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 …

Posada faces interesting offseason  —  NEW YORK - The fraying nerves of a generation of Yankee fans accustomed to nothing but success grow more sensitive with every potential roster change, the slow but inevitable alteration of the late-1990s championship face happening before their eyes.

Red Sox ask MLB to sub Youkilis for Ortiz on ballot … The Boston Red Sox have asked Major League Baseball to substitute hot-hitting Kevin Youkilis for David Ortiz as the team's first base entrant on the All-Star ballot distributed to other players, a gesture meant to help Youkilis' chances to help make the American League squad.

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.

Five and Fly: Something gained in the translation  —  I'm pretty sure Ichiro Suzuki is messing with us.  And if so, you have to love a guy with this kind of humor.  If not, well, we are after all just bumblebees on life's lilac petal.  Bumblebees with two legs.  And no wings.  And Starbucks gift cards.

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.

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) …

JON HEYMAN  —  In the race for baseball's most disappointing team, the Texas Rangers have to be right up there.  Their 23-41 record has shocked a lot of folks, including their owner, Tom Hicks, who is said by associates to be extremely disappointed.  —  In baseball circles there are already rumblings …

The Big Picture  —  Getting to the Truth  —  While performance enhancing drugs (or PEDs) have caused a great deal of controversy over the last ten seasons, they have also helped bridge the divide between owners and players—both sides have agreed that they want drugs out of the game.

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 …

In search of the next Jack Cust (Part 1)  —  When Oakland DH Mike Piazza suffered a strained right shoulder while "sliding" (to put it nicely) into third base against the Red Sox on May 2, some figured the A's already-meager offense wouldn't recover.  Although Piazza had only managed a .718 OPS …

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 …

Cavaliers: Still No Excuses  —  You have seen the replay in slow motion.  Unless my eyes are lying to me, Bruce Bowen not only fouled LeBron James on the final play of the game.  He intentionally fouled him, which makes sense, with the Spurs up three and eager to give up two free throws to a poor free throw shooting team.

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 …