Delgado homers twice as Mets rip Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Delgado ended a long power drought with two home runs and five RBIs, giving John Maine plenty of support and leading the New York Mets past the Florida Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night.  —  Delgado hit his first home run in 47 …

Padres place Brian Giles on 15-day DL  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres right fielder Brian Giles went on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with an annoying bone bruise in his right knee.  —  To take his place on the roster, the Padres recalled infielder-outfielder Paul McAnulty from Triple-A Portland.

Cabrera rips Yankees fans  —  'They don't appreciate good baseball,' says Angels shortstop, who praises fans in Anaheim and Boston.  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees might have the most fans, but they don't have the best fans.  So says Angels shortstop Orlando Cabrera.

Starting to make it happen: Rotation providing relief  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Here's when you know things are going right: Even the bad games are good.  —  So it is for the 2007 Red Sox [team stats], who took the field at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington last night with the best record in baseball …

Zambrano gets back on track  —  LOS ANGELES — Ernie Banks was dancing in the corner of the visitor's clubhouse late Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, celebrating like the Cubs had just won the World Series.  —  On the other side of it, winning pitcher Carlos Zambrano was lecturing the media …

The Terminal Central  —  How bad is the National League Central?  In games against nondivision teams last Monday through Friday, Central teams won 2 and lost 16.  In that five-day period, the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers lost three of four games but increased their lead by half a game.

Cox's 130th ejection one shy of record  —  ATLANTA (AP) — After being tossed from a game for the second straight day on Saturday, Bobby Cox was in no mood to talk about where he stands on the career record for ejections.  —  "I don't want to talk about the record," Cox said.  "Talk about the game."

Notes: Furcal sits with knee soreness  —  Broxton not worried about setback; Schmidt delayed by flu  —  LOS ANGELES — No sooner had Dodgers manager Grady Little announced that he would platoon Juan Pierre and Rafael Furcal in the leadoff spot of the batting order came word that Furcal wouldn't be batting anywhere Saturday.

Nats Get Help All Around In Win  —  Their Improbable Run Continues: Nationals 5, Cardinals 4  —  There is no way Austin Kearns should have made the sprawling catch he did in the sixth inning Friday night, and at another point in the Washington Nationals' season, he might not have.

Slumping Bonds  —  Barry Bonds finished Friday's game going 0 for 3 with a walk.  That game is typical of his recent performance.  Through May 8th (the last time he homered), Barry was on fire, hitting .338 with a .527 OBA and an .805 slugging percentage.  He drew 31 walks in 28 games; a lot but not outrageous for Barry.

Dodgers rally in eighth, top Cubs 9-8  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers were cruising along with a five-run lead when the Cubs got to their bullpen for seven runs.  —  Los Angeles responded by returning the favor against Chicago's bullpen.  —  Juan Pierre hit a sacrifice fly to drive …

John Donovan: A Byrd's eye view of high-flying Indians  —  High-flying Indians making up for '06 disappointment  —  The Indians were positively pumped coming out of spring training.  It was clear to anyone who bothered to look their way that this was a team that could win — it has been …

Pirates top Reds, 10-4, in 10th  —  Sanchez, Paulino get key hits as 8-run rally marks end of troubling five-game slide  —  Xavier Nady beats the throw to catcher Chad Moeller to score one of the Pirates' eight runs in the 10th inning last night against the Cincinnati Reds.