Mets' Buchholz Is Dealing With Depression and Anxiety  —  Taylor Buchholz, the 29-year-old Mets middle reliever, has had depression and anxiety since before he was placed on the disabled list a month ago with what the team had previously described as right shoulder fatigue.

Nicasio, Ellis Lead Rockies to 9-0 Win Over Royals  —  DENVER (AP) — Juan Nicasio allowed three singles over eight innings and Mark Ellis had three hits, including a two-run homer, in his Colorado debut as the Rockies beat the slumping Kansas City Royals 9-0 on Friday night.

Gonzalez Leads Red Sox to 7-5 Win Over Astros  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez hit a go-ahead two-run double after Dustin Pedroia drove in a pair of runs during Boston's six-run seventh inning, helping the Red Sox rally for a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Rasmus powers St. Louis past Tampa Bay  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Colby Rasmus hit a three-run homer during a wild eighth inning that featured four ejections, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night.  —  Jake Westbrook gave up two hits in seven scoreless innings …

Vargas Holds Padres to 6 Hits in Mariners' 6-0 Win  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Jason Vargas held San Diego to six singles and didn't allow a runner past second base for his third shutout this season and the Seattle Mariners beat the Padres 6-0 Friday night.  —  Vargas (6-5) struck out seven …

Jurrjens tosses one-hitter as Braves blank Orioles  —  ATLANTA — Jair Jurrjens threw a one-hitter for his first career shutout, Jason Heyward ended a long home-run drought and the streaking Atlanta Braves beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Friday night.  —  Jurrjens (11-3) became …

Indians hit 3 HRs, beat Reds 8-2  —  CINCINNATI — Grady Sizemore hit the first of Cleveland's three homers off Bronson Arroyo, and the Indians remained perfect against their intrastate rival, beating the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Friday night.  —  Cleveland is 4-0 against Cincinnati …

Angels will add payroll for right deal  —  ANAHEIM — Angels general manager Tony Reagins said in a radio interview Friday he's able to add payroll to this year's club.  —  Reagins, who told Jim Bowden on SiriusXM's “Inside Pitch” there was no truth to reports that ownership told him otherwise …

Cruz Drives in 6 in Rangers' 15-5 Win Over Florida  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nelson Cruz homered and had six RBIs on his 31st birthday, Adrian Beltre drove in four runs with three hits and Alexi Ogando had a career-high eight strikeouts in the Texas Rangers' 15-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.

Busted!  NY Yankees' Star A-Rod Played In Illegal Hollywood Poker Ring  —  He was warned to steer clear of the underground poker world, but he simply didn't want to fold ‘em.  —  New York Yankees’ slugger Alex Rodriguez played in the illegal high stakes Hollywood poker ring that featured numerous …

Nationals top Pirates 2-1 in Johnson's home debut  —  WASHINGTON - Matt Stairs drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth Friday night to give Washington a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Davey Johnson home debut that looked much like any other game at Nationals Park this season — a nail-biter without much offense.

Elbow tendinitis lands J.J. Putz on DL  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed closer J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday, with right elbow tendinitis after the right-hander struggled in recent appearances.  —  The team also reinstated right-handed reliever Sam Demel …