Andre Ethier went 5-for-5 and drove in a career-high five runs, Derek Lowe held Arizona to two hits over eight innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers cut the Diamondbacks' NL West lead to a half-game with a 7-0 victory Friday night. Ethier hit his 20th homer off Dan Haren (14-8) in the first inning, a two-run single in the second and RBI doubles in the fourth and sixth as Los Angeles opened a 6-0...

Josh Beckett showed the Boston Red Sox exactly what they hoped to see in his first start in nearly three weeks. The five scoreless innings were just a bonus. Beckett struck out seven and allowed only four singles, helping Boston beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Friday night. "When he left the game, he didn't feel anything," manager Terry Francona said.

Mike Schmidt figures Philadelphia has a psychological edge over the Mets. On this night, though, Brett Myers was New York's biggest problem. Myers buzzed through the Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday that cut their NL East deficit to two games.

The first-place Cubs have lost their way. 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 Chicago. Manager Lou Piniella got lost on his way to the ballpark.

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. Quentin was injured Monday night in Cleveland. After fouling off a pitch while batting against Cliff Lee, Quentin hit his right hand on the bat as he was holding it with his left.