The surging Tigers host the slumping Rockies on Friday at Comerica Park in the first of a three-game series, in a matchup that features lefies Jeff Francis (Colorado) and Casey Crosby (Detroit).

The Mets capped their most difficult road trip of the season with a three-game sweep of the Rays at Tropicana Field, taking Thursday's finale, 9-6, on the strength of three home runs.

Justin Verlander helped himself at the plate, even if it wasn't with a hit, Thursday afternoon in a 5-3 win to clinch the series against the Cubs.

Right-hander Charlie Morton underwent Tommy John surgery on Thursday to repair a torn ligament in his elbow and will likely be out for the next 12 to 18 months. The surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla.

Less than one week after the Rays swept the Marlins in Miami, the two teams will renew their in-state Interleague rivalry about 300 miles up the road at Tropicana Field on Friday night.

Joey Votto hit a three-run homer in the first inning to ignite an offensive outburst for the Reds, who completed a three-game sweep of the in-state rival Indians, 12-5, Thursday at Great American Ball Park. Brandon Phillips added four RBIs, including a solo home run.

Both the Reds and Mets are coming off sweeps in Interleague Play and will now meet one another in National League action, starting Friday at Citi Field when Bronson Arroyo of the Reds duels with the Mets' Dillon Gee.

The Mets have officially petitioned MLB to change B.J. Upton's first-inning single into an error on third baseman David Wright. A successful appeal would give the Mets their second no-hitter in 12 days, after going more than 50 years and 8,000 games without one.

Mark Prior won't accompany the Red Sox on Friday when they visit Wrigley Field and the Cubs to face his former team, but the right-hander is just glad to be back in the game at all.

With Father's Day approaching, the 16th annual “Home Run Challenge,” a join venture between MLB, the MLBPA and Prostate Cancer Foundation, has raised more than $1.1 million for research.

An ongoing feud between Indians pitcher Derek Lowe and Reds manager Dusty Baker heated up on Wednesday and then boiled over on Thursday when Baker revealed he instructed starter Mat Latos to throw a purpose-pitch inside at Lowe.

Ian Stewart has been dealing with soreness in his left wrist for more than a year, and he's hoping to find answers as to why when he sees a hand specialist next week.

Matt Cain's teammates couldn't help but feel the nerves during his perfect game Wednesday, the first in Giants history.

Giants right-hander Matt Cain's 14-strikeout perfect game against the Astros on Wednesday marked the fifth time Houston had fallen victim to a no-no in its history, and each came with a unique twist.

At 31, C.J. Wilson is not a young pitcher. But he is a young starting pitcher, still evolving, still figuring things out on the fly.

Brian Runge had a front-row seat as the Giants' Joaquin Arias gathered Jason Castro's grounder and fired a dart to first to seal Matt Cain's perfect game in 10-0 win over the Astros on Wednesday night.

With no outs in the seventh and a perfect game riding on every pitch Wednesday night, Houston's Jordan Schafer hit a Matt Cain offering deep into the right-center-field gap.