A look at whats happening all around the majors Friday:---CY OLD VS. CY FUTURE?Noah Syndergaard (9-5) starts for the New York Mets in a series opener, facing the Tigers for the first time and trying to end a four-start winless streak (0-2). Justin Verlander (11-6), the 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner, starts for the Tigers. Verlander was AL pitcher of the month in July, going 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA in four starts.STREAKING BOTH WAYSJon Lester (11-4) starts for the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs, who carry a four-game winning streak into their series opener at Oakland. Dillon Overton (1-2) starts for the Athletics, who have lost five in a row and are last in the AL West.IF ONLY A FEW YEARS AGOFelix Hernandez (5-4) starts for the Seattle Mariners against the visiting Los Angeles Angels and Tim Lincecum. King Felix, the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner, is 6-3 with a 1.68 ERA in nine home starts against the Angels since the start of the 2013 season. He is 14-16 with a 3.32 ERA in 48 starts against the Angels. Lincecum, the 2008 and 09 NL Cy Young winner for San Francisco, has allowed 12 runs and 12 hits over 6 1/3 innings in his past two starts.RED SOX-DODGERSIn a matchup MLB executives would love for the World Series, the Boston Red Sox open an interleague series at the Los Angeles Dodgers. All-Star knuckleballer Steven Wright (12-5), who starts for Boston, leads AL qualifiers in fewest homers allowed per nine innings at 0.52. Scott Kazmir (9-4) won a career-best seven straight decisions before losing to Arizona on July 30.PATCHED UP CARPENTERSt. Louis is expected to activate leadoff hitter Matt Carpenter before Fridays series opener against Atlanta. The infielder has not played since July 6 because of a strained right oblique muscle.ICHIRO UPDATEIchiro Suzuki is two hits shy of 3,000 heading into the Miami Marlins series opener at Colorado. Jaromir Jagr Jersey . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Oliver Kylington Jersey . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. http://www.flamesauthority.com/authentic-gary-roberts-flames-jersey/ . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. Mark Giordano Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Mike Vernon Jersey .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy expects former charge Greg Inglis will spark a sputtering South Sydney in Saturday nights NRL clash at AAMI Park.The Rabbitohs are reeling from an eighth straight loss, having been belted 54-4 by Canberra in round 21.Inglis, who hasnt played for Souths since July 3, will return at five-eighth.The versatile superstar copped a three-game ban for a shoulder charge in State of Origin III that broke Josh Dugans jaw.Losing GI for a month obviously wasnt great for them, Bellamy said on Friday.Hes going to be a handful.It doesnt matter what position he plays. If he gets plenty of the ball and starts running it, then hes dangerous.Inglis shot to fame as a game-breaking back under Bellamy, playing 117 games with the Storm before shifting north.Playing down here against his old team, I imagine hell be very determined to play well, Bellamy said.You always know what hes capable of and I know hell be determined to show that this week.Souths coach Michael Maguire admitted the recent slump had tested everyone at his club.Weve got the drive of where we want to go and weve got to make sure we persist with that, Maguire said.Theyree doing all the little things right around training .dddddddddddd.. what were trying to do this week is get out there and play for each other.The Rabbitohs will miss the finals for the first time under Maguire, leaving Bellamy and many others puzzled.Its been a tough time for them ... Im not quite sure, Bellamy said when asked about Souths decline.They won a premiership under two years ago and theyve got a lot of players from that premiership-winning team still playing.With the quality in that side, theyll be very keen to hit back from last week.In sharp contrast, the Storm are second on the ladder and cruising towards the finals.Theyve got a lot of quality across the park so itll be a great challenge, Maguire said.They are defending very well and scrambling well and thats why they sit where they do on the ladder.STATS THAT MATTER:* Melbourne concede a league-best average of 11.6 points per game* The Storm miss a league-best average of 18.6 tackles a game* Melbourne lead the league for linebreaks with 5.8 per game Cheap Soccer Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Hockey Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys China Cheap Nike MLB Jerseys China Wholesale Baseball Jerseys China Wholesale College Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Wholesale Jerseys Near Me Cheap Jerseys Online Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap NCAA Jerseys Authentic Cheap Nike NBA Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic MLB Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Throwback Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' '