Report: Red Sox want to sign Erik Bedard  —  The Boston Red Sox have expressed interest in acquiring Canadian left-hander Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners according to a report by United States cable broadcaster ESPN.  —  The 31-year-old from Navan, Ont. is scheduled to return to action …

Pence traded to Phillies for prospects  —  MILWAUKEE — Hunter Pence jogged in from right field at Miller Park on Friday night, getting greeted by his teammates in the visiting dugout with goodbye hugs and embraces.  His familiar No. 9 soon disappeared into the clubhouse, his career with the Astros over.

Smith: Ubaldo is more A.J. than answer  —  There was a 1-hour, 49-minute rain delay to the start the Bombers' game against Baltimore at Yankee Stadium Friday night.  —  Unlike the two rain delays that derailed CC Sabathia's potential perfect game on Tuesday night, no one anxiously awaited …

Floyd's pitching sends White Sox to victory over Red Sox  —  CHICAGO — Gavin Floyd outpitched Tim Wakefield, A.J. Pierzynski hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Friday night.  —  Chicago's seventh straight victory over Boston …

Dodgers prepared to trade Kuroda  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers continue to work toward a deal to give Hiroki Kuroda a chance for postseason glory, general manager Ned Colletti said Friday.  —  “I want to do what's good for him, what he's comfortable with, if it can help us,” said Colletti.

Daily Rumble: Ranking the trade chips  —  Hunter Pence and Ubaldo Jimenez stack up as the market's top commodities … Once a week, here at ESPN.com, we roll out our world-famous Power Rankings of all 30 teams.  But it's a funny thing this time of year.  When trade-deadline season rolls around …

Jeff Francis, 4 homers lead Royals to 12-0 win  —  CLEVELAND - Jeff Francis pitched eight sharp innings, Melky Cabrera hit a grand slam and the Kansas City Royals pounded the Cleveland Indians 12-0 on Friday night in a game that turned testy in the fourth inning.

Renteria single gives Reds 13th inning win over Giants  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Edgar Renteria singled in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  —  Jay Bruce walked on a 3-2 pitch from Brian Wilson (6-3) to lead off the ninth.

Reynolds and Lee homer as Orioles beat Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Jeremy Guthrie shut down the New York Yankees for seven innings, perhaps driving up his price in a trade, and the Baltimore Orioles got homers from Mark Reynolds and Derrek Lee in a 4-2 victory Friday night.

Arencibia homers as Blue Jays beat Rangers 3-2  —  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)  —  TORONTO—J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run homer, Brett Cecil beat All-Star Alexi Ogando for the second straight start and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.

Tigers Rout Angels Behind Guillen, Martinez  —  DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Guillen's two-run triple highlighted a four-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-2 on Friday night.  —  Guillen and Victor Martinez finished with four RBIs, while Ramon Santiago added three hits.

Yankees have fond memories of Irabu  —  NEW YORK — The communication barrier was one big obstacle Hideki Irabu had to overcome after arriving to the Bronx from Japan, but his former Yankees teammates had fond memories of the right-hander and his clubhouse presence.