Red Sox, Yankees need to act like heavyweights  —  As the baseball landscape quaked around them, the two titans of the sport stood still - maybe a little too still, knowing the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and their capability of tectonic rumblings.

TEAMS STILL ON BEDARD DESPITE BRUTAL START  —  Mariners left-hander Erik Bedard, in his first start since June 27, retired just four of the 11 batters he faced, permitting three hits and four walks while striking out two before leaving with his team trailing the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-0 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.