How Phillies avoided a conundrum by trading Kendrick … The Phillies also traded RHP Jeremy Hellickson late Friday night to the Orioles for OF Hyun Soo Kim, minor-league LHP Garrett Cleavinger & international pool money.  —  CONNECT  —  PHILADELPHIA - Phillies manager Pete Mackanin and the front office had a conundrum brewing.

Wacha, Gyorko lead Cardinals to 1-0 win over Diamondbacks  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — It's been a week of firsts for St. Louis reliever Trevor Rosenthal.  —  On Tuesday, he earned his first two-inning win in a 3-2 victory over Colorado.  —  Against Arizona on Friday night …

Dodgers keep proving they can handle anything  —  LOS ANGELES — The week leading up to the trade deadline is ever-changing for the Dodgers, except for the winning part.  —  Corey Seager's second multi-home run game of the season extended Los Angeles' winning streak to six in its 6-4 comeback win over the rival San Francisco Giants.

Adrian Beltre update: Just two away from 3,000 hits and chance for more Friday  —  Adrian Beltre is absolutely on fire with the bat and could burn his way Friday night to baseball history and major league baseball's iconic 3,000-hit milestone.  —  The Texas Rangers third baseman singled …

Michael Conforto hits two home runs, shines in homecoming as Mets beat Mariners, 7-5  —  Coming here as a kid, Michael Conforto thought Safeco Field was huge.  This is where Conforto watched his childhood baseball heroes and dreamed of becoming a major leaguer.

Indians beat White Sox 9-3 to extend win streak to 8  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Ramirez had four hits, including a homer, Carlos Santana and Michael Brantley also homered, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Friday night for their eighth straight victory.

Brewers 2, Cubs 1: Brent Suter delivers his best pitching performance  —  In the span of only five starts, Brent Suter has transformed himself from a short-term injury replacement in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation into someone who merits a longer look.  —  The left-hander delivered …

Romano shelves change-up, struggles with command in loss  —  Cincinnati Reds RHP Sal Romano on walking six vs. Miami Marlins Wochit  —  MIAMI - In the first inning, Sal Romano couldn't see the signs.  That's not why he failed to throw his change-up against the Miami Marlins on Friday.

Tanaka perfect into 6th, Yanks top Rays 6-1 to regain lead  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Now this was the dominant Masahiro Tanaka that the New York Yankees wanted to see.  —  Looking every bit like an ace, Tanaka took a perfect game into the sixth inning and struck out a career-high 14 as the Yankees beat …

Mets bolster bullpen getting A.J. Ramos from the Marlins  —  SEATTLE — The New York Mets have acquired reliever A.J. Ramos from the Miami Marlins for a pair of prospects.  —  The clubs announced the deal on Friday night, with the Mets sending Class A pitcher Merandy Gonzalez and outfielder Ricardo Cespedes back to the Marlins.

Travis Wood helps himself in Padres debut  —  New Padres LHP Travis Wood strikes out seven, allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in a 3-2 win over the Pirates.  Wood also drove in a run.  —  In his Padres debut and return to the National League, Travis Wood helped himself.

Mike Moustakas clubs his 30th homer as Royals top Red Sox for ninth straight win  —  To hit a home run in the major leagues, a baseball player must possess a potent combination of tools.  Enough hand-eye coordination to barrel a 95 mph fastball.  Enough brute strength in the legs to launch a baseball 400 feet.

Bruce Rondon gives up three-run homer as Tigers fall to Astros, 6-5 … Dallas Keuchel clearly did not look like himself tonight, and neither did the Houston Astros.  —  But that didn't matter because Bruce Rondon looked all too much like himself lately.  —  The Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever …

Jaime Garcia wins in Minnesota debut after trade from Braves  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jaime Garcia assured Paul Molitor after the fifth inning he could go some more.  Then told his new skipper the same thing after the sixth.  —  That durability and competitive nature is what has kept Garcia …

NL Notes: Teheran, Ellis, Cubs, Beede, Nationals  —  The Braves aren't likely to trade righty Julio Teheran at the deadline, tweets Jon Heyman of FanRag.  A report earlier this month suggested the Braves were open to dealing Teheran, but there haven't been many specific details about potential Teheran deals since.