Mike Minor outdueled Cliff Lee for six innings, but gave up a go-ahead two-run homer to Cody Asche in the seventh as the Braves fell to the Phillies, 2-1, on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park. Minor pitched seven innings, allowing four hits, striking out nine and walking one.

Justin Upton and Josh Donaldson are among the stars featured in a fast-paced video released Friday on MLB.com and all around Major League Baseball, as part of the “We Play for October” postseason campaign just announced by MLB.

Cliff Lee allowed just one run on two hits and struck out 10 over eight brilliant innings, while rookie third baseman Cody Asche’s drilled a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh as the Phillies edged the Braves, 2-1, on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.

It’s hard to imagine any player in the league being as valuable to his team as Adrian Beltre, who drives in runs, saves runs and leads his team with a physical and mental toughness that can’t be measured by numbers.

Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has been shut down indefinitely with a tight right hamstring.

The Red Sox’s clubhouse was relatively quiet during the pregame hours on Friday afternoon, and then an old face popped in, bubbling over with enthusiasm.

Jason Heyward had a positive meeting with doctors about his broken jaw Friday and will meet with them again Monday before he takes his next step to returning to the Braves’ lineup. “There is a chance he’ll rejoin us on Monday or Tuesday in Miami,” Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said before Friday’s game.

Long considered the top pitching prospect in the Braves’ organization, Julio Teheran finished April with a 5.08 ERA. The early struggles made his subsequent surge in effectiveness during May and June feel like a rediscovery of the boundless potential he showed in 2011. Now Teheran is one of the club’s most reliable arms.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez was taken out of Thursday’s game against the Mariners in the fifth inning shortly after being struck in the mask by a foul ball. He was removed as a precautionary measure because of mild dizziness.

The Orioles recalled right-hander Steve Johnson and activated Jason Hammel from the disabled list on Thursday while optioning lefty Zach Britton.

With any injury to a star player comes opportunity for another, a steel-trap door cracking open to allow another, often much less heralded, player to sneak in. Enter Charlie Blackmon to the Rockies’ outfield.

Joe Mauer is on the comeback trail, taking live batting practice on the field at Target Field this week, and could be activated as early as this weekend. But it remains to be seen how much he’ll catch the rest of the season and moving forward, as the Twins like him behind the plate, but want to protect their best player.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was selected as the 2013 recipient of the 2013 Branch Rickey Award, which honors “individuals in baseball who contribute unselfishly to their communities and who are strong role models for young people.”

Lance Lynn’s last effective start came at Great American Ball Park, where he’ll take the mound again for the Cardinals on Thursday in a bid to cut the division deficit to a half-game. Tony Cingrani makes his first start since injuring his lower back on Aug. 20.

So now, after 139 games played, the Rangers and the Athletics are still even at the top of the American League West, in a division race that feels different than the past few years.

Mariano Rivera’s cutter moved just enough that the Mets’ 12-time All-Star catcher, Mike Piazza missed the sweet spot. By earning the save, Rivera became the first pitcher in history to record the final out of the World Series in three straight seasons.

Chase Headley — one year removed from one of the most successful single-season performances in Padres franchise history — hasn’t heard the blissful sound of a well-struck ball on the sweet spot of a bat nearly enough in 2013, nor has he seen the results he or the team have expected.