Hudson, Braves top Dodgers, 1-0 on Conrad's HR  —  ATLANTA—Tim Hudson extended his dominant stretch of starts with three-hit ball for eight innings and Brooks Conrad homered in the seventh to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

Mets' Rodriguez Agrees to Treatment for Anger  —  Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has agreed to have anger-management treatment after his arrest Wednesday night on charges that he assaulted the father of his common-law wife.  The players union will help him find a therapist or counselor.

San Francisco Giants acquire Jose Guillen from Kansas City Royals for player, cash  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have traded outfielder Jose Guillen to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a player to be named later and cash considerations.  —  Guillen

Reds bounce back in opener with Marlins  —  Sports Network  —  Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Jay Bruce homered and drove in three runs to back six sturdy innings from Edinson Volquez in Cincinnati's 7-2 win over Florida in the opener of a three-game set.

Post Game: Mets 1, Phillies 0  —  The Mets (58-57) defeated the Phillies (64-51) by the score of 1-0 tonight at Citi Field.  —  The Mets have won back-to-back games for the first time since June 23.  —  In addition, in four games and 36 innings this season at Citi Field …

Mariners should seriously consider pulling trigger on any Chone Figgins deal with Atlanta  —  Going to try to write this without ticking everybody off.  By now, most of you know that Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones is out for the season.  We discussed, prior to the trade deadline …

Gammons On Papelbon, Ramirez, Overbay  —  The venerable Peter Gammons appeared on WEEI's The Big Show to discuss a few Red Sox-related hot stove topics.  WEEI.com's Sam Dykstra has the transcript of some of the interview's highlights...  - The Red Sox will have a hard time finding takers …

Guthrie throws 6 scoreless innings  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Jeremy Guthrie scattered two hits over six innings, Adam Jones hit a two-run triple and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 Friday night.  —  Guthrie (7-11) struck out three and walked four in his third consecutive win.

Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg plans to ‘step up’ to keep Cliff Lee  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — New Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg declined to say if next season's payroll might reach as high as the mercury during these triple-digit days, but with a wry smile said the franchise …

Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 13  —  Team: Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (International)  —  Why He's Here: .520/.556/1.000 (13-for-25), 6 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 BB, 4 SO  —  The Scoop: When Montero was hitting under .220 early in June, many worried that he had suddenly regressed at the plate.

Cueto will not appeal suspension  —  Bailey will start in Sunday's series finale against Marlins  —  CINCINNATI — Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto chose not to appeal a seven-game suspension for his role in Tuesday's scuffle vs. the Cardinals and will begin serving his punishment on Friday.

Yankees Sign Gumbs For $750,000  —  The Yankees have signed second-round pick Angelo Gumbs for $750,000, the largest bonus below the supplemental first round so far this year.  MLB's recommendation for Gumbs' No. 82 draft slot is $436,500.  —  An outfielder from Torrance (Calif.) High …

San Diego Padres ace Mat Latos learns to trust his teammates — and himself  —  Once-brash 22-year-old ace has learned to trust his Padres teammates, himself  —  SAN DIEGO — On a late July day in Cincinnati last season, a grouchy Heath Bell headed toward his locker when he heard Padres …