LEADING OFF: Garcia joins Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Votto run  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Friday:  —  RIVALRY ROOKIE  —  Left-hander Jaime Garcia gets his first close-up look at the Yankees-Red Sox craziness when he takes on Boston in the Bronx.

Reds' Votto, Gennett have no problem with Padres lefty  —  Thursday in the seventh inning, the San Diego Padres changed pitchers in the middle of Joey Votto's plate appearance.  For the Cincinnati Reds first baseman, it brought a flashback to an at-bat from rookie ball.

Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Bell rises in win over Detroit Tigers  —  DETROIT — Josh Bell never showed much power in the minor leagues.  So when Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle moved Bell to the cleanup spot this season, more than a few eyebrows were raised.

Fowler's grand slam powers Cardinals to 6th straight win  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.  —  St. Louis tied a season-high with its sixth straight win.

Mets ace deGrom's arm hit by liner, exits 10-0 rout of Phils  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched brilliantly until he was hit in the pitching arm by a line drive and exited in the seventh inning, and New York homered four times to rout the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 on Thursday night.

Girardi says ‘good possibility’ Montgomery starts Sunday  —  TORONTO (AP) Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Thursday there's “a really good possibility” that rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery will be recalled from Triple-A to start against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.

Mets To Promote Dominic Smith  —  The Mets will promote first base prospect Dominic Smith to the majors on Friday, general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters, including Marc Carig of Newsday (Twitter link).  Smith will follow shortstop Amed Rosario as the second well-regarded prospect …

Corey Dickerson's three-run homer lifts Rays over Indians  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Corey Dickerson's three-run homer in the eighth inning carried the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  —  Dickerson's two-out blast off Nick Goody (1-2), his 22nd …

Jacob deGrom leaves Mets game after getting hit in arm with line drive  —  PHILADELPHIA — Jacob deGrom left the game in the seventh inning after taking a line drive off his pitching arm.  The Mets right hander had thrown 6.2 scoreless innings when Nick Williams' 99-mile an hour line drive hit …

Mets Designate Fernando Salas  —  The Mets have designated reliever Fernando Salas for assignment, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com (Twitter link).  His spot will go to newly promoted first base prospect Dominic Smith.  —  Salas is in his second season with the Mets …

AL Notes: Sale, Hardy, Orioles, Twins  —  It's possible the Red Sox will open contract extension talks with superstar left-hander Chris Sale during the upcoming offseason, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  Sale has two more option years remaining at a combined $26MM …

Look for Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr.'s role to expand for stretch drive  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After protecting Carl Edwards Jr. for more than four months, manager Joe Maddon is moving closer to unleashing his powerful right arm on a more frequent basis.  —  “That's coming,” Maddon said.