Left-hander John Lannan started his second big league game of the season and was solid as the Nationals defeated the Marlins in a first game of a doubleheader, 7-4, at Nationals Park on Friday afternoon.

The big hit that Joe Kelly kept the Brewers from collecting several times during his 5 2/3-inning start was the same one he provided to lift the Cardinals to a 9-3, series-opening win over the Brewers on Friday night.

A bases-loaded situation with no outs in the bottom of the first inning between the Angels and White Sox resulted in Friday night's game at U.S. Cellular Field being officially protested by the Angels.

Cincinnati rode a superb showing from starting pitcher Mat Latos both on the mound and at the plate to steal the series opener from Pittsburgh, 3-0, in front of a sellout crowd of 40,829 at Great American Ball Park on Friday night.

Mitch Moreland's three-run blast in the seventh inning helped Matt Harrison notch his 13th win as the Rangers earned a 5-3 win over the Royals on Friday in the series opener.

Justin Upton belted his 100th career homer and threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the sixth inning, and Ian Kennedy notched his fourth consecutive quality start in the D-backs' 4-2 win over the Phillies on Friday night.

After the Twins battled back from an early four-run deficit, Jamey Carroll delivered a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning for a 6-5 win over the Red Sox on Friday night at Fenway Park.

Left-hander Christian Friedrich said his 2012 season is over, after an MRI discovered a stress fracture in his lower back, just the latest in a series of injuries to Rockies pitchers this year.

In two starts against Cincinnati, Pirates Saturday starter James McDonald is 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA. The Reds will counter with Mike Leake as they look to extend their 4 1/2-game division lead over the Bucs.

Tim Hudson won his 100th game with the Braves on Friday night, and the 4-1 victory at Turner Field moved them to within two games of the Nationals, who split a doubleheader at home with the Marlins.

Until Miguel Olivo's eighth-inning double, CC Sabathia was dented by only a solo Casper Wells home run in a dominant complete-game effort, striking out 10, as the Yankees defeated the Mariners, 6-3, on Friday at Yankee Stadium.

The way the Marlins' bullpen had been overused the past two games, the team was looking for Josh Johnson to give them at least a quality start.

When newly acquired Paul Maholm takes the mound for the Braves against the Astros at Turner Field on Saturday, he knows he'll feel the butterflies in his stomach.

Matt Moore hurled 5 1/3 scoreless innings and B.J. Upton hit his 100th career homer as the Rays beat the Orioles, 2-0, on Friday night at Tropicana Field.

How these two AL East teams fare against each other down the stretch should go a long way to determining at least one of the American League's two Wild Cards.

By the time Prince Fielder's two-run homer completed a four-run, two-out rally in the fourth inning, Anibal Sanchez was pretty well assured of his first win in a Tigers uniform in a 10-2 victory over the Indians on Friday night at Comerica Park.

Tempering an otherwise joyous Game 2 on Friday night is the likelihood that Emilo Bonifaco will miss the rest of the season due to a left thumb injury.