The Friday night returns of Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier were overshadowed by heroics from another healed patient as Mark Ellis' two-run homer in the sixth inning lifted the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw to a 2-1 win over the Padres.

When Rangers rookie Yu Darvish takes the mound against the Mariners on Saturday, it'll be his first start since a July 1 loss to the A's.

Cody Ransom's two-out, two-strike grand slam in the eighth inning snapped a tie and gave the Brewers a 10-7 win over the Pirates on Friday at Miller Park.

Philadelphia will yet again look to get something started when it plays Colorado on Saturday at Coors Field with Vance Worley (4-5, 3.54) opposing Jeremy Guthrie (3-8, 6.05).

Chipper Jones continued to build on his Hall of Fame r

Tim Lincecum starts for the Giants opposite Lucas Harrell of the Astros as the teams continue their weekend series on Saturday night in San Francisco.

Detroit's Max Scherzer, the American League leader in strikeouts per nine innings with 11.19, faces Baltimore rookie Wei-Yin Chen in the second game of the series.

The Pirates' Kevin Correia squares off against the Brewers' Marco Estrada in the middle game of a three-game series.

After losing six of their last seven games heading into the All-Star break, the Red Sox started the second half on a positive note. Boston got a solid start from Franklin Morales, four quality innings from its bullpen and enough early offense to beat Tampa Bay, 3-1, on Friday night.

Rockies rookie Christian Friedrich struck out seven and gave up one run on five scattered hits to outperform Phillies starter Cliff Lee, who gave up nine hits and three runs (two earned).

Doug Fister threw seven innings, allowing one run. Jhonny Peralta powered a three-run homer and Miguel Cabrera hit a solo shot in a four-run fifth.

Breaking from the recent trend in Cincinnati, it was the Reds' bats that saved the day on Friday night in a 5-3 win against the National League Central-rival Cardinals at Great American Ball Park.

Jonny Gomes hit a grand slam as part of a five-RBI night and A.J. Griffin went six solid innings for his first big league victory as the A's downed the Twins, 6-3, in Friday's opener at Target Field.

Francisco Liriano struck out a career-high 15 and was backed by a pair of Josh Willingham home runs, but he also gave up a grand slam that proved to be the difference in the Twins' 6-3 loss to the A's on Friday at Target Field.

No one could have asked for a better game than the Yankees and Angels played on Friday night in the Bronx.

Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey will go for his Major League-leading 13th win in the second game of the series Saturday afternoon against 10-game winner Tommy Hanson and the Braves at Turner Field.

After breaking their three-game losing streak against the Twins on Friday, the Athletics will send Tommy Milone to the hill on Saturday against Minnesota's Cole De Vries at Target Field.