BOSTON -Rob Johnson doubled home two runs in the 11th inning and Seattle beat Boston 7-6 on Friday night.

George Kottaras hit his first major-league homer in the bottom of the 11th for the Red Sox, who tied the game at 5 with two runs in the eighth inning.

Seattles Ronny Cedeno hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer in a three-run fourth, three batters after a fan in the front row snatched a foul pop that third baseman Kevin Youkilis was attempting to make a play on.

Tim Wakefield made his 383rd start for the Red Sox, surpassing Roger Clemens for the top spot on the teams all-time list.

Jose Lopez added a solo homer for Seattle, which won for the 11th time in 16 games.

J.D. Drew hit a solo homer for the Red Sox, who saw their major league-best home record fall to 25-11.

Chris Jakubauskas (5-5) pitched two hitless innings for the win and Mark Lowe, despite giving up the homer to Kottaras, earned his first save.

Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2

NEW YORK - A.J. Burnett scattered six hits over seven innings and Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez homered for New York.

The Yankees rebounded from Thursday nights 8-4 loss to Seattle for their eighth win in nine games.

Burnett (7-4), who lost to his former team at Toronto on May 12, allowed two runs, struck out seven and walked two. Mariano Rivera struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances.

Brian Tallet (5-6) gave up three runs - two earned - six hits and four walks in six innings, forcing in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk to Mark Teixeira in the fifth.

That was the third walk of the inning for the Yankees, who made it 3-1 on a passed ball by Raul Chavez.

Vernon Wells, who entered in a 2-for-19 slide, homered in the sixth to pull the Blue Jays to 3-2.

Indians 15, Athletics 3

CLEVELAND - Shin-Soo Choo homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs and Cleveland snapped a five-game losing streak.

Choo had an RBI single, two-run double, three-run homer and capped his night with a solo shot, his 12th. It was Choos second career multihomer game and the most RBIs by a Cleveland player since Grady Sizemore drove in seven last Aug. 21 against Kansas City.

Cleveland, with the worst record in the AL at 32-49, won for only the third time in 16 games. Asdrubal Cabrera had three RBIs in the Indians biggest output since a 22-4 win at Yankee Stadium on April 18. They scored 13 runs and batted .195 during their five-game losing skid.

David Huff (4-3) gave up five doubles, but only three runs over six innings to improve to 4-1 in his last six starts.

Oakland opened a nine-game trip by losing for the seventh time in nine games as rookie Trevor Cahill (5-7) gave up five earned runs over 3 2-3 innings.

Yorvit Torrealba required only a few games in the minors to regain his timing at the plate.

As for his emotional state, the Colorado Rockies catcher needed something much simpler: his son by his side.

Torrealba was reinstated from the restricted list Wednesday after missing time to attend to matters involving the kidnapping and safe recovery of his son, 11-year-old Yorvit Eduardo, and other family members in Venezuela.

Now, hes eager to start playing baseball, putting the situation behind him.

Im really happy being back, hanging out with my teammates, said Torrealba, who wasnt in the starting lineup Friday night against Arizona.

These days, he has a shadow matching him stride for stride, his son never too far away. They hung out in the clubhouse before the game Friday, the two laughing as his father dressed for batting practice.

I got the best Fathers Day present ever - I had him with me, Torrealba said. Its great, knowing your family is around you and you dont have to wonder how theyre doing.

Its been a wrenching ordeal for the family since Torrealbas son, brother-in-law and another relative were snatched by kidnappers last month. They were abducted while driving to the boys school and the kidnappers demanded nearly $500,000 in ransom, but none was paid.

Torrealba left the team in Houston on June 2 to join his wife in Venezuela, listening as she negotiated with the kidnappers. He was informed that it was best if he did not do the talking.

A day later, they were left along a highway outside Caracas.

His wife and son are now safely with him in Denver.

Mentally, I feel better, he said. Dont have to worry about anything.

To his knowledge, the kidnappers havent been caught. And hes not giving it much thought, either.

That is the polices job, said Torrealba, who eventually plans to move his family to Miami. I can only focus on my job. The fact my family is here, Im happy with that. If they arrest those guys, fine. If they dont, doesnt matter to me. I wont give (them) a second chance.

Theres no timetable when Torrealba will be back in the starting lineup. For now, hell serve as Chris Iannettas backup.

We feel like hes ready to participate in whatever capacity that we feel is necessary, Rockies manager Jim Tracy said.

The team took a slow approach in easing Torrealba back into action following the incident, waiting until Torrealba felt fully comfortable before shipping him out for a stint in the minors.

