Dan Uggla's streak at 32, Braves beat Cubs 10-4  —  ATLANTA - Dan Uggla belted a pair of solo homers off Carlos Zambrano to extend his hitting streak to an Atlanta-record 32 games and lead the Braves to a 10-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.  —  Uggla passed Rico Carty's 31-game streak …

Stark: The road to October  —  AL East race is meaningless, future of wild-card expansion and realignment uncertain  —  It ought to be the best race in baseball.  Ought to be.  —  It's Red Sox and Yankees — two teams you might have heard about — separated by one game in the standings, with 46 games to play.

Wells homers in return to Toronto, Angels beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Vernon Wells homered on the first pitch in his return to Toronto as an Angel and Ervin Santana pitched his fourth complete game of the season as Los Angeles beat the Blue Jays 5-1.  —  Right-hander Santana (9-8) …

Game 117: Red Sox at Mariners  —  Here are the lineups as the road trip continues:  —  RED SOX (72-44)  —  Ellsbury CF  —  Pedroia 2B  —  Gonzalez 1B  —  Youkilis 3B  —  Ortiz DH  —  Crawford LF  —  Saltalamacchia C  —  Reddick RF  —  Scutaro SS  —  Pitching: RHP John Lackey (10-8, 6.14)

New York Yankees lefthanded throwing ace CC Sabathia says his dominant hand is actually his right  —  We wonder if CC Sabathia will ever spin around on the mound and throw a few breaking balls with his dominant right hand.  That certainly would change some scouting reports.

Nolasco, Marlins Top Giants 2-1 to Halt Skid at 7  —  MIAMI (AP) — Ricky Nolasco allowed one run in eight innings and the Florida Marlins snapped a seven-game losing streak Friday night by beating the San Francisco Giants 2-1.  —  Florida improved to 4-0 this season against the defending World Series champions.

Hollandsworth rips Ramirez for lack of effort  —  Although Aramis Ramirez continued his second-half surge with a two-run homer Thursday in the Chicago Cubs' 4-3 victory over Washington, his intensity and commitment have been called into question by analyst and former Cubs outfielder Todd Hollandsworth.

Roenicke is right for Brewers  —  Ron Roenicke spent a decade on Mike Scioscia's staff in Anaheim and watched as a World Series championship in 2002 led to managerial jobs for fellow assistants Joe Maddon in Tampa in 2006 and Bud Black in San Diego in 2007.  —  Several other jobs opened through …

A-Rod to play two games for Scranton  —  Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez could be activated as soon as next Thursday, according to ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.  —  Rodriguez will play minor league games in Florida on Friday and Saturday, and will work out in Florida on Sunday.

Phillies Agree to Terms with Cust  —  The Phillies have agreed to terms on a Minor League contract with Jack Cust, pending a physical.  —  He will report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, assuming he passes.  —  Cust, who hits lefthanded, hit .213 with three homers and 23 RBIs in 225 at-bats this season with Seattle.

Twitter Q&A: Is there a chance the Mets sign Fielder?  —  I have daydreamed about this as well, even wondering what Reyes, Ike in right and Prince at first base would be like.  The word is the Mets want a big bat in the outfield, someone who can clear the bases and give quick runs with one swing.

World Series Win Probability Added Leaders  —  When I was working on the Hall of wWAR project a few months back, I felt a little guilty that postseason performance was not factored into the scores at all.  After all, there's no “Postseason WAR”, nor should there be.

Defensive miscues lead to heated exchange in Indians dugout  —  Rather than subject his young catcher to 130 tough days behind home plate, Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta decided it would be wise to move Carlos Santana(notes) around a little bit this season.

Burnett or Hughes Could Lose Starting Role With Yankees  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees have decided six pitchers in their starting rotation is one too many, manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday.  —  “We feel we need to get it down to a five-man rotation and go with it,” …