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.

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.

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 …

Former Blue Jays pitching coach Mel Queen dies  —  TORONTO — Mel Queen, the Toronto Blue Jays former pitching coach and manager who rejoined the organization in 2008 at its player development senior advisor, has died.  He was 69.  —  The cause of death was not divulged.

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 …

Buchholz leads Red Sox over Yankees 5-4  —  NEW YORK—Clay Buchholz won his third straight start, Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Youkilis homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees 5-4 on Friday night as the struggling rivals met for the first time in New York this season.

Rockies send down 3B Ian Stewart, welcome back Ty Wigginton  —  Ian Stewart packed his bags and left the Rockies' clubhouse en route for Colorado Springs.  But this time was different from the last time.  Much different.  —  Stewart was optioned to Triple A on April 19 to work on his swing.

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 …

McLane: Astros have deal to sell to Crane  —  Houston owner hopes to have agreement signed next week  —  HOUSTON — Astros owner Drayton McLane confirmed Friday afternoon he has an agreement in place to sell the team to a group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane and hoped to be able to sign …

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 …

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.

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.

Dempster strikes out season-high 11, Cubs beat Giants  —  CHICAGO — Ryan Dempster's new, authoritative approach has paid off.  —  He struck out a season-high 11 and snapped a six-game Wrigley Field losing streak to help the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 11-4 Friday.

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 …

Tale of salvation: Formerly a tormented teen, RiverDogs star and top Yankee prospect Slade Heathcott has turned his life around  —  Slade Heathcott aimed the shotgun at his father.  —  “I was ready to do it,” the Charleston RiverDogs' 20-year-old millionaire center fielder said.  “Had my finger on the trigger.”