Tigers INF Perez suspended 80 games  —  DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers' infielder Neifi Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday after testing positive for a third time for a banned stimulant, a penalty that finishes his season.  —  Perez was suspended for 25 games on July 6 when he tested positive for a second time.

Bad-luck Milton Bradley strains right hamstring  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres left fielder Milton Bradley left Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants because of a strained right hamstring — yet more bad luck for the injury-plagued Bradley.  —  The switch-hitting Bradley …

Lester, Sox take on Mariners in Seattle  —  Boston (66-42) at Seattle (59-47), Friday, 10:05 p.m. ET  —  Once again, the scheduling gods have denied Jon Lester a hero's welcome.  —  Or, rather, a hero's welcome in Boston, Lester's adopted home.  There will certainly be no shortage …

Delgado double spurs Mets' big ninth  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead double off Ryan Dempster in a four-run ninth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 Friday to extend their winning streak to three.  —  Delgado's double off Dempster …

Robinson Steps In for Selig on the Bonds Watch  —  The official representative of the commissioner's office at Thursday night's Barry Bonds Traveling Home Run Circus Show arrived in his suite at Dodger Stadium literally seconds before first pitch, his expertise with freeway traffic patterns, as a resident Angeleno, in full evidence.

Braves place SS Renteria on 15-day DL  —  Shortstop Edgar Renteria was put on the disabled list by the Atlanta Braves on Friday, one day after he sprained his right ankle while trying to field a hard grounder.  Renteria, hitting .336 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs, was put on the 15-day DL after he was found to have a high ankle sprain.

D-backs claim Cirillo, Kim off waivers  —  LOS ANGELES — The D-backs picked up a pair of veterans Friday, bringing former closer Byung Hyun Kim back to Arizona on a waiver claim from Florida and claiming infielder Jeff Cirillo from the Twins.  —  Kim began his professional career …

Tempers flare as Brewers drop finale  —  Capuano's difficult outing includes minor scuffle in dugout  —  MILWAUKEE — A dugout scuffle in early June seemed to spark the Chicago Cubs.  Could the same happen in early August to the team that now narrowly trails them?

Wild Card: Low on Rocket Fuel?  —  On May 6, when Roger Clemens announced to a sold-out Yankee Stadium crowd that he had just signed a deal to return to the Yankees, the team was 13-15 (.464), five-and-a-half games behind the Red Sox in the American League East and in eighth place in the Wild Card race.

Dukes in trouble again after violating court order  —  Elijah Dukes faces the prospect of jail time after being charged Thursday with a single count of violating a domestic violence injunction.  —  Dukes, optioned to the minor leagues in June by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and placed …

A-Rod stays at 499 HRs, Yanks rip Royals  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Melky Cabrera put one into the seats — behind the dugout, that is.  Yep, the New York Yankees are doing just fine without any homer help from Alex Rodriguez.  —  Cabrera hit a bizarre two-run double and Robinson Cano homered …

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