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.

Oakland's Harden Wins in Return  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rich Harden pitched six strong innings in his season debut, Hideki Matsui had two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night.  —  Ryan Sweeney, Coco Crisp and Cliff Pennington each drove in a run for the A's …

Dodgers Beat Angels 5-0 Behind Kuroda  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Hiroki Kuroda scattered three hits over seven innings, Tony Gwynn Jr. reached base six times and Aaron Miles had four hits, including an RBI single, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Angels 5-0 on Friday night in the opener of the second Freeway Series.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.