Game 31: Mariners at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  MARINERS  —  Chien-Ming Wang vs. the Seattle hitters.  —  Erik Bedard vs. the New York hitters.  —  Notes: Wang has pitched twice to Molina this season.  He has allowed one earned run over 16 innings. ...  Seattle has lost two straight. ...

Mets feel right at home with 7-2 win over D'backs  —  David Wright (5) celebrates with teammate Jose Reyes (7) after Wright's two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin / May 3, 2008)  —  PHOENIX - As long as the Mets stay at Chase Field …

Thunder's Tabata regrets leaving team  —  TRENTON — Jose Tabata batted sixth and played right field against Portland last night, one day after the Thunder prospect finished serving a three-game suspension for storming out of the clubhouse and going home moments after striking out in the seventh inning …

Texas Rangers' Hamilton a fixture so far  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - The only Ranger to start each of the team's 30 games is one Ranger who entered the season supposedly needing significant monitoring of various ailments.  —  So far, so good for Josh Hamilton.

Yankees 5, M's 1  —  THE SCENE: It was a cold one at Yankee Stadium, which is now just 68 regular-season games away from ending its run as home of the Yankees.  A storm front arrived in the afternoon, and the temperature was 49 degrees for the first pitch with a strong wind blowing in from left field.

Pirates Notebook: Astacio attacked teammate with bat  —  WASHINGTON — The reason the Pirates released pitching prospect Olivo Astacio, two sources confirmed yesterday, was that he attacked another player with a bat earlier in the week during extended spring training in Bradenton, Fla.

Dazed Gomez carted off field  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—A dazed Carlos Gomez was carted off the field in the fifth inning on Friday night after the Minnesota Twins center fielder took a throw from Ivan Rodriguez off the head while stealing second base.  —  Gomez got a good jump on the pitch …

Hernandez, Morneau power Twins by Tigers  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—As Livan Hernandez floated a 61-mph curveball toward the plate, Miguel Cabrera just couldn't resist.  —  He took a mighty cut at the Eephus-like pitch, only to pop up harmlessly into center field.

Dodgers post seventh straight victory  —  DENVER (AP)—Rafael Furcal can't remember having a better stretch at the plate.  —  The Los Angeles shortstop had three hits, including a three-run homer in a seven-run sixth inning, and the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-6 Friday night for their seventh straight win.

Gallardo has torn ACL  —  Houston - As it turns out, Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo did not escape serious injury Thursday in a collision at first base in Chicago.  —  Far from it.  —  An examination in Milwaukee this morning revealed Gallardo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament …

Phillies moving Castro, Outman to the bullpen  —  The Phillies organization hopes Reading left-hander Josh Outman can help at the major league level this season.  —  The left-handed reliever that Philadelphia Phillies general manager Pat Gillick has spent months searching for?

Sadly, Julio Franco Cannot Play Forever  —  One wouldn't think that this would be classified as “news,” necessarily, but we still find it noteworthy, and kind of sad: Julio Franco has officially announced his retirement.  —  Well, we think so, anyway; the story has only been reported …