Game 61: Mets at Yankees (with pre-game updates and the arrival of a new belt)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (3-1, 3.79).  —  METS (31-27)  —  Cora SS  —  Martinez LF  —  Beltran CF  —  Wright 3B  —  Church RF  —  Sheffield DH  —  Murphy 1B  —  Schneider C  —  Castillo 2B

Ellsbury delivers key hit as Red Sox outlast Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 13th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night in an interleague matchup between division leaders.

Papelbon fined for pace-of-game violation  —  BOSTON n- Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, who picked up his 16th save of the season in last night's 4-3 win over the Yankees at Fenway Park, tying him with the Angels' Brian Fuentes for the American League lead, was fined by Major League Baseball earlier …

Bradley struggles in right, Cubs fall to Twins 7-4  —  Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins felt loved at Wrigley Field while the home fans took out their frustrations on one of their own, mistake-prone right fielder Milton Bradley.  —  Mauer, batting .413 after getting two more hits …

Another shutout victory at home for Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Vicente Padilla worked five effective innings, Hank Blalock homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 Friday to record shutouts on consecutive nights at home for the first time in 29 seasons.

Friday's news and notes  —  An unintended consequence of the Washington Nationals' move out of Jose Rijo's complex near San Cristobal was the costs that would fall on the San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers, the two other teams that have academies near San Cristobal.

Melvin: Talk of imminent deal ‘absolutely false’  —  I bit the bullet this afternoon and asked Doug Melvin about the trade rumors that have swirled on the Internet over the past 36 hours about an imminent trade for a front-line pitcher.  —  His two-word response: “Absolutely false.”

Surprise performances (cont.)  —  1. David Ortiz, Red Sox DH.  Boston people remain worried despite Ortiz's improved hitting of late.  And judging by his recent dugout fits, Ortiz remains worried, too.  —  2. Chien-Ming Wang, Yankees SP.  Wang's ERA is the highest in history after five starts.

Cleveland Indians search for answer to Lake Erie gull problem  —  CLEVELAND — There were two sets of birds at Progressive Field on Friday — the St. Louis Cardinals and the Lake Erie gulls.  —  The Cardinals will leave on Sunday.  No one knows when the gulls will.

Halladay tweaks groin … TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay has left his start against Florida after apparently injuring his groin.  —  Halladay grimaced after throwing his second pitch in the third inning Friday night.  Catcher Rod Barajas went to the mound, then motioned to the dugout …

Wang's Time in Rotation May Be Running Short  —  BOSTON — The struggling Chien-Ming Wang will get another start for the Yankees, but possibly no more after that.  Manager Joe Girardi said he told Wang that the Yankees expected positive results from him next Wednesday against the Washington Nationals …