Jeter brightens Bronx, exits too soon  —  Cap's comeback turns out good, bad and — with an MRI pending — possibly ugly  —  NEW YORK — Three months into the regular season, it finally felt as if there was a real Yankee game at Yankee Stadium.  —  After 91 games of watching the Lyle Overbays …

All-Star Freeman has three hits as Braves beat Reds  —  ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman celebrated his newly won All-Star berth by driving in four runs with three hits and the Atlanta Braves beat Mat Latos and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Thursday night.  —  Freeman held off Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig …

Pirates, O's Swap Russ Canzler, Tim Alderson  —  The Pirates have acquired Russ Canzler from the Orioles, according to his agent, William Appleton (Twitter link; hat tip to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com).  Kubatko tweets that the Orioles will receive right-hander Tim Alderson in the deal.

Zack Cozart, Todd Frazier, and #2 Hitters  —  Before yesterday's game, Dusty Baker talked about his line-up choices, specifically his decision to stick with Zack Cozart in the #2 spot in the order despite his .261 on base percentage.  From John Fay's article:

Streaking Dodgers Beat Rockies 6-1  —  LOS ANGELES — Chris Capuano pitched shutout ball for 6 1/3 innings, Mark Ellis drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row.  —  The Dodgers moved above .500 for the first time since April 15.

Richard to have surgery, won't return this year  —  SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Clayton Richard will have season-ending surgery to his left shoulder as soon as next week, though there is some upside to his malady.  —  Richard, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 22 …

Buehrle, Blue Jays set for showdown with Tillman, Orioles  —  (Sports Network) - Chris Tillman eyes his 11th win of the season Friday when the Baltimore Orioles open a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Camden Yards.  —  Tillman lost for the first time in eight decisions …

Chris Davis discusses steroids: ‘I have never taken them.  I have no reason to’  —  Orioles slugger says Roger Maris owns baseball's true single-season home run record  —  Chris Davis feels baseball's true single-season home run record was Roger Maris' 61 in 1961.

Towers: Relief help bigger target for trade  —  PHOENIX — Trade rumors have linked the D-backs to a number of high-profile starting pitchers, but the team seems more likely to add bullpen help.  —  “I'm not as concerned probably with our starting pitching and looking externally …

A Signature Moment for Citi Field, a Ballpark Still Without One  —  As he took batting practice before the first game ever played at Citi Field, in 2009, Jody Gerut felt small.  Soon he would inaugurate the Mets' new ballpark as the first batter for the San Diego Padres, and he never expected to hit a home run.