Tigers Acquire David Purcey For Scott Sizemore  —  The Tigers have acquired left-hander David Purcey from the Athletics for second baseman Scott Sizemore, the teams announced.  The move provides the Tigers with another left-handed relief option and gives the A's second base depth behind the struggling Mark Ellis.

Giants must replace Posey (cont.)  —  Around the Majors  —  • David Einhorn's $200-million deal to become a limited partner with the Mets is expected to give him about 30 percent of the team once all the final details are negotiated, say people familiar with the deal.

On a collision course  —  Should baseball do more to protect catchers and baserunners?  —  ESPN.com  —  It always takes something like this — something like the horrifying sight of Buster Posey lying there, face in the dirt, writhing in pain — to get folks talking.  Why is that, anyway?

Reports good on Zimmerman's progress  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals manager Jim Riggleman spoke to third baseman Ryan Zimmerman on Thursday.  Zimmerman, who is on the disabled list after surgery to repair an abdominal injury, is performing baseball activities — taking batting practice …

Doctors tell New York Mets great Gary Carter that brain tumors are likely malignant  —  Stricken Mets great Gary Carter has received ominous news from doctors at Duke University, who say that they are “90% certain” that tumors on his brain are malignant, according to a Carter family website.

Escobar Drives in Tiebreaking Run for Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP) — Yunel Escobar doubled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday night.  —  Right-hander Casey Janssen (2-0) pitched one inning of relief for the win as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.

Domonic Brown a star sub, Phillies beat Mets 6-4  —  NEW YORK—Domonic Brown grounded a tiebreaking single under the glove of first baseman Daniel Murphy in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored three runs off star closer Francisco Rodriguez to beat the sinking New York Mets 6-4 on Friday night.

Price has 12 strikeouts in Rays' 5-0 win  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—David Price struck out a career-high 12 over seven innings, Casey Kotchman and Sam Fuld both homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-0 on Friday night.  —  Price (6-4) scattered four hits and walked two.

Kevin Correia pitches Pirates past Cubs, 4-2  —  CHICAGO - Kevin Correia pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning before the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday.  —  Correia (7-4) limited Chicago to four singles and a pair of walks in 7 1-3 innings.

Mike Leake earns win as Reds top Braves 5-1  —  ATLANTA - Mike Leake returned from the minors to give Cincinnati's depleted rotation a boost and the Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Friday night for only their second win in 10 games.  —  Leake (4-2) gave Cincinnati its first win by a starter since May 16.

Notes from Newman: Brackman, Sanchez, Heathcott and more  —  At the very top of the Yankees minor league system, two Triple-A starters — Andrew Brackman and Adam Warren — are top five in the International League in walks.  Down in Low-A, one of the Yankees best young catchers — Gary Sanchez …

Morse's 9th inning home run gives Nationals win  —  WASHINGTON—Michael Morse hit a home run on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.  —  With the game tied at 1, Morse hit Mike Adams …

Minority-Stake Sale Could Stabilize Mets' Finances Through Next Year  —  When the Mets said Thursday that they were in exclusive negotiations to sell the hedge fund mogul David Einhorn a minority stake in the team for $200 million, they moved one step closer to securing a much-needed financial lifeline.