Jonathon Niese pitches 3 innings, watches on FaceTime as son is born  —  8h - MLB JONATHON NIESE LOGAN VERRETT NEW YORK METS LOS ANGELES DODGERS + more  —  Yasiel Puig and Jimmy Rollins homer in the Dodgers' 7-2 win over the Mets.

Latest On Mets Corner Outfield Situation  —  The Mets were pushing to deal for Brewers outfielder Gerardo Parra up until last night, Marc Carig of Newsday reports on Twitter, building upon a prior report from Andy Martino of the New York Daily News (via Twitter).

Hernandez Wins 12th as Mariners Knock Off Blue Jays 5-2  —  SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez pitched seven strong innings to pick up his 12th win of the season, Mark Trumbo gave Seattle the lead with a two-run homer and the Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Friday night.

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.

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 …

Bogaerts delivers Red Sox past Tigers to snap 8-game skid (Yahoo Sports)  —  Xander Bogaerts' single up the middle off Blaine Hardy in the 11th inning drove home the winning run, and the Boston Red Sox snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

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 …

Orioles Fall to Rays 3-1 in 1st Loss When Leading After 7  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Darren O'Day was the reliever responsible for Baltimore's first loss of the season when leading after seven innings.  —  Buck Showalter saw things a little differently, though, after Tampa Bay's 3-1 win Friday night.

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 …

Kemp, Alonso, Wallace Homer in Padres' 3-1 Win Over Marlins  —  SAN DIEGO — Matt Kemp, Yonder Alonso and Brett Wallace all homered to back seven strong innings from Andrew Cashner and lead the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.

Pence, Belt Lead Giants to 9-3 Victory Over A's  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Hunter Pence had four hits and drove in two runs, Brandon Belt had three RBIs and the San Francisco Giants won their third straight, beating the Oakland Athletics 9-3 in an interleague game Friday night.