Rays Acquire David DeJesus  —  2:51pm: The Nats will choose a PTBNL from a list with fewer than five names, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter).  —  12:11pm: David DeJesus' stay in Washington was brief, to say the least.  After acquiring him from the Cubs on Monday …

O's fight off A's with help from Roberts' slam  —  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Orioles rally twice, get grand slam for Brian Roberts to drop A's  —  BALTIMORE — Brian Roberts hit a grand slam …

Phillies down D-backs on bases-loaded walk  —  PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.  —  Cody Asche led off the ninth with a single and went to third on Jimmy Rollins' single.

CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES: WHERE WOULD RED SOX BE WITHOUT GOLDEN WRECKING BALL OFFERED BY DODGERS?  —  It is difficult to exaggerate the franchise-altering significance of the Red Sox-Dodgers trade that took place one year ago Sunday.  For the Red Sox, the deal represented a crumpling of one blueprint …

Venable helps Padres rally for win over Cubs  —  SAN DIEGO — Will Venable had three hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Friday night.  —  Jedd Gyorko homered twice and drove …

Stuck ball leads to inside-the-park HR, Ventura ejection  —  CHICAGO — Robin Ventura was ejected by third-base umpire Greg Gibson during the third inning of Friday night's series opener between the Rangers and White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.  Ventura was thrown out for the second …

Barmes hits big homer in seventh as Pirates defeat Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Clint Barmes hit a three-run home run, Charlie Morton pitched eight strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Friday night.  —  Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison each …

Angels' tense times nearly included Pujols, Hunter fight in 2012  —  The two-year downhill toboggan run of owner Arte Moreno's broken franchise has created a suffocatingly tense atmosphere throughout the organization best illustrated by a team meeting last August, in which All-Star Torii Hunter …

Wheeler's RBI Double in Eighth Lifts Rockies  —  MIAMI — Ryan Wheeler hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth to help give the Colorado Rockies a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  —  Jhoulys Chacin (12-7) allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings for the Rockies.

Eric Wedge back following stroke  —  SEATTLE — After a month away, manager Eric Wedge has rejoined the Seattle Mariners following a mild stroke suffered before a game in late July.  —  Clean shaven, looking thinner and energized, Wedge was back behind his office desk Friday afternoon …

Twins Trip Indians 5-1  —  CLEVELAND — Samuel Deduno pitched six solid innings and Josh Willingham busted out of a slump with a two-run double in the seventh, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Friday night, slowing the Indians' climb toward a wild-card spot.