Desmond tweaks quad, likely to sit Saturday  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond hurt his left quadriceps in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Marlins and is not expected to play Saturday.  —  Desmond said he hurt the quad running the bases early in the game.

Yankees are scary bad these days  —  Bombers follow Thursday horror show vs. Royals with a Friday the 13th loss to BoSox  —  NEW YORK — There are more directions in which to point the finger of blame for the latest New York Yankees defeat than there is movement on Bartolo Colon's fastball.

Mets use the long-ball to rally past Astros in the 8th  —  HOUSTON — David Wright does not like taking days off.  —  After the way he came through Friday night, the New York Mets star had to admit an occasional rest is probably a good thing.  —  Wright homered for the first time since April 24 …

Crisp Caught at Plate, White Sox Hold Off A's 4-3  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Coco Crisp was caught trying to score the tying run on a straight steal of home in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox held off the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Friday night.  —  Omar Vizquel had an RBI double during …

Romero, Bautista Power Blue Jays Over Somber Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ricky Romero pitched 8 2-3 innings, Jose Bautista homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the somber Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night.  —  The Twins learned earlier in the day that former star Harmon Killebrew …

Kershaw's 11 Ks Power Dodgers Past D'backs 4-3  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw allowed three hits over seven innings, Rod Barajas snapped a scoreless tie in the fifth with a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Friday night.

Tulowitzki helps Rockies to 12-7 win over Padres  —  DENVER — Troy Tulowitzki broke out of a slump with a solo homer and two singles to help the Colorado Rockies hold off hot-hitting Cameron Maybin and the San Diego Padres 12-7 on Friday night.  —  The Rockies' stagnant offense belted …

Reds Rally for 6-5 Win in 10th Over Cardinals  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto's two-out, run-scoring single in the 10th inning completed the Cincinnati Reds' rally to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night that tightened the NL Central.  —  With 32,972 fans waving white rally towels …

Warren Spahn: Truth and some urban legend  —  Hall of Fame pitcher coached by father  —  Warren Spahn (1921-2003), the Hall of Fame left-hander, was probably the most famous athlete born and raised in Buffalo.  In a 21-year career from the early 1940s to the mid '60s, he won 363 games …

Hellickson throws 4-hitter as Rays beat Orioles  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jeremy Hellickson threw a four-hitter, Matt Joyce and Johnny Damon homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Friday night.  —  Hellickson (4-2) struck out three and walked one in his first career complete game.

Raul Ibanez, Phillies Edge Braves, 5-4  —  ATLANTA (AP) — A trio of 25-and-under relief pitchers came through in the late innings for Charlie Manuel and the Phillies.  —  Raul Ibanez snapped a tie with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer …

Braves RHP Beachy Leaves Game With Oblique Injury  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Braves right-hander Brandon Beachy left his start against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night with an injury to his left side.  —  Beachy pulled up in obvious discomfort after making a warmup pitch before the third inning.

But can Mets afford to deal Beltran to Yanks?  —  Mets on Twitter  —  Carlos Beltran, Yankee.  —  Can you imagine that, regardless of what side of the great New York baseball chasm you reside?  Well, certainly Beltran can, and could: within about 15 seconds of getting a seven-year …

Russell Martin's new beginning in NY  —  Former All-Star catcher finds love for baseball again after fading in Los Angeles  —  NEW YORK — Long after a game ends and their Yankees teammates have either gone out or gone to sleep, A.J. Burnett and Russell Martin are often tucked away in their suburban homes …