Hammel stellar as Rockies shut out Brewers  —  His locker sat vacant Friday, a chilling reminder of the challenge facing the Rockies.  —  Troy Tulowitzki will be sidelined roughly six weeks with a broken hamate bone on his left wrist.  It wasn't enough to lose Jeff Francis, Jorge De La Rosa and Huston Street.

Post Game: Mets 4, Yankees 0  —  The Mets (39-28) defeated the Yankees (41-26) by the score of 4-0 tonight at Yankee Stadium.  —  The Mets have now won eight in a row, and all seven games on the road trip, improving their record to 15-18 on the road and for the first time in three years, the Mets shutout the Yankees.

Amaro Disputes Lopes, Says Utley is Not Injured  —  For two weeks, Phillies officials, including general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and manager Charlie Manuel, have shot down speculation and rumors that an injury is the cause of Chase Utley's extended hitting slump.

Pirates' lose 12th straight, 4-3 to Indians  —  PITTSBURGH—Carlos Santana reached base four times and hit an RBI double to help the Cleveland Indians extend Pittsburgh's second-longest losing streak in 55 years to 12 games with a 4-3 win over the Pirates Friday night.

Howard, Utley power Phillies past Twins  —  PHILADELPHIA—Ryan Howard homered twice, Chase Utley also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 9-5 on Friday night.  —  Joe Blanton (2-5) threw six effective innings for the Phillies, who have won three straight and four …

Inge helps Tigers beat Diamondbacks 7-5  —  DETROIT—Brandon Inge hit a tiebreaking RBI triple in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Friday night for their seventh straight win.  —  The Tigers wasted leads of 4- and 5-4 before sending Arizona …

Lowe has 2 RBIs, wins 3rd straight home start  —  ATLANTA—Chipper Jones and pitcher Derek Lowe each drove in two runs and Lowe won his third straight start at home in the Atlanta Braves' 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.  —  The Braves, winners of three straight …

Strasburg sets strikeout record in third start  —  WASHINGTON — In front of large crowd at Nationals Park, Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg set an MLB record for most strikeouts through three starts to begin a career but found himself down, 1-0, after seven innings against the White Sox on Friday night.

How to Call What You Can't See  —  Strasburg's Otherworldly Pitches Fool Batters—and Umpires; ‘Did the Ball Really Do That?’  —  Since his debut with the Washington Nationals, Stephen Strasburg has displayed the kind of pitching repertoire that makes baseball historians scramble for their notebooks.

Colletti looking to acquire arm for rotation  —  BOSTON — Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti reiterated on Friday that he's looking to acquire a starting pitcher to bolster a rotation that currently includes two rookies.  —  “The conversations have picked up a little,” said Colletti.

Molina brothers enjoy reunion  —  TORONTO — Giants catcher Bengie Molina took advantage of Thursday's day off in the schedule to visit with his brother, Jose, who catches for the Blue Jays.  —  Their mother, Gladys, also was there at Jose Molina's apartment in Toronto.