ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jake Westbrook has received another elbow treatment, the Associated Press has learned, perhaps pushing back his return.

The right-hander is on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation and had been scheduled to throw Friday. He told the AP he had an injection to his elbow a day earlier.

General manager John Mozeliak texted the AP that the timetable had not yet been changed. Mozeliak added he expected to have a better grasp of the situation on Sunday or Monday.

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NEW YORK (AP) In a revolving-door season, Joe Girardi is grateful he has to spend little time worrying about Hiroki Kuroda.

There are those moments, though, that the New York Yankees' manager has to remind himself the Japanese ace is not one of the many young faces in his clubhouse.

ATLANTA (AP) Justin Upton was still the main man for Atlanta, even when the Braves finally had all their sluggers together.

Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.

BALTIMORE (AP) Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon wanted to stay away from overworked closer Fernando Rodney and setup man Joel Peralta.

He had to throw that idea out when the Baltimore Orioles staged a big rally, and Peralta stepped up.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) With a little help from slugger Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello and the Detroit Tigers slowed down the Texas Rangers.

Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the fifth inning to back Porcello and lift the Tigers over the Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders.

CLEVELAND (AP) Jason Kipnis had made a habit of hitting first-inning home runs this season. On Friday night, he tried something different.

Kipnis hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning off Lucas Luetge to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Angels did three times better against Chris Sale than they did last Sunday at Chicago. They got three hits this time - and still no runs.

Sale frustrated the Angels' through 7 2-3 innings with a season-high 12 strikeouts, leading the White Sox to another 3-0 victory on Friday night. Alex Rios and Adam Dunn homered, helping extend Chicago's winning streak to a season-high four games.

ST. LOUIS (AP) David Freese waited a long time for this curtain call. He was impressed with the patience of St. Louis' fans.

Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday night.

DENVER (AP) Jordan Pacheco had his first career grand slam baseball waiting for him on his chair after the game, sealed tightly in a plastic bag.

If only his tiebreaking homer would've sealed the win as tight.

CHICAGO (AP) Having already impressed with his arm, Matt Harvey got to show off his bat.

The 24-year-old right-hander won his fifth straight decision, allowing five hits in 7 1-3 innings and singling in the go-ahead run in the seventh to lead the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Friday.