Mets hit three HRs, hold off Brewers 5-4  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Buzz cuts have been a perfect tonic for the Mets.  —  David Wright, Carlos Delgado and Damion Easley homered, helping New York to a 5-4 victory over Milwaukee on Friday night that stopped the Brewers' six-game winning streak.

Peavy fans 10 as Padres rout Cardinals  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres could have used this kind of performance against the St. Louis Cardinals the last two Octobers.  —  Ace Jake Peavy became the first pitcher in franchise history to strike out at least 10 in four straight starts …

Swisher, A's agree on 5-yr, $26.75M deal  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Swisher and the Oakland Athletics agreed Friday on a $26.75 million, five-year contract that also includes a one-year club option for 2012.  —  Swisher was hitting .286 with six home runs and 17 RBIs going into Friday night's game against Cleveland.

Astros option Burke to Triple-A  —  Opening Day center fielder upset by demotion  —  HOUSTON — Chris Burke was on top of the world when he hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 18th inning to end the longest postseason game in Major League history and clinch Houston's National League Division Series over Atlanta on Oct. 9, 2005.

Mariners place RHP Jeff Weaver on 15-day disabled list  —  Mariners recall LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith from Tacoma  —  SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the Mariners placed right-handed pitcher Jeff Weaver …

Tejeda to get extra rest  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  NEW YORK - The Rangers still weren't sure Thursday if Robinson Tejeda was just a little sore or something more, but he'll get at least one extra day of rest before his next start.  And maybe more.  —  If Kevin Millwood comes off …

Notes: Sadler promoted from Triple-A  —  Veteran fills utility role in Callaspo's absence  —  HOUSTON — With Triple-A infielders Brian Barden and Augie Ojeda both injured, the D-backs decided to select the contract of utility man Donnie Sadler from Tucson on Friday to replace infielder Alberto Callaspo …

Lee hit streak ends at 17 games  —  PHILADELPHIA — It took 33 games for a team to figure out a way to stop Derrek Lee, but the Phillies managed to do it on Friday.  —  When Lee went 0-for-4 in the 7-2 loss to the Phillies, it was the first time this season he had not reached base.

Pirates' new lineup paves way for 6-4 win  —  Rare burst of offense, Maholm???s rebound put down Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Well, what do you know?  —  "We got some runs," manager Jim Tracy said.  —  The Pirates, an offensive mess barely 16 hours earlier, amassed their highest run total since …

Hot to Trot  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Trot Nixon, still wearing those camouflage undershirts and the scowl that conceals his warm-and-fuzzy side, didn't go through back surgery and come to Cleveland just to play it out.  —  Nixon is part-deity in Boston because of that very trait …

Nationals hitting coach Mitchell Page takes leave of absence, Lenny Harris named interim hitting coach  —  The Washington Nationals today granted hitting coach Mitchell Page a leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons and named Lenny Harris interim hitting coach.

Starters Work Less Today, but No Less Hard  —  One of the worst consequences of the Yankees' recent pitching woes has been that they've created an opening for the nostalgist set to decry the weakness of the modern athlete and laud the virtues of antiquity.  You're familiar with the argument, which comes in many guises.

Leaks in steroid probe draw commissioner's ire  —  Wednesday was a bad day for Bud Selig.  There were several leaks in the Mitchell investigation, and the baseball commissioner was furious.  —  "Not a very good day," Selig says over the phone from his Milwaukee office.  "I'm disgusted about a lot of things."