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.

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 …

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) …

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.

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)

Legendary Braves broadcaster Johnson dies  —  A day meant to celebrate Bobby Cox's induction into the Braves Hall of Fame, turned bittersweet on Friday evening when word came that legendary Braves broadcaster and fellow Braves Hall of Famer Ernie Johnson Sr. died.  He was 87.

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.

First-Place Tigers Edge Last-Place Orioles 5-4  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Wilson Betemit homered, rookie Andy Dirks had a career-high four hits, and the Detroit Tigers overcame two home runs by J.J. Hardy in a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

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.

Livan Hernandez leads Nationals over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA - Livan Hernandez had a feeling in batting practice that he would do some damage at the plate.  Oh, by the way, he did just fine on the mound, too.  —  Hernandez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and drove in two runs with a pair of singles …

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 …

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.