Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times

NEW YORK (AP) Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games. (MORE)

CHICAGO (AP) American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. (MORE)

CINCINNATI (AP) Jay Bruce hit his first career grand slam and Joey Votto added a two-run homer Friday night, an all-rookie power display that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-2 victory on a day when nothing went right for the first-place Chicago Cubs. (MORE)

BALTIMORE (AP) Dave Trembley was certain he would be asked to return as manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 2009, an expectation that was fulfilled Friday. (MORE)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Ian Kinsler's breakout season is done. (MORE)

BALTIMORE (AP) Rajai Davis' grand slam was the only Oakland hit in an eight-run eighth inning, and the Athletics topped the six-run barrier for the first time in 41 games, beating the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 Friday night. (MORE)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Boston Red Sox got three key players back Friday, activating right-hander Josh Beckett, third baseman Mike Lowell and first baseman Sean Casey from the 15-day disabled list. (MORE)

CINCINNATI (AP) Right-hander Carlos Zambrano was upbeat Friday about his chances of returning to the Chicago Cubs' rotation in a week, optimistic that an anti-inflammatory injection and rest will be enough to heal his aching shoulder. (MORE)

TORONTO (AP) Roy Halladay pitched seven solid innings to win his fifth straight start, Alex Rios hit two homers and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Friday night to extend their season-high winning streak to six. (MORE)

NEW YORK (AP) In a pep talk via e-mail, Mike Schmidt reminded the Philadelphia Phillies of their big comeback to win the NL East last season and said "the Mets know you're better than they are." (MORE)