Cubs suspend Zambrano indefinitely after tirade  —  Derrek Lee (right) walks away after a heated dugout exchange with Carlos Zambrano.  (Chris Sweda/Tribune)  —  The Cubs suspended pitcher Carlos Zambrano indefinitely Friday following his outburst in the dugout after the first inning …

Shortstop Escobar on the block?  —  ATLANTA — While the non-waiver Trade Deadline is over a month away, Major League clubs are already evaluating who might be available to strengthen their needs.  One American League scout said Friday that his organization had gained the sense that the Braves might …

Halladay 7 scoreless vs. Blue Jays in 9-0 win  —  PHILADELPHIA—Roy Halladay pitched seven scoreless innings in his first start against his former team and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-0 Friday night in a road game at their own ballpark.

Wright, Pelfrey lead Mets past Twins 5-2  —  NEW YORK—David Wright homered and drove in two runs to back a solid start by Mike Pelfrey, and the New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 Friday night in the opener of an intriguing interleague series between playoff contenders.

Diamondbacks 1  —  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Conversation  —  Diamondbacks' Jackson walks eight Rays in 149-pitch no-hitter  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Edwin Jackson was so wild early there was no reason to think he would even finish …

Shooting the breeze with Brewers owner  —  MILWAUKEE  —  The Brewers are eight games under .500 and eight games back in the National League Central.  —  But their owner, Mark Attanasio, isn't about to concede.  —  Attanasio was upbeat and optimistic during a lengthy interview …

Game 75: Red Sox at Giants  —  Greetings from San Francisco and beautiful AT&T Park.  Here are the linueps:  —  RED SOX (44-30)  —  Dustin Pedroia 2B  —  Kevin Youkilis 1B  —  Adrian Beltre 3B  —  Tim Wakefield RHP (2-5, 5.33)  —  GIANTS (39-32)  —  TBA  —  Jonathan Sanchez LHP (5-5, 2.90)

Blum paces Astros to end Rangers win streak at 11  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—Geoff Blum had the go-ahead RBI double among his three hits and scored twice in the Houston Astros' 7-4 victory Friday night, ending the Texas Rangers' 11-game winning streak that was the longest in the major leagues this season.

Stubbs drives in 4, Reds beat Indians 10-3  —  CINCINNATI—Drew Stubbs drove in four runs with a homer and a single Friday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians, who have dropped six in a row.  —  The Reds wore green caps as part …

Dodgers should gamble on trading Kemp  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  The Dodgers are in a box.  —  Their starting pitching is not good enough for the team to win the NL West, much less advance in the postseason.

ORIOLES STORM BACK TO BEAT NATIONALS IN BALTIMORE  —  The Sports Network  —  Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Jake Fox scored the winning run on a Cristian Guzman throwing error in the bottom of the ninth as Baltimore stormed back from a six-run deficit to stun Washington, 7-6, in the opener of a three-game interleague set.