Associated Press:
Choo drives in 5 to power Indians  —  SEATTLE—Shin-Soo Choo drove in five runs with a bases-loaded double and a two-run home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.  —  Choo, traded to the Indians by Seattle in 2006, hit a 3-1 fastball from Doug Fister …

Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins stumble late, fall to Tigers in 13 innings  —  Minnesota depletes bullpen in finale against Detroit  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said before Thursday's series finale against the Tigers that he would like to add at least another player through September callups due to the team's growing list of injuries.

George Henry / Associated Press:
Wright, Santana lead Mets' 4-2 win over Braves  —  ATLANTA—David Wright homered, Johan Santana won for the first time in four starts and the New York Mets snapped the Atlanta Braves' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Thursday night.  —  The Mets, who had dropped three straight …

Associated Press:
Utley has six RBIs as Phillies tighten NL East race  —  DENVER (AP) — The blurry-eyed Philadelphia Phillies didn't mind that they wouldn't get a lot of shuteye after making their one-night stopover in Denver so worthwhile.  —  Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap …

Sam Page / Amazin' Avenue:
The Illogicality Of The Jeff Francoeur Trade  —  Don't let the headline deceive you — the Francoeur-to-Texas deal is an indisputably good move.  The fact that the trade even occurred, however, makes no sense.  If the Mets acknowledge, through their actions, that Jeff Francoeur …

Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Rob Dibble no longer broadcasting Nationals games  —  In the wake of controversial comments Rob Dibble made about Stephen Strasburg, the Nationals announced today Dibble will no longer broadcast their games.  The separation will be permanent, and the Nationals — not MASN — made the decision.

Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER:
Dibble done broadcasting Nats  —  MIAMI — Rob Dibble will no longer be broadcasting Nationals games on MASN, a club spokesman said this afternoon.  —  The former Reds reliever, who signed a three-year contract with MASN in 2009, has not called any games since last Tuesday …

Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
New York Mets willing to talk extension with pitcher R.A. Dickey in offseason: source  —  ATLANTA - R.A. Dickey's professional career began with a loss of more than $700,000.  Fourteen years later, the pitcher might finally have earned a multi-year contract.

Steve Dilbeck / Dodgers Blog:
Now the attorney general's office is investigating the Dodgers, and rightly so  —  The Dodgers are undergoing the biggest trial in team history, but that's hardly the end to the team's legal problems.  —  Nothing is more important to the Dodgers than determining team ownership …

Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Season of controversy for Red Sox docs  —  In light of the controversy raised by medical issues swirling around the Boston Red Sox, perhaps the most notable aspect of Mike Cameron's season-ending surgery Friday was the doctor who performed it.  —  Cameron elected to have Red Sox team medical …