He played four games with Triple-A Colorado Springs - hitting .267 - before rejoining the team in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

He was activated Wednesday after missing 27 games. To make room for Torrealba, the team designated catcher Paul Phillips for assignment.

Overall, I feel really good, said Torrealba, whos hitting .230 with two homers and seven RBIs.

And even better mentally, now that his family is safe and his son is with him.

Knowing hes right next to me, I sleep good at night, Torrealba said.

New York Mets left-hander Oliver Perez took another step toward returning from a right knee injury, allowing three runs in five-plus innings Friday night in a Triple-A rehabilitation start.

The left-hander is slated to start at Citi Field on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Im ready tonight (to go to New York), Perez said. I feel like I can pitch in the big leagues. I threw back-to-back five-inning games and feel no pain.

He pitched five shutout innings in a Class A game with Brooklyn last Sunday.

Perez gave up five hits and four walks while striking out four for the Buffalo Bisons on Friday. He threw 92 pitches, 46 for strikes, and delivered a first-pitch strike to only seven of the 23 Rochester Red Wings he faced.

They might know that Im hurt and that my history is walking people, Perez said. I wanted to throw strikes, but sometimes it doesnt happen.

The injury no longer appears to no longer be an issue, though.

I wasnt thinking about the knee, he said. I was thinking of it like a big league game. I feel really good.

It was a sign of progress since Perez had a setback in his previous rehab outing with Buffalo on May 26. In that game, he worked 4 1-3 innings despite landing awkwardly off the mound in the first inning.

I dont want to think about the past, Perez said. Ive thrown two times, five innings, and Im really happy.

Matt Macri hit a leadoff homer in the fifth against Perez, who allowed back-to-back doubles in the sixth before being replaced.

CHICAGO - Jake Fox drew a bases-loaded walk from Mark DiFelice to force in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, and Chicago beat Milwaukee 2-1 on Friday.

Ryan Theriot singled off second baseman Craig Counsells glove with one out in the 10th and went to second on a wild pitch from DiFelice (4-1). After Theriot moved up on a fly ball, the Brewers intentionally walked Milton Bradley. With a 3-0 count on pinch-hitter Geovany Soto, DeFelice walked him intentionally to load the bases.

Fox fouled off four straight pitches before walking on a close 3-2 pitch that had DiFelice extending his arms and walking toward plate umpire Bill Welke as the Cubs celebrated.

The Brewers run came in the fourth when Carlos Zambrano walked Corey Hart with the bases loaded. The Cubs tied it in the fifth on Zambranos RBI single off Jeff Suppan.

Kevin Gregg (3-2) allowed one hit in two innings for the win.

Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay married an American, has two American daughters and makes his living playing Americas pastime.

Now he can say hes an American, too.

The 30-year-old from Trail, British Columbia, was among 360 people to become U.S. citizens Thursday in a naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall.

Dressed in a suit, Bay blended into the diverse group of immigrants holding postcard-sized flags who took the oath administered by U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin.

Bay joined two military men and about a dozen children of newly sworn-in citizens to lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. One little boy donned a special Red Sox T-shirt with Bays No. 44 decorated with red and white stripes and blue and white stars.

I already knew it but I wanted to make sure I didnt mess it up in front of all those people, Bay said, admitting some jitters. I didnt want the kids to upstage me.

Bay is the first Red Sox player to be naturalized since Dominican Republic-born David Ortiz was sworn in last summer.

He gave me a little bit of what to expect, Bay said.

Like the Red Sox designated hitter, the new American citizen is still proud of his heritage from across the border.

I dont denounce being Canadian at any point, but Im definitely proud to be an American, Bay said.

Bay, who is batting .262 this season, came to Boston from the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. He was joined by his wife, Kristen, at the ceremony.

Obviously its something a lot of people dream of and my wife and both my girls are Americans, so its a pretty proud day for me, Bay said.

The St Louis Cardinals gave a $3,1 million signing bonus to 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo, considered to be among the top amateur free agents from Latin America.

The New York Yankees on Thursday also gave a $3 million bonus to a 16-year-old Dominican prospect, catcher Gary Sanchez.

Cardinals vice president Jeff Luhnow announced details of their signing at a news conference in Santo Domingo.

We have a tradition of competing and winning and Dominicans have been a big part of that success. We hope that one day soon, Wagner joins Albert Pujols and helps us win, Luhnow said.

General manager John Mozeliak said in St. Louis that if Mateo had been in last months draft, hed have been a top 10 pick.

I think its really hard to handicap, but given what hes accomplished so far I do think hell be a quick mover, Mozeliak said. Hes advanced for 16.

