Padres' Giles vetoes waiver deal with Red Sox … San Diego Padres right fielder Brian Giles officially exercised his veto power and blocked a waiver deal Friday that would have sent him to the Boston Red Sox.  —  Giles, 37, was claimed on waivers by the Red Sox, and Boston and San Diego had 48 hours to make a deal.

Two Mets minor leaguers suspended  —  NEW YORK (TICKER) —Leandro Geremy and Jose Valentin, a pair of pitchers in the New York Mets' minor league system, were suspended 50 games Friday for testing positive for performance-enhancing substances.  —  Geremy and Valentin both were with the organization's Dominican Summer League Team.

Mets' Perez stifles Marlins in 3-0 win  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Aaron Heilman put to rest the ruckus being made over the Mets' beleaguered bullpen—for at least a night.  —  Using a revamped motion, Heilman struck out three in two innings to close out Oliver Perez's dominant performance and give …

Yankees' Chamberlain expected to miss a month  —  The general expectation within the Yankees organization is that Joba Chamberlain will miss about a month with what the team calls “rotator-cuff tendinitis.”  —  Based on conversations with two members of the organization …

Angels keep the hits coming against Yankees  —  Angels pound out 17 hits, including four each by Torii Hunter and Howie Kendrick, in 10-5 victory.  Jered Weaver gets his 10th win.  —  A trio of New York Yankees pitchers probably knew how Reggie Willits felt Friday night.

Reds hire Bill Bavasi  —  Bill Bavasi, fired as the Mariners' general manager on June 16, was hired today by the Cincinnati Reds as a special assistant to Walt Jocketty, the team's president and general manager.  —  Bavasi, 50, will advise and assist Jocketty in matters involving the front office …

White beats Red in battle of Sox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The way Mark Buehrle had been pitching, this looked like a mismatch.  It turned out to be just that, only with a twist his team welcomed.  —  Buehrle took a shutout into the eighth and the Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss …

Detroit vs. Oakland  —  Reliever Ziegler ties club record as A's snap 10-game skid  —  CBSSports.com wire reports  —  DETROIT — Brad Ziegler tied the Athletics' record for consecutive scoreless innings and Oakland snapped its 10-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Losing starter sees little effort to play as a team  —  Carlos Silva knows that a guy with a 4-13 record doesn't have much room to be criticizing his teammates.  —  He knows that if he confronts his slacking coworkers, he's going to be the one who looks out of control and desperate.

Marlins bringing back catcher Lo Duca  —  Club inks veteran backstop to Minor League contract  —  NEW YORK — The Marlins signed veteran catcher Paul Lo Duca to a Minor League contract on Friday.  —  Lo Duca will report to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, and will likely catch and serve as a designated hitter.

Mussina named Pepsi Clutch Performer  —  Right-hander recognized for ‘getting it done’ for Yanks  —  ARLINGTON — Considering all the pitching injuries that have befallen the Yankees, finding someone to step up and carry the team has been critical.  Yet the Yankees have not needed to look far.

Phils lose in 12, NL East lead cut to 1  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The potent Phillies offense is struggling right now and their manager isn't sure why.  —  “I don't have the answer for it,” Charlie Manuel said.  “And I don't think the players do either.”  —  Not exactly what one might expect …

Beauty and the Brewer  —  Supermodel Marisa Miller, Ryan Braun shoot Remington hair-care ad going straight to YouTube to reach young male demographic  —  Brookfield - In his young career as an all-star leftfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun has stared down the likes of opposing pitchers Johan Santana and Brandon Webb.

Sabathia 6-0 with Brewers, blanks Nats  —  MILWAUKEE (AP)—It's not too often that 270-pound Prince Fielder can call himself someone's “mini-me.”  —  It's also not too often a pitcher has a string of success like CC Sabathia.  —  Sabathia pitched a five-hitter to remain unbeaten …