Final Score: Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4  —  The Diamondbacks (14-13) defeated the Mets (13-13) by the score of 5-4 tonight at Citi Field.  —  The Mets have lost four in a row and fell to .500 for the season.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:

Davis propels Orioles past Red Sox in 13th … BOSTON — Chris Davis drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the top of the 13th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Friday night.  —  Mark Reynolds, who hit his first homer of the season in the third …

Nationals Come Back to Beat Phillies 4-3 in 11  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Wilson Ramos delivered an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning Friday night to give the Washington Nationals a 4-3 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

NCAA, MLB In Serious Discussions To Fund Additional Scholarships  —  For years, the prospect of increasing college baseball's 11.7 scholarship limit has seemed like a pipe dream.  Certainly, colleges and universities aren't going to start funding extra baseball scholarships anytime soon …

Carlos Marmol out as Cubs closer; now it's by closer by committee  —  The Cubs will use a “closer by committee” formula to replace struggling closer Carlos Marmol, who was told Friday morning he had lost the role.  —  Lefty James Russell, the only lefthander in manager Dale Sveum's bullpen …

Infante's Double in 12th Lifts Marlins Over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Omar Infante doubled in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning to give the Miami Marlins a 9-8 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.  —  Infante doubled to left-center off Josh Spence (0-1) with one out to score Hanley Ramirez, who led off with a walk.

Peralta Homers in 9th to Lift Tigers Over ChiSox  —  DETROIT (AP) — Jhonny Peralta's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.  —  Chicago led 4-2 after Gordon Beckham's tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh …

Cueto Throws Complete Game, Reds Beat Pirates 6-1  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Johnny Cueto remained unbeaten, giving up seven hits in his first complete game of the season as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Friday night.  —  The right-hander struck out three without a walk to improve to 4-0 and lower his ERA to 1.32.

Elbow tenderness sends Sox's Sale from starter to closer  —  DETROIT — Despite a strong plea to stay in the rotation after a 3-1 record and 2.81 ERA, prized left-hander Chris Sale will move into the White Sox's closer role because of elbow tenderness.  —  Sale, 23, was disappointed …

Yanks' Rivera says he will pitch in 2013  —  KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP)  —  New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera says he will return to the mound by 2013, vowing to overcome a knee injury that figures to end his season.  —  Rivera had hinted at the start of spring training that he would retire …

Ryan Braun out of lineup vs. Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Braun was held out of the Milwaukee Brewers starting lineup for Friday night's series opener with San Francisco, two days after the reigning NL MVP left the game at San Diego in the sixth inning with a sore right Achilles tendon.

Civil Mariano garners respect like no other  —  Closer has left indelible stamp on game with kindness, class  —  We were on the back fields at the old Yankees facility in Fort Lauderdale watching pitchers' fielding practice.  I commented to Buck Showalter that it seemed strange to me that The Phenom …

Price fans 12 to help Rays win sixth straight … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — David Price struck out 12 over eight strong innings and Jose Molina hit his first homer of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to their sixth straight win, 7-2 over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

Jeter's Homer Helps Yankees to 6-2 Win Over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Derek Jeter belted a two-run homer, CC Sabathia went eight innings for the third straight time and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on an encouraging Friday night.

Altuve Propels Astros to 5-4 Win Over Cardinals  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve put the Houston Astros on top with a three-run homer in the second inning and they held on for a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.  —  The win is the fourth straight for the Astros …

PADRES: Trade of Frieri to Angels could affect middle infield  —  Second baseman Orlando Hudson and shortstop Jason Bartlett aren't yet done with the Padres.  —  But the team's trade Thursday —  sending reliever Ernesto Frieri to the Los Angeles Angels for two minor-leaguers, including middle infielder Alexi Amarista —

NY Mets GM Sandy Alderson says team won't rush Matt Harvey into pitching rotation  —  Even with need in rotation, GM Sandy Alderson wants prized prospect to develop more in minors  —  Touted pitching prospect Matt Harvey won't be arriving at Citi Field anytime soon, even with Mets seemingly having need for rotation help.