Florida Marlins perfect since clubhouse spat, beat Washington Nationals 9-6  —  WASHINGTON — Maybe a little clubhouse friction was just what the Marlins needed to spark a final push for the playoffs.  —  Hanley Ramirez returned to the starting lineup Friday night and drove in two runs …

Kansas City Royals' Jose Guillen shutting it down for the season  —  Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen is out for the season, according to ESPNdeportes.com's Enrique Rojas.  —  Guillen  —  “I won't play anymore for the rest of the season to recover well from the injury,” …

Clemens strikes out with defamation suit  —  More than A year and a half after starting with a bang, the defamation suit Roger Clemens brought against his former trainer Brian McNamee ended with a whimper last week in Houston, where federal judge Keith Ellison of the U.S. District Court dismissed the case with prejudice.

Mets to Sign Teenager  —  This one is about is about as under-the-radar as it gets — according to ChuSpo, the Mets have agreed to sign Japanese teenager Taiki Kawasaki to a minor league contract.  Kawasaki is a 17 year-old left handed pitcher who had been training at Julio Franco's baseball academy in Florida.

Marrero belts first Class AA homer as Senators return to .500  —  Chris Marrero blasted his first career Class AA home run, and the Harrisburg Senators opened their final series of the 2009 series with a 7-3 victory over Bowie in front of 2,953 at Prince George's Stadium.

Game 136: Cubs at Mets  —  The Mets will be trying to extend their winning streak to three this afternoon when journeyman Nelson Figueroa takes on the Cubs at Citi Field in the second game of a three-game series.  —  Figueroa is making his fifth start of the season and is coming off …

FINAL: White Sox 12, Red Sox 2  —  (11:09, Game over, White Sox 12, Red Sox 2)Maybe the Red Sox will participate in this four-game series vs. the White Sox tomorrow.  Tonight they barely showed up.  The White Sox scored 12 runs by the fourth inning, mainly because of two 5-run innings in the third and fourth.

EX-YANK FRITZ RECALLED FOR FAMILY SWITCH  —  IN THE end, Fritz Peterson has tried to do the best he could in every situation.  —  When he swapped families with fellow Yankees pitcher Mike Kekich in the early '70s, he thought it was for the best.  Marilyn Peterson moved in with Kekich.

Game 136: Yankees at Blue Jays  —  YANKEES (86-49)  —  Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (12-6, 4.03).  —  BLUE JAYS (60-74)  —  Scutaro SS  —  Hill 2B  —  Wells CF  —  Millar 1B  —  Ruiz DH  —  Encarnacion 3B  —  Bautista RF  —  McDonald LF  —  Chavez C  —  Pitching: LHP Brett Cecil (6-3, 5.42).

Berkman unsure of baseball future  —  Houston (64-70) vs. Philadelphia (77-55), 6:05 p.m. CT  —  HOUSTON — When he signed a six-year, $85 million contract during Spring Training in 2005, first baseman Lance Berkman said he wanted to remain with the Astros for the rest of his career.

Halladay's one-hitter snaps Yanks' streak  —  TORONTO - Apparently, there's nothing in the Joba Rules about pitching well.  —  Joba Chamberlain posted another abbreviated stinker Friday night, getting hit around for three innings in a 6-0 Blue Jays win at the Rogers Centre that snapped the Yankees' seven-game winning streak.

METS' SMALL-BALL THEORY HAS A FEW BIG PROBLEMS  —  THE METS are not moving the fences in at Citi Field or lowering them for 2010, they say, because they want to capitalize on their philosophy of speed, defense and pitching.  —  SHERMAN ON TWITTER  —  HUBBUCH ON TWITTER

Madden: Where has September drama gone? … Say It Ain't So  —  “We don't know how long this lasts.  It could be a year.  It could be less than a year.  Who knows?  Whatever is in store, I'm ready for a new adventure.”  —  Iconic Detroit Tigers broadcaster and one of baseball's all-time gentlemen …

Red Sox complete Wagner trade  —  CHICAGO _ The Red Sox sent minor-league first baseman Eddie Lora to the New York Mets as part of the trade that brought left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner to Boston on Aug. 25.  —JOE McDONALD