Boston Red Sox place Hideki Okajima on DL with left calf strain, recall Felix Doubront  —  NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox on Friday put lefty reliever Hideki Okajima on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain and recalled lefty Felix Doubront to take his spot in the bullpen.  —  Okajima

Arencibia set to realize dream with Blue Jays  —  Catching prospect expected to suit up for Friday's series opener against Rays  —  Blue Jays fans impressed with the development of pitchers Ricky Romero and Brett Cecil, along with outfielder Travis Snider, will get another glimpse of the team's future this weekend.

Weaver bests Verlander in Angels' win over Tigers  —  DETROIT—Jered Weaver allowed three hits over seven innings to best Justin Verlander, Torii Hunter hit a two-run homer and tossed a bag of baseballs onto the field after being ejected, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Friday night.

Baker, Reds working toward extension  —  CHICAGO — The early groundwork toward a contract extension for Reds manager Dusty Baker appears under way.  —  “I've been approached in the last couple days,” Baker said on Friday.  “There are some things starting.”  —  Baker's three-year contract with Cincinnati expires after the season.

Martino: Phils fight while Mets flop  —  The Mets sat in first place in the National League East when they made their initial visit to Philadelphia this year back in May.  Reminded of that fact then, one prominent Phillie smirked, rolled his eyes and said, “Yeah, we'll see about that.”

Orioles win again, top White Sox 2-1 in 10 innings  —  BALTIMORE—Adam Jones singled in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles extended their unbeaten run under new manager Buck Showalter with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.

LaPorta's 9th-inning homer gives Indians win  —  CLEVELAND—Matt LaPorta homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.  —  LaPorta connected for his sixth homer off Matt Guerrier (2-7) …

Giants not awarded waiver claim on Dunn; It probably was the Dodgers  —  I have just learned that the Giants were not the team that was awarded the waiver claim on Nationals power man Adam Dunn.  That's not much of a surprise.  The Giants had the third-best record in the National League …

Interview: Pedro Martinez  —  Photo by dbking, used with a Creative Commons license  —  Future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, who enjoyed one of the great peaks of any pitcher in baseball history, recently agreed to take a few questions from me.  He did so as part of the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Summer Job program.

NOT-SO HOT SHEET  —  • Neftali Soto, 1b, Reds: Soto's return to high Class A was supposed to give him a chance to regain his confidence after a rough 2009 season.  And he was working on catching as well, which would add to his prospect value.  Soto hasn't picked up a catcher's mitt since June 1 …

Reds beat Cubs 3-0, move 14 games over .500  —  CHICAGO—Bronson Arroyo threw five-hit ball over seven innings in another dominant effort against the Cubs, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago 3-0 Friday to move 14 games over .500 for the first time in 11 years.

Mets' Single-A team Savannah Sand Gnats to have fan light stuntman Ted Batchelor on fire after game  —  There are plenty of people Mets fans would probably jump at the chancee to light them on fire, with the season they've been having, like the Wilpons, Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel.