Mark Teixeria hit a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth and Russell Martin gave the Yankees the lead with an RBI single five batters later as New York went on to a 6-5, come-from-behind win over the Angels on Friday night.

The Red Sox hope starter Clay Buchholz can return to form on Saturday against the Rays in his first start since battling esophagitis during a stint on the disabled list. Tampa Bay will counter with ace left-hander David Price

Before he blossomed into an All-Star pitcher, Gio Gonzalez forged his baseball career in Hialeah, Fla., about 20 minutes northwest of Miami. On Saturday night at Marlins Park, Gonzalez returns to his hometown for the Nationals' second game in a four-game set against Miami.

The game's last pitch dipped, and Russell Martin blocked it with his chest, pounced to his right and barehanded the ball in one motion, whipping a strike to second base to complete a pretty perfect night for the Yankees' catcher.

Justin Masterson dominated the Blue Jays and got some help from Travis Hafner early, as the Indians beat Toronto, 1-0, at Rogers Centre on Friday to kick off the season's second half.

Behind six shutout innings from Jordan Zimmermann, the Nationals started off the second half with a 5-1 win against the National League East-rival Marlins before 30,911 at Marlins Park.

Kyle Lohse heads to the mound for the Cardinals on Saturday against the Reds, and he hopes to get some offensive support from Lance Berkman, who's likely coming off the DL. Mike Leake is set to start for Cincinnati.

When Angels starter Jerome Williams takes the mound on Saturday, it will be the right-hander's first outing since leaving a start on June 18 with respiratory problems. But the team he's facing, the Yankees, won't exactly be welcoming him back with open arms.

Jason Hammel exited early from Friday's start against the Tigers in the top of the fourth inning when he injured his knee on a pitch.

Ubaldo Jimenez has a 2.93 ERA over his last seven starts. He'll try to stay hot when he takes the mound for the Indians on Saturday afternoon against Toronto. The Blue Jays will counter with left-hander Aaron Laffey, who is still searching for his first win this season.

Alfonso Soriano went 4-for-4 with two homers, two doubles and five RBIs in an 8-1 victory over the D-backs Friday at Wrigley Field. Left-hander Paul Maholm allowed one run in seven innings, recording five strikeouts on six hits.

The Orioles have announced that they have agreed to terms with their 2012 first-round pick Kevin Gausman on Friday. The Louisiana State University product was the fourth overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft.

After a thrill of a lifetime that included a trip to Kansas City — featuring their own custom suite and personal batting practice on the field — the MLB Fan Cave Dwellers returned to Manhattan on Friday and were reduced to a quintet with the cuts of Twins fan Lindsay Guentzel and Braves fan Shaun Kippins.

One-third of the 30 clubs will make it to the postseason, and it will all start on TBS with any potential play-in tiebreaker, the one-game “win and in” Wild Card round and all four Division Series. Fan Cave visitor David Wells, TBS studio analyst and past 239 game-winner, is ready for it.

Ryan Dempster has not allowed a run in 27 consecutive innings, the longest stretch by a Cubs hurler in four decades. Dempster will look to further that streak against D-backs' left-hander Joe Saunders on Saturday at Wrigley Field.

The Dodgers activated outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier off the disabled list Friday and made room by optioning Elian Herrera and Scott Van Slyke to Triple-A Albuquerque.

Friday night's Braves-Mets game was delayed for more than 15 minutes in the top of the second inning following a power outage at Turner Field.