Justin-credible!  No-hitter is Tigers' first since 1984  —  24-year-old makes history with 'ridiculous' stuff  —  No-hitters come out of nowhere.  They just build and build, like nothing else in baseball.  —  The way that Justin Verlander struck out the first two Milwaukee batters …

Road Work Pays Off For Nats  —  Dwelling on it does them no good, and they know it, but it is an undeniable truth.  RFK Stadium, where the Washington Nationals have 48 home games remaining before moving on to new digs, is a difficult park in which to hit home runs.

Coffey back, goatee will follow  —  Todd Coffey wasn't going to go there.  If he was disappointed, angry or bewildered by his demotion to Triple-A, he wasn't going to say so.  —  "It's part of baseball," he said.  "I went down there.  (Minor-league pitching coordinator) Mack Jenkins was down there.

Alou not even close to return  —  LOS ANGELES - Don't expect Moises Alou too soon, Willie Randolph warned.  The left fielder remained in New York for further consultation with Mets doctors regarding his strained left quadriceps.  "He's not going to be playing anytime soon," Randolph said.

Notes: Ailing Burgos lands on DL  —  Pedro throws again in Florida; Mets sign nine Draft picks  —  LOS ANGELES — One day after announcing that right-hander Ambiorix Burgos would be shut down indefinitely at Triple-A New Orleans, the Mets took the next step and placed the right-hander …

Reds whiff, whiff, whiff, but win  —  Despite striking out 16 times, Cincinnati finds ways to score and win after Arroyo keeps them in the game.  —  CINCINNATI — When a major-league baseball team strikes out 14 times in six innings against the other team's starting pitcher (16 times in eight innings) …

White Sox losing Crede, not all hope  —  PHILADELPHIA — Third baseman Joe Crede's season is essentially over because the back surgery he had Tuesday will sideline him for a minimum of three months.  —  That made the challenge for manager Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox even greater …

Teen: Dukes got me pregnant … A 17-year-old foster girl living with a relative of Elijah Dukes told police the Devil Rays outfielder got her pregnant.  —  Detectives believe the sex was consensual and no crime was commited, but the incident has sparked a state investigation into the foster home.

Towers rang up Tampa on Bell  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - When Padres General Manager Kevin Towers acquired Heath Bell early last offseason, he also apparently burned the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.  —  "From what I understand, the Devil Rays wanted to get me and I probably could have become their closer …

Lugo a flop, so he's flipped with Pedroia  —  It was 10 years ago that another Red Sox rookie, who had been hitting in the ninth spot all spring, was promoted by manager Jimy Williams to the leadoff spot on Opening Day.  That move worked out pretty well, both for Nomar Garciaparra …

More Barrett drama as Cubs lose  —  Another dugout drama with his starting pitcher and another defensive letdown on a crucial play added up to another frustrating night for Michael Barrett.  —  After an animated argument with left-hander Rich Hill early in Tuesday night's interleague game against Seattle …

Kansas City 8, St. Louis 1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brian Bannister failed to make the club in March and now he's Kansas City's best pitcher.  —  He's the hottest, at least.  The right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday night — stretching his shutout string to 17 in a row …

Dodgers homer on three straight pitches  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hong-Chih Kuo flipped his bat away before leaving the batter's box — a fitting capper to a three-pitch, three-homer barrage by the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  It was a bit of deja vu at Dodger Stadium.