Mateo, who is from Santo Domingo, is 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. He throws and bats left-handed. He represented the Dominican Republic in Major League Baseballs RBI World Series in 2007 and 2008.

I am proud to sign with the Cardinals, a team with so much history, he said.

The signing is contingent on Mateo passing a physical in St. Louis this summer. General manager John Mozeliak calls the signing a significant step in the organizations effort to obtain the best talent in Latin America.

Yankees vice president Mark Newman said the 190-pound Sanchez is one of the top talents in the region.

Sanchez said he always hoped to sign with the Yankees.

SAN DIEGO -Geoff Blum hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs and Houston beat San Diego 7-2 on Thursday in a game delayed 52 minutes in the top of the ninth inning when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park.

A beekeeper was called to the downtown ballpark and sprayed a chair and a ballgirls jacket that had attracted the bees. Padres president Tom Garfinkel said a few thousand bees attached themselves to a queen bee.

The game was halted at 3:09 p.m. with the Astros leading 6-1. Five minutes later, both teams were cleared from the field. The beekeeper arrived at 3:56 p.m., quickly did his job to applause from the fans who remained, and the game resumed 5 minutes later.

The Astros won three of four in the series and outscored the Padres 20-7.

San Diego has lost eight of nine games against Houston dating to last season.

Houstons Wandy Rodriguez (7-6) allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings.

Braves 5, Phillies 2

ATLANTA - Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and Atlanta complete their first home sweep of Philadelphia in four years.

Diaz had his second straight three-hit game to lift the Braves to their fourth consecutive win and drop the Phillies into a tie with Florida for first place in the NL East.

With the score tied at 2, Brian McCann led off the eighth with a single off Ryan Madson (2-4). Pinch-runner Jair Jurrjens moved to second on a sacrifice and Diaz followed with his hit to the center-field wall.

Garret Anderson added his first career pinch-hit homer, a two-run shot off Madson.

Rafael Soriano pitched the ninth for his eighth save.

Philadelphia has lost 12 of 15 and is 39-37 and two games ahead of the fourth-place Braves.

J.A. Happ, coming off his first career shutout against Toronto on Saturday, allowed seven hits and two runs in seven innings.

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

ST. LOUIS - Todd Wellemeyer rebounded from his shortest start of the season with 7 1-3 solid innings for St. Louis.

Wellemeyer (7-7) allowed two runs and seven hits in his longest outing of the season. He lasted 2 1-3 innings in his previous start, giving up three earned runs against Minnesota on June 27. He was 1-3 with a 6.89 ERA in June.

He struck out six in improving to 3-0 lifetime against the Giants.

Ryan Franklin worked a perfect ninth for his 19th save in 20 chances.

Ryan Ludwick had two hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who won for the third time in nine games.

Barry Zito (4-8), who threw 26 pitches before recording an out, went 4 1-3 innings, allowing five earned runs and five hits as San Francisco ended a 10-game trip at 5-5.

Ludwick hit a bases-loaded single, Yadier Molina drew a bases-loaded walk and Chris Duncan added an RBI ground out as St. Louis took a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Mets 9, Pirates 8, 10 innings

PITTSBURGH - Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for New York, which overcame a five-run deficit and then wasted a ninth-inning lead.

Adam LaRoche hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth against Francisco Rodriguez (2-2) before the Mets rebounded to win the makeup of a June 3 rainout.

Fernando Tatis hit a two-run homer among his three hits and scored four times as the Mets took an 8-6 lead. Rodriguez, 21 of 23 previously in save chances, gave up his first tying homer in the ninth since last July 25. He stayed in to pitch a perfect 10th.

Pirates closer Matt Capps (1-4), who had converted 12 consecutive save opportunities since May 15, got the first two batters in the 10th until hitting Tatis with a pitch. Tatis stole second, and Church lined a single into center for the Mets 15th hit.

The Pirates opened a 5-0 lead against Tim Redding, but Paul Maholm couldnt hold the lead, and pinch-hitter Jeremy Reed gave the Mets the lead for the first time with a sacrifice fly that made it 6-5 and finished off a four-run fifth inning.

Reds 3, Diamondbacks 2, 10 innings

CINCINNATI - Joey Votto singled with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning for Cincinnati.

The Reds loaded the bases with no outs against Clay Zavada (1-2), stringing together a walk and two singles. After two outs, Votto singled past shortstop for his fourth hit of the game.

Francisco Cordero (1-2) escaped a bases-loaded threat in the top of the 10th with the help of a double play.

Arizona (31-48) lost for the 10th time in 12 games, falling a season-high 17 games under .500.

Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis gave up one run through seven innings. Davis is 0-2 with three no-decisions in his last five starts. He had given up five earned runs in his last four games.

Cincinnatis Aaron Harang, who hasnt won since May 25, going 0-4 with three no-decisions, gave up two runs in seven innings.

Oakland Athletics left-hander Josh Outman has undergone ligament replacement surgery on his pitching elbow, ending his season.

Dr. James Andrews performed the procedure, often called Tommy John surgery. Outman went 4-1 with a 3.48 ERA this season in 14 appearances, including 12 starts. Outman also had a bone spur removed.

The surgery typically requires a year or more of rehabilitation. Prospective As closer Joey Devine underwent the same procedure in April, and Oakland reliever Dan Giese also underwent elbow surgery earlier this season.

As right-hander Justin Duchscherer, a two-time All-Star, resumed a throwing program Tuesday after undergoing elbow surgery in March.

In the American League Central, the first-place Detroit Tigers travel to take on the Minnesota Twins, who have played under the total in six straight and seven of their last eight games. The Twins (41-39, -0.75 units) have also cashed five of their last seven games against the moneyline. Bet this exciting three-game series at the Pinnacle Sportsbook review, the leading online MLB betting sportsbook, and the only place to wager on this week’s MLB action with 8 cent moneylines, 10 cent runlines and live betting every day.

The Tigers (43-35, +5.60 units) have taken four of the five contests between the clubs this season, including a three-game sweep at the Metrodome back in May. Detroit comes into the weekend set with three starting pitchers - Nate Robertson (elbow), Dontrelle Willis (personal), and Jeremy Bonderman (shoulder) - all on the 15-day disabled list.

Another team with serious injuries to its pitching staff is the Toronto Blue Jays, and that could spell trouble when they face the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium this weekend. Four of the five opening day starters are on the disabled list for the Blue Jays (42-38, +0.95 units), who have dropped four of their last five contests.

The Yankees (45-32, -2.41 units) come into the four-game set having won seven straight games heading into their matchup on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners. New York backers continue to profit off an offense that ranks first in runs per game (5.55), team OPS (.825), and home runs (116).

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The injury-riddled New York Mets got some good news Tuesday when a second examination of All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltrans bruised right knee also indicated surgery is not required.

The opinion from Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo., was the same as the Mets medical staff. Beltran likely will be out through the All-Star break while waiting for the bruise to subside. He will be re-evaluated later this week and rest until he is pain free.

Yesterday, we had a lot of questions as to whether there was something new or something else in there and the word we got from the second opinion was that, no it was pretty much what we knew it was, assistant general manager John Ricco said before New Yorks game at Milwaukee on Tuesday night. Now its just a matter of how quickly hes able to heal.

The Mets have been decimated by substantial injuries to Beltran, Carlos Delgado (hip surgery), Jose Reyes (calf, hamstring), Oliver Perez (right knee), John Maine (right shoulder) and J.J. Putz (right elbow).

Ricco said Reyes was traveling to the teams facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Tuesday to ramp up his workouts. Reyes has been on the DL for nearly six weeks after suffering a setback earlier in June.

Hes had some good days, so yes, were optimistic in the fact that he has now gone down there where he can do some baseball activity, Ricco said. Thats a good sign and hopefully well keep having positive days and see him soon.

Ricco said they hadnt decided whether Reyes would play in any rehab games, and they hope he will return at or just after the All-Star break.

Perez is starting at Triple-A Buffalo later this week on a rehab assignment, and Ricco said Delgado remains on track to return by August.

We just want to survive and then hope weve got reinforcements. We have a lot of things now that we think we can look forward to, manager Jerry Manuel said. The real key is that we survive and that they have no setbacks, then we will be getting somewhere.

New York carried a four-game losing streak into Tuesday game against the Brewers, dropping below .500 for the first time since May 5. The injuries have hindered the Mets somewhat in the trade market.

Clarity certainly would help, but were being aggressive, Ricco said. We have plenty of holes to fill.

Beltran, a Gold Glove center fielder, had been playing through pain for some time before going on the 15-day disabled list June 22. He was hitting .336 with eight homers, 20 doubles, 40 RBIs and 11 stolen bases.

Steadman is noted for his work performing microfracture knee surgery on basketball players.

Right now theres no mention of surgery at all. Both doctors agree its a bruise. Rest, and that should take care of it, Ricco said. Its probably looking like the All-Star break, we had hoped maybe hed be back before that right now.

It looks like were headed toward afterward, but again, I dont want to make any judgment at this time because hopefully he goes through this next evaluation (and) starts to feel a lot better.