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 …

Patterson Is Still Getting Up to Speed  —  When Washington Nationals right-hander John Patterson returns from the disabled list — and there is no set timetable for such an event — he might do so as a different pitcher.  Patterson, who threw a bullpen session Tuesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

YANKS ARE SEVEN SENT  —  WANG, ABREU PUSH BOMBERS TO .500 MARK  —  Unleash the tickertape and pop a few champagne corks.  Or is that not considered protocol for celebrating your rise to .500?  —  For the Yankees, last night's 4-1 victory over the Diamondbacks at the Stadium represented a baby step.

A Chance of Yankee Thunder at Fenway  —  Projections in baseball are overused and meaningless.  It's just plain foolish to say or think that because Alex Rodriguez hit 14 home runs in the Yankees' first 18 games that he's going to hit 126 home runs this season.