Victor returns to catch Wake  —  Red Sox catcher still feeling effects of foul ball off toe  —  BOSTON — After missing the past three games with a bruised left big toe, Victor Martinez timed his return perfectly, coming back to the lineup on a night Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield was pitching.

Jerry pulls Santana; streaks don't stand  —  Mets squander another outing by ace, who exits after eight innings despite breezing  —  MILWAUKEE — Manager Jerry Manuel insisted he had no hesitation about removing Johan Santana after eight less-than-taxing innings, with the left-hander's pitch count …

Cabrera thrives, Willis toils in loss to A's  —  DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis have known each other since their Minor League years in the Florida Marlins organization.  They worked their way up to become household names in the baseball world and have stayed close friends.

Angels, and Scott Kazmir, take a step back in 8-3 loss  —  Kazmir, unable to get the Mariners' hitters to bite on his offspeed pitches, gives up six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.  —  Seattle's Franklin Gutierrez, left, scores past Angels catcher Mike Napoli on a single …

Brewers Designate Claudio Vargas For Assignment  —  Milwaukee has designated righthander Claudio Vargas for assignment, according to the Brewers' VP of Communications Tyler Barnes (via Twitter).  The move was made in order to accommodate the arrival of Chris Capuano, who was recalled from Triple-A Nashville.

Unconfirmed, but source says Buster Posey is on his way to San Francisco  —  A very good source just told me that the Giants will recall a position player before Saturday's game and it will be none other than Gerald Demp “Buster” Posey.  —  This tip came to me after 11 p.m. and I haven't been able to confirm it at this late hour.

Phillies snap scoreless streak, squeak past Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Ryan Howard (FSY) had two hits and scored Philadelphia's first run in 31 innings on a triple by Raul Ibanez (FSY), Chase Utley (FSY) drove in the go-ahead run and the Phillies snapped out of a dreadful slump to beat the Florida Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.

Cano's slam makes Hughes' win easy  —  Yankees slugger up to task in first start as cleanup hitter  —  NEW YORK — Before Friday night's game against the Indians, Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano looked at the lineup card and was taken aback for a second with surprise.

Cain stymies D-backs with 1-hit, 9-K shutout gem  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Cain stood in the on-deck circle preparing to bat during the middle of the game when a fan hollered to let him know he had given up all of one hit.  —  Cain knew he was cruising along, but pushed it from his mind.

Ethier plays 7 innings in rehab game  —  DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier played seven innings in right field and came to the plate four times for Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday night at Memphis, the first of what are expected to be two minor league rehabilitation games …

New York Yankees put Curtis Granderson back in lineup, designate Randy Winn for assignment  —  Center fielder Curtis Granderson returned to the Yankees lineup Friday for the first time since May 1, having missed 24 games with a Grade 2 strain of the left groin.

Capuano coming up  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Left-hander Chris Capuano's two-year battle to get back to the big leagues reached a successful conclusion tonight when it was announced that his contract will be purchased by the Brewers from Class AAA Nashville.

Mets brass owe their fans another ace  —  When time comes to deal for Lee or Oswalt, Wilpons, Minaya must pull trigger … NEW YORK — Betrayed by their allegiances, battered by a franchise forever leading the league in broken hearts, Mets fans tiptoed into the 2010 season terrified of their pitching staff.

SLOWEY, MAUER KEY TWINS' WIN OVER RANGERS  —  The Sports Network  —  Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Kevin Slowey was solid in 6 2/3 innings on the mound, helping the Minnesota Twins take a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series at Target Field.