in trading action, two trades of some significance finally were completed Thursday.  The Astros became the first to land a viable starting pitcher when they brought Scott Kazmir back home …

Francoeur's 10th-Inning HR Gives Phillies 5-3 Win Over Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Jeff Francoeur hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies, who had rallied in the ninth, beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Friday.  —  Francoeur drove his game-winner deep …

Turner, Thomas Lead Dodgers Past Mets in Conforto's Debut  —  NEW YORK — Some of Ian Thomas' teammates say he looks like Clayton Kershaw.  While he may not have flirted with a perfect game like Dodgers ace the previous night, the Los Angeles rookie filled in admirably in an emergency start at Citi Field.

Angels Acquire Conor Gillaspie, Designate Adam Wilk  —  12:23pm: Los Angeles has designated pitcher Adam Wilk for assignment to clear 40-man space, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports on Twitter.  —  The 27-year-old has made just one appearance at the big league level this year and nine in his career.

Sources: Bills likely to part ways with Kromer  —  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - The Buffalo Bills found themselves in the news following the arrest of offensive line coach Aaron Kromer, and it appears as though that tie will be severed.  —  According to sources, the Bills are likely to part ways …