Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins have played enough nail-biters lately that they welcomed a lopsided victory.
Stephen Drew, Conor Jackson and Adam Dunn each knocked in two runs en route to helping the Arizona Diamondbacks extend their lead in the NL West with an 9-3 win over the suddenly struggling Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ervin Santana threw eight excellent innings, and Garret Anderson hit a two-run home run, as the Los Angeles Angels took a 3-1 win over Texas, in the second of four games with the Rangers.
Kurt Suzuki had a pinch-hit, game-winning double in the ninth to lead the Oakland Athletics in a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a four-game set.
Garrett Atkins had two homers and five runs batted in to give the Rockies a 9-4 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a weekend series at PETCO Park.
Stephen Drew, Adam Dunn and Conor Jackson each drove in two runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the nose-diving Dodgers 9-3 on Friday night, dropping Los Angeles 4 1/2 games back in the NL West.
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder Justin Upton from the 15-day disabled list Friday.
Garrett Atkins hit two home runs and had a season-high five RBI to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 9-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
The Colorado Rockies reinstated pitcher Brian Fuentes from the bereavement list Friday.
Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay each knocked in three runs as Boston blasted Chicago, 8-0, in the opener of a three-game set at Fenway Park.
Jon Garland persevered through eight innings, and Juan Rivera had a go-ahead three-run double, as the Los Angeles Angels came from four runs down to beat Texas, 7-5, in the opener of a four-game set.
Garret Anderson hit a go-ahead two-run homer, center fielder Torii Hunter robbed Marlon Byrd of a two-run shot, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 Friday night.
Carlos Beltran clubbed a grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and the New York Mets held on to defeat the Florida Marlins, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game series at Dolphin Stadium.
Ben Zobrist smacked a grand slam and Cliff Floyd drove in five runs as the Tampa Bay Rays crushed the Baltimore Orioles 14-3 in the first of three weekend games at Tropicana Field.
Carl Pavano was stellar on the mound to win his first game at Yankee Stadium since April 26, 2005, as New York edged Toronto, 2-1, in the opener of a three-game set.
The Boston Red Sox placed starting pitcher Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list Friday with right elbow inflammation.
Ryan Zimmerman and Lastings Milledge each drove in two runs, as the Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves, 7-3, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Luis Mendoza from Triple-A Oklahoma on Friday, and optioned pitcher Bill White to Single-A Bakersfield.
Felix Hernandez tossed six solid innings, and Raul Ibanez homered and drove in all the Seattle runs, as the Mariners snapped Cleveland's 10-game winning streak with a 3-2 win over the Indians.
Washington Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill, already shelved for the rest of the season due to swelling in his right elbow, will need arthroscopic surgery after visiting with Dr. James Andrews on Friday.
Lance Berkman's game-ending home run in the ninth propelled the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park.
The second number in Barry Zito's record keeps getting unbelievably bigger.
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora left Friday's 14-3 trouncing at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning with a strained left hamstring.
Felix Hernandez stopped baseball's hottest team, Raul Ibanez homered and drove in three runs and the lowly Seattle Mariners beat Cleveland 3-2, ending the Indians' winning streak at 10 games on Friday night.
Zach Miner gave the Tigers six solid innings and Detroit went on to top Kansas City, 6-3, in the opener of a three-game set from Comerica Park.
