After taking an early 5-0 lead, the A's relinquished a pair of leads and headed to the ninth down one before rallying for six runs in the ninth against All-Star closer Jim Johnson to stun the Orioles, 14-9, Friday at Camden Yards. Seth Smith had a pair of doubles off the bench, driving in five runs.

Willie Bloomquist's infield single led to an error and three runs in a six-run second inning, and Chris Young doubled in two as the D-backs added three more in the seventh to cruise past the Mets on Friday night in Phoenix.

Josh Hamilton drove in two runs during Friday night's 9-5 loss but was booed by the sellout crowd of 47,638 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Friday night after striking out swinging in the third and fifth innings.

In need of a frontline starting pitcher for their needy rotation, the Angels snatched one of the best available arms in the trade market on Friday, acquiring Zack Greinke from the Brewers in exchange for three promising prospects — middle infielder Jean Segura, and right-handers John Hellweg and Ariel Pena — the Angels announced.

We're down under 100 hours until baseball's non-waiver Trade Deadline, and trade talk remains the one topic that dominates the game these days. Every day, clubs gain more clarity as to whether they're buyers or sellers, and it's already been one of the most active run-ups to the Deadline in recent memory.

Before the Rays can even think about the possibility of facing the Angels' newly-acquired Zack Greinke, they must first focus on lefty C.J. Wilson, who takes the mound Saturday in the second game of a weekend series between the two clubs.

Bronson Arroyo worked 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Reds took a 3-0 win over the struggling Rockies in Friday night's three-game series opener at Coors Field.

Philip Humber and Matt Harrison will try to rebound from subpar outings on Saturday night when they match up for the White Sox and Rangers in Arlington.

Commissioner Bud Selig reiterated on Friday that Major League Baseball intends to extend the use of instant replay.

Wandy Rodriguez's first appearance for the Pirates will come against the team with whom he spent the last 7 1/2 seasons.

Josh Reddick suffered only an upper back contusion when he crashed into the wall in alarming fashion to record the final out of Friday's dramatic win over the Orioles, A's trainer Nick Paparesta said.

Zack Greinke is gone, so what now for the Brewers? That question reverberated around Miller Park on Friday after the defending National League Central champions traded away their best pitcher.

Joe Blanton will take the mound for the Phillies in the second of a three-game set with the Braves, who will counter with Mike Minor at Turner Field.

Chris Johnson came to the plate in the ninth needing only a single for the cycle. He settled for going 3-for-4 with two runs scored, providing a bright spot on fireworks night at Minute Maid Park.

A's veteran Bartolo Colon faces Tommy Hunter as Oakland tries to clinch a series victory in a key matchup as far as the Wild Card standings are concerned on Saturday.

Brian McCann drilled yet another home run against the Phillies, and Ben Sheets added to the wonder of his successful comeback while helping the Braves claim a 6-1 win on Friday night at Turner Field.

Mark Teixeira's dash to first base on a run-scoring fielder's choice was lauded as a turning point in New York's 10-3 victory over Boston on Friday, preceding Curtis Granderson's eighth-inning grand slam and earlier two-run homers from Raul Ibanez and Russell Martin.