Drew powers Diamondbacks past Nationals 4-0  —  PHOENIX—Stephen Drew hit a three-run triple in the fifth inning, Josh Collmenter pitched seven sharp innings and the surging Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Friday night.  —  Collmenter (4-1), allowed three hits …

Carl Crawford comes through again as Red Sox beat A's 8-6  —  Carl Crawford blooped a go-ahead, two-run single to center field in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox [team stats] ended a four-game losing streak with an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

Quentin, Lillibridge go yard as White Sox overpower Tigers  —  CHICAGO — Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer and Brent Lillibridge added a solo shot to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Friday night.  —  The White Sox ended a nine-game losing steak against the Tigers …

Mock Draft: The Zero Issue  —  What you see below is my current mock draft.  Instead of big write-ups, which I'm saving for my final mock draft on Monday, these are the notes from calls and texts in my latest mock worksheet with source names removed.  I hope it's a fun look at how the sausage is made.

Astros release Hall; activate Bourgeois  —  SAN DIEGO — Bill Hall, the Astros' biggest free-agent signing this offseason, quietly packed his bags and his thoughts late Friday while exchanging hugs and handshakes with what are now former teammates.  His days in Houston are done.

Angels beat Yankees with Weaver's first win since April 25  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver tied for the AL lead with his seventh victory — 39 days after getting his sixth one — and No. 9 hitter Peter Bourjos singled home the go-ahead run for the Los Angeles Angels in a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

Games of the Day  —  The Red Sox moved their game against Oakland to 1 PM EDT as Trevor Cahill faces Josh Beckett.  Cahill's road ERA is 0.6 runs high than his home ERA despite better strikeout and walk numbers away from Oakland.  Beckett is coming off a very hot month of May in which he posted a 1.00 ERA in 36 innings.

Cain ends skid, helps Giants stay sharp with win over Rockies  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Cody Ross hit a go-ahead two-run double in the fourth, Matt Cain pitched seven innings for his first win in more than three weeks and the San Francisco Giants beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Friday night.

Cubs' debt situation figures to affect free-agent plans  —  ST. LOUIS — As the Cubs opened a brutal road trip Friday against the hated and envied Cardinals — this time passing on the Albert Pujols hug — the larger point was being missed back home in the pissing match over whether Bud Selig cares …

Rockies' Cook ready to make his case for rotation  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — What pitcher Aaron Cook wants to do when he returns from the disabled list suits the Rockies just fine — namely, pitch like the veteran that manager Jim Tracy and pitching coach Bob Apodaca thought they'd have to start the season.

J.P. Arencibia, Blue Jays slam Orioles 8-4 to halt skid  —  BALTIMORE - J.P. Arencibia hit his first career grand slam, Rajai Davis had three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Friday night to end a two-game losing streak.  —  Carlos Villanueva (3-0) …

Cards use long balls from Pujols, Berkman to beat Cubs  —  ST. LOUIS — Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer, Albert Pujols had a two-run shot and Jaime Garcia bounced back from the worst outing of his career to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.

Pirates Beat Phillies 2-1 in 12 Innings  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jose Tabata hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 12th inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in a game without an extra-base hit.  —  Tabata smacked a sinking liner off of Danys Baez …

Alexi Ogando raises record to 6-0, Rangers rout Indians  —  CLEVELAND - Alexi Ogando won his sixth game without a loss, Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Texas Rangers routed the Cleveland Indians 11-2 Friday night.  —  Ogando (6-0) held the Indians to one run and four hits in eight innings.

Rolen's single gives Arroyo all he needs in Reds win  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Scott Rolen hit a two-run single with two out in the fifth inning, sending Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  —  Arroyo (4-5) allowed one run and five hits …

Empty seats behind plate becoming eyesore on TV  —  The standard television angle at a baseball game comes from a camera in center field.  It shows the pitcher's back as he delivers to the plate with the batter, catcher and umpire waiting.  —  More and more, the players aren't the focal point …