The White Sox have optioned reliever Deunte Heath to Triple-A Charlotte following Friday's game against the Angels, according to Comcast SportsNet Chicago.

Heath carried an 11.12 ERA in 5 2/3 innings of work in the majors.

Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke enjoyed a huge night at the plate as he homered twice during Friday's game against the Braves.

Van Slyke launched a solo home run in the sixth inning off starter Paul Maholm. He then took Eric O'Flaherty deep in the ninth for another solo home run. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and two RBI in an 8-5 defeat.

Van Slyke has homered twice in his last four games. He has gone 4 for 11 with two homers and four RBI during that span.

Cardinals third baseman David Freese enjoyed a big night at the plate as he unleashed his first home run of the season Friday night against the Brewers.

Freese launched a grand slam in the first inning off starter Wily Peralta. He finished 1 for 4 with a run scored and four RBI in a 7-6 victory.

Freese has one hit in six of his last eight games. He is hitting .211 with one home run and eight RBI in 91 at-bats.

Braves outfielder Justin Upton came up big during Friday's series opener against the Dodgers Friday night.

Down two runs in the sixth, Upton launched a grand slam off Paco Rodriguez that gave the Braves a two-run lead. He also had an RBI groundout in the third and finished 1 for 4 with a run scored and five RBI in an 8-5 victory.

He is hitting .285 with an NL-leading 14 homers and 28 RBI in 144 at-bats.

Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche continued to swing a hot bat as he launched two home runs during Friday's game against the Padres.

LaRoche took starter Burch Smith deep for a three-run shot in the fourth inning. He took Smith deep again in the sixth inning for a solo home run. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and four RBI in a 6-5 win in extras.

LaRoche has homered in three straight games and has four homers over his last three games. He has gone 4 for 11 with four runs scored and seven RBI during that three-game span.

Rockies infielder Jordan Pacheco came up big in the late stages of Friday's game against the Giants.

Pacheco broke a 5-5 tie with a grand slam in the fifth inning. He finished 2 for 4 with a run scored and five RBI in a 10-9 victory,

"For any guy to hit a grand slam, it's nice," Pacheco said. "Just to be able to come through for your teammates in that situation, in a tie ballgame, that's the biggest thing right there."

He has a .313/.360/.410 with one home run and 11 RBI in 83 at-bats.

Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez enjoyed a big night at the plate as he homered twice against the Cardinals Friday.

Ramirez took starter Jaime Garcia deep twice for a pair of three-run home runs. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and six RBI in a 7-6 defeat.

Ramirez has gone 3 for 15 in his last four games played. He is hitting .327 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 49 at-bats.

Indians corner infielder Mark Reynolds endured a quiet performance during Friday's contest against the Mariners.

Reynolds, who left Wednesday's game with a stinger, remained in the lineup Friday as he finished 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 6-3 win. He is hitting .263 with 11 homers and 34 RBI in 133 at-bats.

Mariners reliever Josh Kinney, on the 60-day disabled list with a stress reaction in his ribs, began his minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma Friday night.

Kinney allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief. It was his first action since spring training.He's eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list on May 30.

Rangers pitcher Justin Miller, who is on the 60-day disabled list while recovering from Tommy John surgery, began his minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco. Miller struck out one as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning in his first game action since his procedure last April.